Feb 15, 2011Kansas Elk Permit
KAWS entered the KDWP Commissioner’s permit and won an ELK Permit.
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May 14, 2010Obama eyes ‘next steps’ to tackle Gulf oil spill
Political pressure mounted on Friday for BP to show progress plugging a massive oil leak while residents of coastal Florida, Mississippi and Alabama learned the growing pool of oil from the leak would not strike their beaches until late on Saturday.
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Apr 12, 2010No Child Left Inside: Earth Day
This Earth Day, Let's Get Smart, Get Healthy, and Get Kids Outside! Join the No Child Left Inside Coalition and Darth Day Network as we call on parents, teachers, and schools across the country to take kids outside to learn on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, April, 22, 2010. You know more...
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Apr 12, 2010Earth Day Video
Watch this video to learn about Earth Day, coming April 22, 2010.
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Apr 12, 2010Climate Invaders!
"The horrifying hordes of Climate Invaders are upon us - creeping up from the lower elevations, attacking from foreign countries, and settling into areas where once they were unable to survive." - from "They Came From Climate Change!" by National Wildlife Federation This is no April Fool's...
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Feb 23, 2010Be an Artist in 2010 Rain Barrel Parade!
Lenexa is hosting the second annual Rain Barrel Parade, which places decorated rain barrels all over Lenexa to get people talking about water quality. Open to all Kansas City metro-area residents, we’re looking for artists of all ages and skill levels to participate.
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Feb 8, 2010NWF 40th Annual Photo Contest
National Wildlife is now accepting entries to our 40th annual contest. Cash prizes totaling more than $30,000 — including two $5,000 grand prizes — will be awarded to the winners in three divisions: Professional, Amateur and Youth. Winning photographs will be published online and a selection will...
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Feb 4, 2010Obama unveils coal, biofuel plans
Hoping to earn support from coal and farm states for a languishing energy and climate bill, President Barack Obama on Wednesday created a task force to push for cleaner coal and unveiled a plan to help finance biofuels.
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Jan 25, 2010Hundreds clean up Texas oil spill
Nearly half the oil that spilled at a major Texas port during a collision between a tanker and a towing vessel has evaporated, dispersed or been recovered from the water, the Coast Guard said Monday.
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Jan 4, 2010Peacocks a scourge on Florida island
Kip O'Neill is tired of peacocks. Her Gulf coast neighborhood is overrun with them: large, regal, noisy, messy birds. Some mornings, O'Neill finds 30 of them on her roof.
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Dec 28, 2009Don't drill near our water, New York City says
New York City urged state lawmakers on Wednesday to ban natural gas drilling in its watershed, saying the process used to extract the shale gas threatened the city's drinking water.
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Dec 22, 2009Climate conference leaves a giant footprint
If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint.
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Dec 1, 2009Much less stable ice for polar bears, expert says
Arctic sea ice conditions are even worse than feared after a survey found that ice detected as older and thicker by satellites is actually thin and fragile, a prominent Canadian researcher reported Friday.
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Nov 23, 2009Obama vows to seek climate action, if not treaty
President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate action and "rally the world" toward a solution on global warming.
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Nov 12, 2009Senators Bingaman and Baucus Introduce Legislation to Permanently Authorize and Fully Fund the LWCF
Senators Bingaman and Baucus introduced legislation in early November that permanently authorizes and fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program that takes offshore oil and gas revenues and puts them toward land acquisition, natural resources protection, and habitat restoration....
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Nov 3, 2009Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
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Oct 29, 2009Drought, typhoons threaten Asia food supplies
A drought in India and typhoons in the Philippines have damaged large tracts of rice paddies, threatening to upset the fragile food market amid fears of shortages and riots, experts said Wednesday.
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Oct 26, 200910 Creative Climate Demonstrations
Organizers of the 350 Day of Climate Action are calling the over 5,000 rallies and protests in 181 countries “clearly the most widespread day of political action in the planet’s history.” 350 is the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, measured in parts per million, that some...
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Oct 21, 2009Students build green cars for $7.5M in prizes
The kids at West Philadelphia High School’s Academy of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering are a driven bunch, and that’s good news for everyone. What’s driving them is their effort to design a 100-mpg passenger sedan that could go a long way — on very little fuel — toward helping to fight...
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Oct 19, 2009After year without, family finds middle ground
Along with his wife and young daughter, he had just spent a year trying to reduce their net environmental impact to almost zero. With a flip of a switch, they had cut their Manhattan apartment off from the electrical grid. They had stopped using anything disposable or buying anything new. In a...
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Oct 16, 2009Super hub planned to move renewable energy
By any yardstick, it's an ambitious project: allow energy to flow more freely across the nation's three massive power grids, breaking down significant barriers to ramping up alternative energy in the United States.
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Oct 13, 2009Oregon project tests Obama forest policy
When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.
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Oct 6, 2009Mighty caribou herds dwindle, warming blamed
On the Porcupine River Tundra, Yukon Territory - Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast growing thin. And it's not just here.
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Oct 2, 2009Senate climate bill tougher than House version
Senate Democrats are pushing for a 20 percent cut in greenhouse gases by 2020 — deeper than what the House has passed and what President Barack Obama wants — according to a long-awaited bill that will test how serious the U.S. is about slowing global warming.
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Sep 30, 2009Stinky blue-green algae blamed for dog deaths
Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that's killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.
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Sep 23, 2009China, not U.S., stars at climate summit
Although some 100 world leaders met Tuesday for a U.N. climate summit, most of the attention was on just two — President Barack Obama and China's Hu Jintao. Both vowed to take the threat of rising seas, drought and deforestation seriously, but only one had some momentum behind him and it wasn't...
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Sep 18, 2009Mercury still leaking at closed Calif. mine sites
Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people.
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Sep 16, 2009Rules link fuel economy, emissions benchmarks
The Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday for global talks on climate change by announcing details of its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and to impose tougher rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sep 14, 2009Gray wolf hunts may continue, judge rules
BILLINGS, Montana - A federal judge said Wednesday that gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies can go on, denying a request by environmentalists and animal welfare groups to stop the first legal wolf hunts in decades in Idaho and Montana.
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Aug 31, 2009Twin plagues: Beetles and fire devour forests
HAINES JUNCTION, Yukon Territory - A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer.
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Aug 28, 2009Growth of ocean ‘garbage patch’ alarms experts
A tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled in the green net of some nameless fisherman. It's one of the bigger pieces of trash in a sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where most of the plastic looks like snowy...
