By Larry J. Schweiger Watch Actor and Activist Gloria Reuben on National Wildlife Federation’s YouTube Channel. Read more
Get Outside
We the Corporations of the United States …
By Larry J. Schweiger There is an old expression: “Money speaks and politicians listen.” With public confidence in Congress at a low point, the last thing America now needs is … Read more
TALK L8R! 2 MUCH TXT-ING, GOING OUTSIDE
The bottom line—families need to Be Out There more than they are. Kids who spend time outside have fitter bodies, better eyesight, less stress, and better grades.
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Confronting Climate Collapse: The Work of a Lifetime
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse, recently published by Oxford University Press, is David W. Orr’s ninth book. Although dozens of climate-related books have been published within the last … Read more
For The New Year, Pledge A Different Kind of TIME OUT
Let’s make the indoor childhood so ’00s. NWF wants Americans to open the next decade with a new type of ‘time out’: a New Year’s resolution to spend more of … Read more
Can You Imagine a World Without Polar Bears?
By: Larry J. Schweiger Can you imagine telling your kids and grandkids about a world where there used to be polar bears? National Wildlife Federation’s new report Double Trouble for … Read more
Re-Energizing the Heartland
NWF December 1, 2009 The recession has hit the Midwest hard. Traditionally home to big manufacturing plants, the latest economic downturn has been especially difficult for industry-based communities that had … Read more
Graduating in Green: Community Colleges are Making Students Marketable
NWF December 1, 2009 In the midst of record joblessness, workers from all sectors are reassessing their skills and seeking new opportunities to better their situations, and many are finding … Read more
