Conservation

Chill Out and Focus the Nation!

Check out this unofficial Chill Out video! The students at Middlebury College are gearing up and getting ready to Focus the Nation!  To find out how you can Focus the … Read more

“Well According to Phil…oh and the IPCC”

Yesterday was a big day in the global warming news cycle. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report saying it is “very likely” (at least a 90 percent … Read more

Scientists Report Overwhelming Evidence

                                 The IPCC begins the release of its 4th assessment More than 2,200 of the most qualified scientists from around … Read more

National Wildlife Federation Welcomes President’s Thaw on Global Warming

National Wildlife Federation welcomes President Bush’s shift on global warming, which was announced by the White House this afternoon in anticipation of the President’s State of the Union remarks tonight. … Read more

SOTU ’07–A “Global Climate Change” Nod

Exerpt from the energy portion of President George Bush’s State of the Union address tonight: Extending hope and opportunity depends on a stable supply of energy that keeps America’s economy … Read more

No Ice in the Arctic

Look forward with me to the summer of 2040 when the Arctic Ocean could be completely ice-free according to a recent study published by a team of scientists from the … Read more

Fellowship Deadline Approaching!

The deadline for National Wildlife Federation fellowship applications is fast approaching! We are looking for undergraduate and graduate students committing to finding global warming solutions. Deadline for submissions is January … Read more

Polar Bears on Thin Ice

Last week I stated that U.S. Fish & Wildlife did the right thing by officially declaring that the polar bear deserves protection as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This … Read more

Polar Bear Deserves Protection

This is a wake up call. It’s haunting to visualize polar bears literally drowning from global warming, unable to swim the increasingly longer distances between declining sea ice and land. … Read more

Polar Bears Threatened by Global Warming?

The Bush administration is continuing to “look into” the potential problem of global warming, announcing today that polar bears might need to be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species … Read more