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Aug 26, 2009Deaths of migrating whooping cranes spike
The world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes, and the species' best chance for survival, died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in their numbers, a worrying sign for the once near-extinct bird that has been making a comeback.
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Aug 24, 2009Wind farm debate splits property owners
Richard Grant Jr.'s family has ranched Wyoming's rugged granite-and-grass hills for generations, their 123-year-old ranch dotted with reminders of their long history — an historic schoolhouse, an old red barn and the parcels of land sold away during hard times.
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Aug 21, 2009Rutabagas as biofuel? Experts test the idea
Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other food crops.
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Aug 19, 2009Reviews ordered to see if 29 species need help
SALT LAKE CITY - Twenty-nine species in more than 20 American states — from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddisfly in Nebraska — may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The agency said Tuesday that 20...
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Aug 16, 2009Exxon Mobil to pay $600,000 for deaths of 85 protected birds
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has pleaded guilty and will pay $600,000 in fines for the deaths of 85 protected migratory birds in the company's wastewater ponds in five states.
Waterfowl, hawks and owls protected under an international treaty were killed after landing in...
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Aug 3, 2009Climate Capsule Week of August 3
Highlight of
the Week
Lobbying Firm Nabbed for Fraudulent
Letters Opposing Clean Energy
It seems
opponents of clean energy are increasingly resorting to dirty tactics in their
fight against climate legislation.
Washington...
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Aug 2, 2009Fair Climate Project: Promoting Fair and Equitable Solutions to Climate Change
The goal of National
Wildlife Federation’s Fair Climate Project it to promote policies that
empower underserved communities to cope with climate change impacts and
advocate for fair and equitable solutions.
Nationwide, we are working with diverse partners and constituencies
to...
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Jul 31, 2009The Key to Economic Opportunity
At National Urban League Conference, National Wildlife
Federation
Highlights How Clean Energy Will Accelerate a New
Generation of American Jobs
Chicago (July 31) – At the 2009 National Urban
League Conference, the discussion is focusing on how...
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Jul 28, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin
In this edition: 1. TRCP, Unions team up for natural resources 2. Take Action! Senate funding letter 3. Vilsack heralds opportunities for farmers in climate legislation 4. Sportsmen and women visit Capitol Hill 5. In the news... _________________________________________________ 1. TRCP,...
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Jul 27, 2009Climate Capsule Week of July 27, 2009
Highlight of the Week
USDA: House bill should yield long-term benefits for agriculture
According to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Clean Energy and Security Act would cost the farming sector little in...
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Jul 21, 2009Climate Capsule Week of July 20
Highlight of
the Week
Senate Discusses Clean Energy Legislation
With Base of Diverse Support
Progress on an
energy bill meant to bolster the American economy and mitigate the effects of
global warming has been swift in the Senate, where the...
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Jul 19, 2009Environmental Association of St. Thomas Plants 300 Trees at Humane Care Campus
ST. THOMAS - The Environmental Association of St. Thomas-St. John is looking for volunteers to help plant trees at the Humane Society of St. Thomas' soon to be opened Humane Care Campus. The new campus sits on 4.7 acres donated by the Lockhart family. The sprawling facility...
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Jul 15, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin
Natural Resources Bulletin - July 14, 2009
Contents:
1. Climate legislation timeline
2. Great Outdoors America report
3. NWF flooding report
________________________________________
1. Climate legislation timeline
On the heels of the American Clean Energy...
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Jul 15, 2009Climate Capsule Week of July 13, 2009
Week of July 13, 2009
Highlight of the Week
Senate Prepares to Answer Call With New Energy Legislation
It's still early in session for the U.S. Senate, but you wouldn't know it by the progress being made on clean energy legislation....
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Jul 13, 2009Climate Change News
Forthwith the KTCSG will cease publishing its monthly listing of links climate change news articles. The links below provide access to current information in this voluminous, rapidly advancing field of study.
The National Wildlife Federation provides a Global Warming News...
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Jun 30, 2009NWF Policy Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature
In This Issue:
1. President Obama and 45 Governors Proclaim June Great Outdoors Month
2. Secretary Salazar Calls on Americans to Mentor a Child Outdoors This Summer
3. 145 Groups Urge Funding For...
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Jun 29, 2009Climate Capsule Week of June 29, 2009
Highlight of the Week
House Makes Historic Vote for Clean Energy
President Obama’s call for comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year was answered by the House of Representatives in passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act...
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Jun 26, 2009Larry's PieceNational Wildlife Federation
Jun 23, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - June 23, 2009
Contents: 1. Vote this Friday!!!
2. TAKE ACTION: Call your
Representative(s)
1. Vote this Friday
House leaders launched the process last night to put the American Clean
Energy and Security Act to a vote this Friday! See the attached letter...
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Jun 22, 2009Climate Capsule Week of June 22, 2009
Highlight of the Week
House Primed for Floor Vote on Energy Bill
The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) is primed for a House floor vote by the end of the week . Congressional momentum on the vital bill comes in the wake of a...
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Jun 17, 2009ACES House timeline and news
ACES House timeline and news
The American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act is still on track to reach the House floor for a vote before the July 4 Congressional recess. Rep. Henry Waxman, one of the lead sponsors of the bill and the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...
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Jun 17, 2009Fax or Email a Letter to your Member of Congress
With ACES moving quickly, it's VERY important that you weigh in with your Member of Congress to support natural resource funding. Please see the draft letter below, fill in your state specific information, and fax or email in to your Member's office. (Fax? Really? Yep - House offices still all...
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Jun 16, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - June 16, 2009
Contents: 1. NOAA releases major report on US
climate impacts
2. American Clean Energy and Security Act timeline and news 3.
TAKE ACTION: Fax or email a letter to your
Representative
1. White House releases major report on climate change
The White House and...
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Jun 13, 2009A Ground-Breaking Study of a Key Player in the American Heartland
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My River Gone?
A Ground-Breaking Study of a Key Player in the American Heartland
For Immediate Release
June 12, 2009
For Further Information contact:
Mary Lynne Bird, Executive Director...
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Jun 9, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - June 9, 2009
Contents: 1. American Clean Energy and Security Act timeline and news 2. TAKE ACTION: Fax or email a letter to your Representative 3. White House and NOAA finalizing major report on climate change 1. ACES House timeline and news House leadership has targeted the week of June 22nd to...
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Jun 4, 2009Wyo. wind power boom could drive sage grouse to endangered list
Development of wind energy and sage grouse protection are on a collision course in Wyoming, where state officials are worried that a future Endangered Species Act listing for the chicken-like bird could ruin the golden egg laid by the Obama administration's renewable energy mandate.
