Conservation

California Utility to Install Solar Panels

 |  Mar 27, 2008

Southern California Edison plans to install a huge patchwork of solar cells, 10 times bigger than any previous such installation, on more than 100 large rooftops around Southern California. The … Read more

Western Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

 |  Mar 27, 2008

A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday. Click here for … Read more

Taking Action to Help Wildlife Adapt to a Changing Climate

 |  Mar 26, 2008

Here at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Phoenix, National Wildlife Federation’s Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Inkley was an invited speaker for an all day workshop on … Read more

Disastrous Drop in California Salmon

 |  Mar 26, 2008

Disturbing news from the California coast: Federal fisheries managers on Friday took the initial step toward imposing what could be the strictest limits ever on West Coast salmon fishing amid … Read more

Courageous Kansas Governor Takes a Stand

 |  Mar 24, 2008

Kudos to the leadership of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for her courageous stand on Friday to veto the state’s forced approval of two coal fired power plants. The Governor’s Secretary … Read more

Global Warming Bringing Spring Earlier

 |  Mar 21, 2008

An earlier spring is causing many plants and animals to change behaviors.These changes, scientists say, have some serious implications for humans. Read the entire story here. Read more

In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance

 |  Mar 21, 2008

Warming temperatures in Yellowstone and elsewhere are shifting the way ecologists are thinking about invasive species and wildlife adaptation.  Read the entire story here. Read more

NH state lawmakers endorse global warming initiative

 |  Mar 21, 2008

New Hampshire’s House is endorsing a 10-state regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions to preserve the state’s climate and way of life.The House voted 214-107 to send a bill … Read more

Wherever You Live, Changing Climate is Shifting Spring

 |  Mar 20, 2008

The Associated Press has a great roundup the local impacts of a delayed spring thanks to climate change: The capital’s famous cherry trees are primed to burst out in a … Read more

CRA Climate Analysis: “Extreme Again”

 |  Mar 19, 2008

The national Chamber of Commerce and the American Council for Capital Formation are holding events in select states using biased, polluter-funded “analysis” of climate legislation to discourage Congress from moving … Read more