Conservation

Fishing from Dog Sleds

 |  Jul 19, 2007

Ilulissat, Greenland: The Ilulissat harbor is 250km north of the Arctic Circle. Perched above the ice-infested harbor are hundreds of wonderfully maintained, multicolored homes dotting the rocky hills. Rugged hillsides … Read more

Lifting the Fog over Greenland

 |  Jul 17, 2007

Ilulissat, Greenland: We are on the world’s largest island that happens to hold the second largest reservoir of frozen fresh water on the planet. More than 80 percent ice covered, … Read more

In the Greenhouse: Confronting a Changing Climate

 |  Jul 16, 2007

The National Wildlife Federation recently worked with experts at the Duke Nicholas Institute who  modelled a 2% per year global warming pollution reduction pathway.  The result of Duke’s work is … Read more

Scientists Detail Cost of Global Warming

 |  Jul 16, 2007

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently presented a report detailing the consequences of climate change on the economy, tourism industry, coastline and agricultural production in the Northeast.  For example, Boston … Read more

Students Motivated to Fight Global Warming

 |  Jul 16, 2007

Students across the country are being motivated to reduce global warming. Read the full story here. Read more

Keep the Momentum Going

 |  Jul 12, 2007

I’ve been hearing great stories from my friends and colleagues this week, especially the younger ones, about how much they enjoyed and were motivated by the Live Earth Concerts on … Read more

Did You Experience Live Earth?

 |  Jul 10, 2007

Saturday was an incredible day in the fight to wake up the planet’s inhabitants to the urgency of global warming. In addition to the concert attendees at the multiple events, … Read more

Live Earth Lights Up Seven Continents

 |  Jul 9, 2007

On July 7th, millions of people around the world tuned into Live Earth–including 10 million viewers via msn.com–making Live Earth the most simultaneous viewed online concert ever.  Read more about … Read more

Hawaii Prepared to Clean Up Emissions

 |  Jul 9, 2007

The bipartisan passage of a new law recently made Hawaii a nationwide leader in addressing climate change.  The Global Warming Solutions Act establishes a state policy to lower Hawaii’s greenhouse … Read more

Global Warming May be Behind Increase in Insects and Disease-Carrying Animals

 |  Jul 9, 2007

Rising temperatures may be the cause of a population boom in insects and disease-caring animals.  Experts warn that with the arrival of summer, extra care needs to be taken to … Read more