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Jun 3, 2009Wyo gets oil shale project
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is launching Wyoming's first oil shale research program in nearly three decades to determine the economic feasibility of developing oil shale in southwest Wyoming.
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Jun 2, 2009Wyo gets oil shale project
Scientists estimate there's up to 1.5 trillion barrels of oil within shale formations that could be recovered in northwest Colorado, southeast Wyoming, and northeast Utah.
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Jun 2, 2009Climate Capsule Week of June 1
Highlight of the
Week
Unprecedented Coalition Sets Stage for Climate Bill to
Move to Full House
The race is on in Washington and at
international talks continuing throughout the year to bring the era of fossil
fuel dominance to a close....
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May 26, 2009National Wildlife Photo Contest Ends July 20
The Deadline is July 20. Enter Now!
Let us showcase your photography! We invite you to submit your favorite nature images to our 2009 Photo Contest — our biggest photography competition ever....
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May 25, 2009Climate Capsule Week of May 25
Highlight of
the Week
Climate Vote
the Shot Heard Around the World
Taking the first step toward
meeting President Obama's call for comprehensive energy and climate legislation
this year, the House Energy and Commerce Committee last...
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May 22, 2009Seattle EPA Hearing Draws Thousands!
Submitted by
Matt Little , May 22, 2009
Ranger Rick at the
EPA Rally
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May 21, 2009NWF Policy Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature
NWF Policy
Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature
In This Issue:
1. Department
of Interior Makes Connecting Children with Nature a
Priority
2.
Environmental Education Included in President’s...
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May 20, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - Campaign Edition - 5/20/2009
Natural Resources Bulletin - May 20, 2009 Campaign Edition Global warming legislation that could provide up to $7 billion annually in dedicated funding to protect natural resources for people and wildlife has been introduced in the House of Representatives. From now until Memorial Day...
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May 18, 2009Climate Capsule Week of May 18
Week of May 18,
2009
Highlight of the
Week
Clean Energy Plan Has “Massive Momentum”
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman
(D-CA) has moved comprehensive energy and global warming legislation to a markup...
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May 15, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - Breaking News
For Immediate Release:
May 15, 2009
Sportsmen and Women Thank Dingell, Waxman and Markey for Including Safeguards for Wildlife and Natural Resources in Clean Energy Legislation
Washington, DC (May 15) – Comprehensive energy and climate...
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May 13, 2009Climate Change and Wildlife Webinars
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is pleased to announce that we will
host regular webinars with experts on climate change and wildlife related
issues. We plan to host these monthly starting on May 13th at 1:30 PM (eastern
time). If you wish to join in these calls,...
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May 12, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - 5/12/09
Campaign Edition Global warming legislation that could provide up to $7 billion annually in dedicated funding to protect natural resources for people and wildlife has been introduced in the House of Representatives. From now until Memorial Day when the Bill is voted on in committee, we...
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May 11, 2009Climate Capsule Week of May 11
Highlight of the
Week
Hunters and Anglers Run Ads In Swing Districts
Ahead of Historic Global
Warming Vote
Organizations
representing thousands of sportsmen and women ran ads in three swing districts
in anticipation of a House committee markup of...
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May 4, 2009Climate Capsule Week of May 4
Highlight of the Week
GOP Energy Summit Looks Backward, Resurrects Cheney Energy
Plan
Today, House Minority Leader Boehner (R-OH) and House
Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) are participating in a...
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May 1, 2009Pittsburgh Inspires National Wildlife Federation
By Rick Stouffer TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, May 1, 2009
Larry Schweiger remembers Pittsburgh of the 1950s --
streetlights on during the day, soot and other pollutants covering
everything. It's a scene many outsiders still associate with the city.
This weekend,...
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Apr 29, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - April 29, 2009
In This Issue:
1. Spotlight on
Health and Children and the Outdoors
2. No Child Left
Inside Act Re-Introduced on Earth Day
3. NWF Testifies
on Climate Change Education
4. Interior...
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Apr 27, 2009Climate Capsule Week of April 27
Week of April 27, 2009
Highlight of the Week Clean Energy and Security Act Momentum On Capitol Hill Answers Call for Climate Action
Momentum for a new energy economy made it to Capitol Hill this month when the House Energy and...
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Apr 27, 2009Save the Date: Natural Resources Funding Call-In Day
National Call In Sample Script Language and Background Info
Generic National Call In Sample Script Language and Background Info
On May 8th, the Natural Resource Funding coalition is having a grasstops National Call-In Day for ensuring natural resource investment in...
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Apr 21, 2009Sebelius Forms Group to Encourage Youth Appreciation of Outdoors
Coalition will create opportunities for youth to experience nature
On April 13, Governor Kathleen Sebelius issued an Executive Order designed
to create opportunities for children to get outside and experience nature.
The new group, provisionally called the Kansas Coalition for Children...
Convener's Group press release: Kansas Wildlife Federationmore...
Apr 20, 2009Funding Opportunities
List of 100 top U.S. Foundations
Top 100 U.S. Foundations - Lists top U.S. Foundations by total giving, top corporate grant makers by asset size, top corporate grant makers by total giving, largest community foundations by asset size, and largest community foundations by total...
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Apr 20, 2009Climate Capsule Week of April 20
Week of April 20,
2009
Highlight of
the Week
EPA
Declares Global Warming a Danger to Public Health
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its finding that global warming pollution
constitutes a threat to...
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Apr 20, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - April 20, 2009
Natural Resources Bulletin - April 20, 2009 Campaign Edition Global warming legislation that could provide up to $7 billion annually in dedicated funding to protect natural resources for people and wildlife has been introduced in the House of Representatives. From now until Memorial Day when...
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Apr 15, 2009Nickelodeon's The Big Green Help Grant
Big Green Grants Program Flyer Apply for the Big Green Help Green Grant http://www.bghevent.com
National Wildlife Federation is one of the partners for Nickelodeon's
social campaign, "The Big Green Help". Through this partnership we have an...
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Apr 14, 2009Sign-on Opportunity for Protecting the Endangered Species Act
Sign-on Letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke The deadline for signing on to this important letter is COB Thursday, April 16th. Please let Justin Allegro in NWF's Washington
D.C. office know if you'd like to be added to the...
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Apr 14, 2009New Report: Across America, Waters in Crisis
How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It How the
Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix
It
Washington (April 14) – For
decades, the Clean Water Act has...
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Apr 14, 2009May 15, 2009: Endangered Species Day: Celebrating America's Wildlife Legacy
Celebrate Endangered Species Day on Friday, May 15th, 2009! Get involved at http://www.endangeredspeciesday.org/
Endangered Species Day is a national celebration of America's commitment to protecting our country's wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of...
