Conservation

Just One Week Left To Speak Up For The Endangered Species Act!

Recent news from Hawaii reported that the federal government has identified 48 species on the island of Kauai to add to the endangered species list. According to the U.S. Secretary … Read more

Clean-Energy Industry Will Boost Northwest Economy, Job Creation

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Nations Donate Billions To New Climate Investment Funds

The world’s industrial nations recently pledged more than $6.1 billion to the Climate Investment Funds, to aid developing nations in the fight against climate change. The funds, approved this summer … Read more

Google’s Clean Energy 2030: Proposal To Reduce Dependence On Fossil Fuels

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Tonight’s Presidential Debate: Will Candidates Address Climate Change?

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Welcome!

If you’re visiting for the first time (perhaps linking over from DotEarth, a blog we follow regularly), welcome!The Campus Ecology program here at NWF promotes climate leadership and sustainability among … Read more

A Sub-Prime Energy Future

Field and Stream recently ran my opinion piece on oil shale: A Sub-Prime Energy Future on their home page. By doing Big Oil’s bidding and allowing the offshore drilling and … Read more

Financial Solution: America Needs Green Jobs

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Climate Action: Great Lakes Compact

National Wildlife Federation and the Alliance for the Great Lakes applaud the U.S. Congress for sealing historic protections for the Great Lakes that have been a decade in the making. … Read more

States Kick Off First U.S. Cap-And-Trade Auction

As part of a rising effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions and reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels, a coalition of states last week kicked off America’s first cap-and-trade agreement … Read more