Conservation

Congress to the RES-cue!

 |  Aug 3, 2007

The House Energy Bill will begin floor debate this morning, with amendments–including a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)–voted on this afternoon. But if they like to talk as much as the … Read more

House Energy Vote Approaches

 |  Jul 31, 2007

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Senate passed their version of an Energy Bill, drawing up a blueprint for America’s energy use in the coming year. Now the House of … Read more

Blighting Plants, Choking Lungs, Warming World Among Smog's Effects

 |  Jul 31, 2007

A new study finds that ground-level ozone, which is produced by the burning of fossil fuels, may worsen global warming by preventing the growth of new plants that would otherwise … Read more

Stronger Link Found between Hurricanes and Global Warming

 |  Jul 31, 2007

Using records dating back to the mid-1800s, a new study finds a correlation in the number of Atlantic hurricanes and the increase in sea surface temperature related to global warming.  … Read more

Senators Boxer and Isakson See Global Warming Up Close

 |  Jul 31, 2007

Senators Barbara Boxer and Johnny Isakson along with a bipartisan group of 10 of their colleagues recently visited Greenland to see the effects of global warming up close.  Read more … Read more

Boxer Sees Global Warming up Close

 |  Jul 30, 2007

Check out this article on the trip Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) recently took to Greenland: WASHINGTON Leading a bipartisan delegation of 10 colleagues to Greenland, Sen. Barbara Boxer said today … Read more

Time to Start Building an Ark, Seattle?

 |  Jul 26, 2007

NWF’s latest and greatest report, Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Habitats in the Pacific Northwest, is getting news hits all over the place, including the Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Tacoma News … Read more

Global Warming in Greenland, DAY 4

 |  Jul 26, 2007

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Ride On

 |  Jul 25, 2007

   Remember what it was like to ride your bike on a hot summer day in late July? And how great jumping in the swimming pool felt, or eating a … Read more

Governors Address Climate Change

 |  Jul 25, 2007

At the National Governors Association meeting last weekend climate change was at the center of conversation with a focus on how states can take action to mitigate the negative effects … Read more