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Apr 13, 2009Kansas Advances No Child Left Inside (NCLI) Policy Reform
NWF
Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide The Kansas Wildlife Federation just secured a big victory for children in Kansas
when Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius issued an Executive Order creating the
Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature on Monday April 13. The...
Kevin Coyle and Allen Cooper, NWFmore...
Apr 13, 2009Climate Capsule: Week of April 13, 2009
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Highlight of the Week EPA Decision On Global Warming And Threats To Public Health, Welfare Expected Soon
In a telephone press briefing today, environmental leaders from NWF,...
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Apr 6, 2009New Science Demonstrates Need for Aggressive Cap on Carbon Pollution
New Science Demonstrates Need for Aggressive Cap on Carbon Pollution By Amanda Staudt, Ph.D. National Wildlife Federation March 20, 2009 Introduction: Overwhelming scientific evidence supports reducing carbon pollution that causes global warming as much as possible and as quickly as...
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Apr 6, 2009Climate Capsule Week of April 6, 2009
Week of April 6, 2009
Highlight of the Week Clean Energy and Security Act Answers Call for Climate Action Now
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has released a discussion draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act that sets...
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Apr 1, 2009Climate Change News - April 1, 2009
According to a report from the Pacific Institute, California may lose up to 31 square miles of coastal property by 2100. The report says that a 1.4 meter sea level rise could impact 480,000 people and cost CA over $100 billion by 2100.
George Monbiot notes that because...
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Apr 1, 20095 Facts to Know About the Oil Industry's Campaign Against a Clean Energy Recovery
Five Facts to Know About the Oil Industry's Campaign Against a Cle an Energy Recovery It is time to repower America with a new energy plan for our economy, our security and our environment. President Obama has asked Congress to deliver comprehensive energy legislation that: •...
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Apr 1, 2009Wildlife and Weather
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Mar 31, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - Special Update
In This Issue: House Energy and Commerce Committee releases draft of climate legislation; Major victory for public lands conservation 1. House E&C Committee releases draft of climate legislation Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a discussion draft of comprehensive cap...
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Mar 31, 2009NWF Policy Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature
In This Issue:
1. NEW REPORT:
NWF Unveils Comprehensive State Policy Solutions Guide on Children
and the Outdoors
2. Obama’s Budget Supports Environmental Education and
Connecting People to Nature
3. Environmental Education Funding Increases by...
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Mar 30, 2009Climate Capsule Week of March 30
Week of March 30,
2009
Highlight of
the Week
Comprehensive Energy Plan Answers Call for Clean Energy
Economy
Today the House Energy and
Commerce Committee released a discussion draft of comprehensive
energy legislation that...
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Mar 30, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - March 30, 2009
March 30, 2009 - Please view in HTML for proper formatting IN THIS ISSUE: 1. House subcommittee holds adaptation hearing 2. The rebirth of the American Chestnut 3. Everglades land deal likely to be slashed 4. Headlines in brief...
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Mar 30, 2009Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions
The National Wildlife Federation released a new report entitled
Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide. The report is meant to
serve as a resource to affiliates and the other organizations and coalitions you
may be working with as you seek policy solutions to connect...
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Mar 27, 2009100,000 Playspaces in 100 Days
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Spring is finally
here – and the Be Out...
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Mar 26, 2009Wyoming Range bill clears Congress
Cheyenne - Bills championed by the late Sen. Craig Thomas that would put portions of the Wyoming Range off-limits to future oil and gas drilling, and designate Snake River headwaters as "wild and scenic," have cleared Congress.
Wyoming Wildlife Federationmore
Mar 25, 2009Climate Change News
UN climate chief says Obama administration like a change from night to day .
Human activities are overwhelming natural systems according to the President of AAAS.
Carbon emissions have been increasing at 3.5 percent per year since 2000 and are now greater than any that were considered...
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Mar 25, 2009Climate Legislation is Key to Safeguarding America's Wildlife and Natural Resources
Document Download: March 25, 2009 Testimony of Larry Schweiger, President and CEO National Wildlife Federation
Document Download: Principles for Including a Natural Resources Adaptation Fund within Cap and Trade Climate Legislation to Help America's Fish, Wildlife, and...
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Mar 25, 2009Congress Passes Historic Plan to Protect America's Public Lands
Congress Passes Historic Plan to Protect America’s Public Lands
“America’s hunters and anglers have been pushing hard for this legislation, which will conserve the resources and recreation opportunities that drive local economies.”
Washington, DC (March 25) –...
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Mar 25, 2009A New Class of Campus Ecology Fellows
By Courtney Cochran, March 23, 2009
Group Break-Out
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Fellows take part in a break-out session on their project focus.
Talk with Kevin Coyle...
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Mar 24, 2009Natural Resources Bulletin - March 24, 2009
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Report details threats to birds in the U.S.
2. House subcommittee to hold first-ever adaptation hearing
3. Bangladesh may benefit from new water-management techniques...
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Mar 23, 2009Distributing Allowance Value Created by Cap and Invest Legislation
Document Download: Distributing Allowance Value Created by Cap and Invest Legislation National Wildlife Federation's top legislative priority is enactment of legislation that places mandatory limits on global warming pollution from major sources, and transforms America to a new clean...
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Mar 23, 2009Climate Capsule Week of March 23
Week of March 23, 2009
Highlight of the Week Budget Proposal Slated To Move Climate Action Forward
The
Budget Committees in both houses of Congress are slated to take up
their own version of the budget this week, with...
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Mar 18, 2009Battle to Save a World-Class Wilderness
National Wildlife Magazine Conservation
By Hal Herring
Battle to Save a World-Class Wilderness
In
Alaska’s legendary Bristol Bay watershed, an enormous...
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Mar 18, 2009Saving a River, Saving Lives
Environment
By Kelly L. Senser
Saving a River, Saving Lives
The
Earth Conservation Corps helps young people facing tough odds by
engaging them in work to...
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Mar 18, 2009Climate Capsule Week of March 16
Week of March 16, 2009
Highlight of the Week
Obama Comes Out Strong For Carbon Cap At Business Roundtable Meeting
President Obama offered extensive remarks on global warming policy and supported a cap on carbon at a recent...
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Mar 18, 2009Affordable Power for the People
Average energy prices in the U.S. Virgin
Islands are among the highest in the nation due to the territory’s
reliance on oil that must be shipped in from other locations. Promoting
the use of renewable power sources to lower costs and help the Virgin
Islands achieve long-term energy...
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Mar 17, 2009NWF Natural Resources Bulletin
Natural Resources Bulletin
March 17, 2009
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Obama continues push for scientific integrity in Washington
2. California braces for rising seas
3. Salazar upholds controversial wolf decision
4. Celebrate National Wildlife Week
...
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Mar 12, 2009Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
Document download (PDF): March 12, 2009 News Release by Texas Conservation Alliance
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the July 2008 decision by Judge A. Solis in favor of the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge. Refer to the 3/12/09 news release from the Texas...
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Mar 12, 2009Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Texas Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
Download Press Release Immediate release Contact Janice Bezanson, 512-921-1230 March 12, 2009 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Neches River National Wildlife Refuge The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday affirmed the July 2008 decision by Judge Jorge A. Solis in favor of the...
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Mar 9, 2009Bush-era ruling on gray wolves is upheld
After nearly being wiped out, the population of wild gray wolves in the continental United States is now more than 5,500. The wolves had been protected for 35 years.
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Mar 9, 2009Climate Capsule Week of March 9
Week of March 9, 2009
Highlight of the Week
Better Energy Choices: Climate And Energy Package Expected This Year
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recently stated he will bundle energy and...
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Mar 3, 2009Sportsmen Global Warming Sign on Opportunity
Sportsmen Global Warming Sign-on Letter Please send the following information to cockrumz@nwf.org : organization/business name, city, state, zip, and email.
This is an opportunity to help efforts by securing affiliate support and...
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Mar 2, 2009Climate Capsule Week of March 2
Week of March 2, 2009
Highlight of the Week
In Address To Congress, Obama Calls For Carbon Cap
President Obama delivered his first presidential address to a joint session of Congress last week, and projected his plans for...
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Feb 27, 20092009 Youth Essay Contest Offers Turkey Hunt Prize
Shotgun, other gear, two-day guided hunt go to essay winner
The Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is challenging youngsters to write a story and win a two-day guided spring turkey hunt and a new turkey shotgun. In 500 words or less, entrants must answer...
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Feb 27, 2009USN: The Future of Climate Change: How to Teach Children to Conserve
The Future of Climate Change: How to Teach Children to Conserve
By
Diane Cole
Posted March 27, 2009
Sadie
Louise Bernier of Seattle is 7 months old, but her parents are already
showing her little things everyone can do to...
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Feb 25, 2009Sign on Opportunity to Oppose Opening Bristol Bay to New Mining
Opportunity to sign letter to oppose mining in Bristol Bay, AK. Sign on letter opportunity deadline is March 4, 2009. Please provide signer's name and title, organization name, city and state to NWF Regional Representative Matt Little little@nwf.org
This...
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Feb 23, 2009Use Verizon's Website to Recruit your Spring Volunteers!
Earth Day Volunteer Connections Powerpoint Presentation Steps for Submitting Opportunities to Volunteer Sample Email to Your Network Largest Concentration of Verizon Employees Spreadsheet What is...
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Feb 23, 2009Climate Capsule Week of February 23
Week
of February 23, 2009
Highlight of
the Week
Momentum For
Climate Action Picks Up Steam In The Nation’s
Capital
Momentum for comprehensive climate
legislation is mounting in Washington , DC . Senate Majority Leader Harry...
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Feb 16, 2009Climate Capsule Week of February 16
Week of February 16,
2009
Highlight of
the Week
Stimulus First Step to Repowering
America 's Economy
Congressional
leaders have passed a final economic recovery package.
"This...
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Feb 11, 2009Climate Change News
The health of the world's oceans is critical to a sustainable future. Here are some forward thinking policy suggestions for the Obama administration from the Ocean Conservancy . However, ocean "dead zones" are expanding and, with more global warming, they may persist for...
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Feb 11, 2009Climate Capsule Week of February 9
Week of February 9, 2009
Highlight of the Week
Climate Action On Capitol Hill
The U.S. Senate passed an economic recovery package today, setting up a conference committee to reconcile its version with a House of...
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Feb 11, 2009Lummis Should Vote For Public Lands Bill
Lummis isn't listening to either of her Republican colleagues in the U.S. Senate, John Barasso and Mike Enzi, who both voted for omnibus public lands legislation that includes protection of the Wyoming Range and the headwaters of the Snake River.
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Feb 10, 2009Tennessee Wildlife Federation Hosts Nation's Largest Youth Waterfowl Hunt
(PDF document) - TWF Youth Waterfowl Hunt
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation (TWF) through one of its education programs, the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program (TNSCATP), hosted its 1st Annual Davis. P Rice Youth Waterfowl Hunt. The hunt was the largest organized youth waterfowl...
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Feb 6, 2009Obama, Congress Help Move America Toward Comprehensive Climate Action
In his January 20 inaugural speech, President Obama outlined the need to “ roll back the specter of a warming planet ” and he plans to work with Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to invest in alternative and renewable energy, end our addiction to foreign...
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Feb 5, 20092009 KWF Annual Meeting Set
The Kansas Wildlife Federation’s 2009 Annual Meeting is set for Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at the Clarion Hotel at 530 Richards Drive in Manhattan. The 2008 Conservation Achievement Program (CAP) awards banquet will be held Saturday night at the same location.
Friday night we will...
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Feb 4, 2009Opportunity to Contact your Senators to Pass the Stimulus Bill
You have an opportunity to contact your senators and ask them "pass the Stimulus Bill, and keep it green and wildlife friendly by supporting the current green provisions and passing the Bingaman Amendment, the Landrieu Amendment, and the Harkin Amendment"
The Senate will be voting on the...
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Feb 2, 2009Call to Action to President Obama to Adopt Bold Goals to Repower, Refuel, and Rebuild America
Download document here - First 100 Days
Sign on letter due by February 25, 2009! This is an opportunity to sign on to a letter to President Obama to adopt bold goals to repower, refuel, and rebuild America. This letter also announces a plan early in 2009 to reach...
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Feb 2, 2009NWF Welcomes Two New Regional Representatives
Emily Maxwell A former Doris Duke Conservation Fellow, Emily has served as Director and Coordinator of the Catalyst Program of Partnerships for Parks in New York, Vermont Public Interest Research Group's Field Director, and coordinator of a community greening and environmental...
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Feb 1, 2009Climate Capsule Week of February 2
Week of February 2, 2009
Highlight of the Week Climate Action On Capitol Hill
Last week, the House of Representatives passed an economic recovery package with $100 billion in funding for clean energy, electric cars, developing a...
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Jan 28, 2009Chickadee Checkoff
What Is It?
The Chickadee Checkoff is a line appearing on the Kansas Individual Income Tax forms. Since1980, it has provided Kansans an opportunity to contribute to wildlife programs. The checkoff has allowed donations to projects for species of wildlife not normally hunted. In other words,...
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Jan 27, 2009House Stimulus Would Advance Clean Energy
The two links below are more information on how the House Stimulus would advance
clean energy and an example of a letter of support to the House
Appropriations Committee. Stimulus Letter of Support to House Appropriations Committee - Letter of support Stimulus & Energy -...
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Jan 26, 2009Climate Capsule Week of January 26
Week of January 26
Highlight of the Week Obama Administration Helping Auto Industry Turn The Corner
Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of National Wildlife Federation, joined President Barack Obama Monday at the White House as...
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Jan 22, 2009NWF Policy Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature
Welcome to the first edition of the National Wildlife Federation's Policy Bulletin on Connecting Children with Nature. NWF, home of Ranger Rick magazine, is committed to advancing federal, state, and local policy solutions for connecting children and families with nature. ...
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Jan 19, 2009Climate Capsule Week of January 19
Week of January 19, 2009
Highlight of the Week President Obama, Congress Help Move America Toward Comprehensive Climate Action
In his January 20 inaugural speech, President Obama outlined the need to “ roll back the...
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Jan 16, 2009Bird strikes becoming a more serious threat
Talk about unintended consequences. “Bird strikes” — or collisions between birds and aircraft — are increasing for two reasons, according to the federal government’s leading expert on the phenomenon: The environment is cleaner and airplanes are quieter.
While federal authorities have not...
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Jan 16, 2009Power Shift 2009 Affiliate Scholarships Available
Link to scholarship application here. The scholarship application submission deadline is February 2, 2009 at 5 PM EST. Be part of this unique opportunity to invest in the development of youth leaders on climate change! NWF is inviting affiliates to nominate...
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Jan 16, 2009Home Ohio Plant Just One Example of Clean Energy’s Vast Potential
Published January 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC (January 16,
2009) – President-elect Barack Obama visited the Cardinal Fastener
& Specialty Co. in Bedford Heights, OH today, a factory making nuts
and bolts that secure wind turbines and other large construction
projects. Larry...
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Jan 16, 2009South Carolina Deserves Better Energy Choices
Proposed Santee Cooper Coal Plant Would Be a Bad Investment Published January 16, 2009
FLORENCE, SC – The National Wildlife Federation, along with its
affiliate, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, on Friday called for
South Carolina to pursue alternatives to the proposed...
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Jan 12, 2009Great Lakes fear: Invasion of the monkey goby
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant environmental and economic damage, a federal report says. The National Center for Environmental Assessment issued the warning in a...
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Jan 12, 2009Climate Capsule Week of January 12
Week of January 12, 2009
Economic Message of the Week NWF Welcomes Obama's Green Economic Recovery Plan; Education Key Area For Investment
In detailing his economic recovery package , President-elect Barack Obama mentioned...
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Jan 6, 2009Climate Capsule Week of January 5
Week of January 5,
2009
Highlight of
the Week
Transition Team
Begins Work On Recovery Plan; Education Key Area For
Investment
This week, president-elect
Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats begin work on a two-year...
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Jan 6, 2009Sign-on Opportunity for Natural Resources Funding
NWF is taking the lead on a letter to the Obama Administration, thanking him for
his commitment to natural resource funding in any climate change legislation. You have an opportunity to sign on to this letter and to circulate the letter throughout your network. Sign-ons must be...
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Jan 4, 2009Climate Change News
What happened at the critical climate meeting at Poznan? Here is a report from Dec 10th and here is a report from Dec 12th , after the conclusion of the meeting. Apparently, the progress in preventing deforestation that was reported in the last Climate...
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Dec 31, 2008Global warming may spread tick-borne disease
The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) rarely bites people, far preferring the taste of dog. But global warming could be changing that, exposing people to dangerous diseases as a result.
In the spring of 2007, three men in France became seriously ill after sustaining bites from...
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Dec 29, 2008Coal Ash Spill Revives Issue of Its Hazards
KINGSTON, Tenn. — What may be the nation’s largest spill of coal ash lay thick and largely untouched over hundreds of acres of land and waterways Wednesday after a dam broke this week, as officials and environmentalists argued over its potential toxicity.
Federal studies have long shown...
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Dec 29, 2008Climate Capsule Week of December 29
Week of December 29
Highlight of the Week Repower America with Green Education, Green Jobs, Green Schools National
Wildlife Federation has joined environmental and conservation
organizations in recommending a green stimulus proposal that would...
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Dec 22, 2008Climate Capsule Week of December 22
Week of December 22
Highlight of the Week Obama’s Interior, Agriculture Appointees Will Put Land Use Policies On Right Path President-elect
Barack Obama has introduced more cabinet selections—Sen. Ken Salazar
(D-CO) as Secretary of the...
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Dec 19, 2008NWF ED Retreat Spreads Word of Louisiana Coastal Plight
Thank you Affiliates for participating in the Coastal Louisiana tour day, and ask for your help to bring attention to this Nationally significant restoration effort. We hope we can count on Affiliate support as we move forward with this project. This article template is...
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Dec 18, 2008Conservation Groups File Suit to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections
“Top political appointees were intent on cutting a gaping hole in the Endangered Species Act, and opening up sensitive habitats for development activities, before leaving office.”
Washington , DC – The National Wildlife Federation, 13 of its affiliates, and Golden Gate Audubon...
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Dec 17, 2008Clean Water Restoration Act Update: December 2008
The momentum is building for passage of the Clean Water Restoration Act – legislation to restore Clean Water Act protections for wetlands, streams, and other waters that are losing those protections in the wake of the 2001 Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. Army...
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Dec 17, 2008The Chance of Our Lifetime by Larry Schweiger
Thanks to all of you who attended National Wildlife Federation’s Affiliate Executive Director Retreat in Louisiana . I’m so inspired by your good conservation work. Together we are making real progress. A special thanks to Louisiana Wildlife Federation and...
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Dec 16, 2008Investigation Reveals Huge Gaps in Clean Water Act Enforcement
Current Legal Uncertainties Are Crushing Clean Water Act Enforcement: Memo from House Government Oversight Committee, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
“It is time for Congress to stop the bleeding and restore full protections to our Nation’s waters.”...
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Dec 15, 2008NWF Welcomes Obama Energy and Environment Team
WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2008) - President-elect Barack Obama today introduces his energy and environment team, naming Carol Browner to lead a new council on climate, environment and energy issues; Steven Chu as energy secretary; Lisa Jackson as EPA administrator; and Nancy Sutley as head...
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Dec 15, 2008Climate Capsule Week of December 15
Week of December 15, 2008
Highlight of the Week Obama Announces Energy, Environment Team
President-elect Barack Obama has introduced his energy and environment team, naming Carol Browner to lead a new council on...
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Dec 12, 2008Minnesota Conservation Federation Works to Provide Funding for Wildlife and Conservation
The Minnesota Conservation Federation (MCF) worked diligently over the past 10 years to provide dedicated funding for wildlife and conservation. Those efforts culminated in passage of the "Clean Water, Land, and Legacy" constitutional amendment on November...
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Dec 11, 2008Revenue Opportunity for Affiliates - Subaru "Share the Love" Campaign
NWF recently partnered with Subaru on a national promotion called " Share the Love ." NWF is one of 5 charities that will receive money if a buyer choses NWF as the charity of choice. Your local Subaru dealership needs your assistance in promoting the event in your...
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Dec 11, 2008Climate Change News
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2008 set 5 records , including the first time 5 consecutive storms hit the US mainland and the first time a major hurricane formed in 5 consecutive months of the hurricane season. For information on the increasing risk from hurricanes for the East...
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Dec 11, 2008Repower America by Protecting the Environment
“Making Smart Investments Today Will Protect Our Environment, Restore Our Valuable Natural Resources and Set Us On the Path to a Clean Energy Economy.”
Washington, DC (December 11) – The National Wildlife Federation joined...
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Dec 10, 2008Prized California Landscape Preserved
National Wildlife Dec/Jan 2009, vol. 47 no. 1 Issue home | See past issues
Landmark agreement protects 240,000 wildlife-rich acres at Tejon Ranch
About 60 miles north of Los Angeles is a 270,000-acre working ranch that is the largest contiguous private landholding in...
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Dec 10, 2008Coastal Louisiana at Front Lines of Global Warming Damage
Coastal Louisiana is an ecosystem in peril and the nation is at risk. On December 2, 2008, 30 Affiliate Leaders representing 29 states and 1 US territory participated in a tour of coastal Louisiana as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Affiliate Executive...
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Dec 10, 2008November Election Marks Sea Change in Alaska Politics
The November elections saw voters across the country calling for new answers to our nation's economic, energy and environmental challenges. The call for a different direction rang out loudly in Alaska , where Anchorage mayor Mark Begich upended Ted Stevens, who has represented Alaska...
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Dec 10, 2008Senator Collins and Renewable Energy Opportunities in Maine
As part of its work on the C-Campaign, Matt Prindiville of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) scheduled Hill visits with staffers for both Senators at the end of September. For each meeting, he brought examples of how renewable energy and energy efficiency projects were...
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Dec 10, 2008Climate Change can Drive Retooling by Automakers
A new report shows that an immediate $100 billion "Green Recovery" package focused on investment in new energy infrastructure and technology could bring 60,000 jobs to Michigan and 2 million nationally in two years. That's more good jobs than would come from a comparable investment in...
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Dec 10, 2008Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF) Thanks Gov for Sportsmen for Responsible Energy (SFRED) Help
Nine Wyoming newspapers in June ran a thank you advertisement from sportsmen and women to Wyoming ’s Governor Freudenthal. “We chose the timing of the advertisement to coincide with the Western Governor’s Association (WGA) meeting,” said Public Lands Organizer Daly Edmunds. Governor...
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Dec 10, 2008Yazoo Pumps Get Dumped
National Wildlife
Dec/Jan 2009, vol. 47 no. 1 Issue home | See past issues
Veto of Army Corps project saves Mississippi wetlands from destruction
A half century ago, members of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation (MWF), an NWF affiliate, set out to defeat the...
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Dec 9, 2008Tax cows, hogs for passing gas, burping?
Farmers fear EPA might do so due to methane's impact as greenhouse gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if the federal government decides to charge fees for air-polluting animals.
Farmers so far are turning their...
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Dec 8, 2008Climate Capsule Week of December 8
Week of December 8, 2008
Highlight of the Week Community Letter Sent To Poland Conference Urges U.S. Climate Action In 2009
Delegates from nearly 190 countries are gathering in Poland until December 12 to...
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Dec 7, 2008Apathy for Louisana Coast Erodes as National Interest Heats Up
Apathy for LA coast erodes as national interest heats up Sunday, December 07, 2008 Bob Marshall
How do you say, "It's about time!" without sounding ungrateful?
Let me explain.
Tuesday 40 people were taken on a tour of area wetlands. They listened with rapt attention as...
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Dec 5, 2008Connecting People to Nature and the 111th Congress
The Obama Administration and the new Congress will provide exciting education advocacy opportunities on connecting people to nature. For the first time ever, the Green Group, which consists of the major national conservation groups, has issued recommendations to the Presidential Transition...
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Dec 1, 2008Climate Capsule Week of December 1
Week of December 1, 2008
Highlight of
the Week International Climate
Negotiations Kick Off In Poland
Delegates from nearly 190 countries are
gathering in Poland December 1-12 to negotiate a
pathway out of the...
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Nov 26, 2008Conservation Groups File Challenge to Inadequate DNR Action on Invasive Species
Published November 21, 2008
Conservation Groups File Challenge To Inadequate DNR Action on Invasive Species MADISON, WISC. (November, 21 2008)—The Great Lakes will not be protected from invasive species by an EPA permit certified by Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources, asserted the...
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Nov 25, 2008Fossil-Free Motor Oil: Running Cars on Cows
It may come as a surprise to learn that the meat industry contributes 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the entire transportation sector. It's true, and you can find the details in a 2006 United Nations report entitled "Livestock's Long Shadow."
This is not only because cows emit...
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Nov 25, 2008NWF President & CEO Reacts to New House Energy & Commerce Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2008) – House Democrats have selected Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) as the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, succeeding current Chairman John Dingell (D-MI). Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, said today: “We...
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Nov 24, 2008Climate Capsule Week of November 24
Week of November 24, 2008
Highlight of the Week Obama Video Illustrates A Commitment To Climate Action
President-elect Barack Obama delivered a speech via video recently to the Governors Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles ,...
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Nov 21, 2008Court Upholds Michigan Law to Stop Invasive Species
Published November 21, 2008
Court Upholds Michigan Law to Stop Invasive Species - Full Court Decision, Fednav v. Chester Statement by Andy Buchsbaum, regional executive director, Great Lakes office of the National Wildlife Federation, on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding...
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Nov 20, 2008Obama vows quick action to curb warming
LOS ANGELES - He wasn't expected to make an appearance, let alone a splash, but President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a videotaped message to a climate change summit convened by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, vowing quick action to curb emissions and engage in international...
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Nov 20, 2008More Variable and Uncertain Water Supply: Global Warming's Wake-up Call for the Southeastern U.S.
As Global Warming Contributes to Less Reliable Water Supply, Solutions Are Needed to Improve Resiliency of Southeast Water Resources Published November 20, 2008
WASHINGTON – The second major drought of the last decade is a wake-up call for the Southeast United States, showing the region’s...
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Nov 18, 200810 Species You Can Kiss Goodbye
Think the polar bear has it bad? Here are 10 critters who are even worse off than our favorite threatened Arctic resident. Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List as critically endangered, meaning they face an extremely high risk of extinction in the...
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Nov 17, 2008Climate Capsule Week of November 17
Week of November 17, 2008
Economic Message of the Week Corporate, Environmental Leaders Make Economic Case For Climate Action
A coalition of leading corporations and environmental organizations this week called on...
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Nov 13, 2008How Floating 'Energy Islands' Could Power the Future
The ocean harbors abundant energy in the form of wind, waves and sun. All of these could be sampled on something called an Energy Island: a floating rig that drills for renewables instead of petroleum.
The concept is the brainchild of inventor Dominic Michaelis. He was originally unsatisfied...
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Nov 13, 2008Climate Capsule Week of November 10
Week of November 10, 2008
Highlight of the Week
Youth Vote Sets The Stage For Clean Energy
On Election Day, millennials (youth, ages 18-29) became the most powerful voting bloc in the country. Clean energy,...
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Nov 11, 2008Pollution may help spawn twisters, study finds
Deadly twisters routinely rip across the American Midwest each spring, and the Southeast each fall and winter. Just how they form is a mystery, but a new study suggests dust pollution in the atmosphere may nudge supercell thunderstorms into spawning tornadoes.
David Lerach of Colorado State...
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Nov 7, 2008Post-Election Poll: 78% of Voters See Clean Energy as Pathway to Revitalize America's Economy
Majority cite Global Warming as important as they cast their vote!
A new poll from Zogby International of voters in the November elections shows more than three-quarters of Americans see clean energy as a key to America's economic health. The poll, conducted Wednesday and Thursday following...
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Nov 4, 2008Newfound fungus makes better biofuel
A newfound fungus living in rainforest trees makes biofuel more efficiently than any other known method, researchers say.
In fact, it's so good at turning plant matter into fuel that researchers say their discovery calls into question the whole theory of how crude oil was made by nature in...
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Nov 3, 2008Climate Capsule Week of November 3November 3, 2008
"President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress offer new hope that Americans will come together to repower America with clean energy...
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Oct 28, 2008No Child Left Inside: Education Advocacy and NWF Affiliates Work to Connect Children to Nature
NWF affiliate engagement has been crucial to the recent successes in our education advocacy campaigns. In September, the House of Representatives passed the No Child Left Inside Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 293 to 109. NWF affiliates helped organize a letter from 45 national...
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Oct 15, 2008Venus Flytraps Caught in Shrinking Habitat
GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. (AP) — Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot.
Buried below wisps of wire grass, a few of the plants advertise their presence with a single white flower — perched atop a...
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Oct 15, 2008Half of mammals are in decline, study finds
BARCELONA, Spain - One in two mammal species on Earth are in decline and at least one in four are at risk of disappearing forever, according to a scientific survey released Monday and whose sponsors described the trend as an "extinction crisis" in the making.
"Mammals are declining faster than...
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Oct 13, 2008Climate Capsule Week of October 13
Week of October 13, 2008
Highlight of the Week In Final Presidential Debate, Watch Candidates Discuss Climate Change
This Wednesday marks the final presidential debate before the November 4 elections, and offers...
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Oct 10, 2008Great Lakes Compact Success
Great Lakes Compact Success!
The Great Lakes ecosystem is the only freshwater system of its kind in size and ecological diversity. The Great Lakes are now securely protected from diversion and...
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Oct 8, 2008Climate Capsule Week of October 6
Affiliates - find more global warming news, including archives organized by subject area at: http://blogs.nwf.org/globalwarmingnews/ Please view in HTML for proper formatting. Week of October 6, 2008
Highlight of the Week Tonight’s Presidential...
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Oct 3, 2008British team capture first pictures of Africa's 'unicorn'
LONDON (AFP) - The okapi, an African animal so elusive that it was once believed to be a mythical unicorn, has been photographed in the wild for the first time, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT
Camera traps set by the ZSL and the Congolese Institute for...
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Oct 3, 2008'Living Fossil' Ant Species Dates to Late Cretaceous
Meet the latest living fossil, a long-lost insect uncle from the late Cretaceous: Martialis heureka, the newly discovered ant species directly descended from a previously unknown branch of Earth's most abundant animal family.
Discovered outside the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, only three...
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Oct 2, 20088 Ways to Green Your Office Supplies
Whether you work in a Fortune 500 company or a one-person home office, you’re going to use office supplies. Here’s eight ways to go green that will also save your business some green.
1. Buy in Bulk
Buying in bulk makes sense for a variety of reasons. You’ll save money over the long-haul....
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Sep 29, 2008It's pond scum, but algae could be green fuel
BORCULO, Netherlands - Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics — and with increasing interest, biofuel.
In a warehouse 120 miles southwest, a...
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Sep 29, 2008Climate Capsule Week of September 29
Week of September 29, 2008
Highlight of the Week In 2007, CO2 Output Jumps To Record Level
The current concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is the highest during the last 650,000 years, and probably during the...
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Sep 24, 2008EPA 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends
For release: ( Washington , D.C. – Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 ) 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends EPA today released the "2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends" (2008 ROE HD), which provides the American...
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Sep 23, 2008Room for both? Deer and Drilling on Little Mountain
ROCK SPRINGS -- The doe mule deer poked its head out from a wall of golden aspen trees near Trout Creek on Little Mountain on Friday afternoon. Spooked by the tour van, the animal turned and darted up the red-rock canyon shadowed by the setting sun behind Ramsey Peak.
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Sep 21, 2008Climate Change News - September 21, 2008
It looks like Congress will let the ban on off shore drilling expire .
Some argue that "the environmental movement" must commit to "a path of justice and global equity," both of which are necessary for a transition to sustainability. Andy Revkin has a blog about this at...
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Sep 20, 2008Scientists stumped by growing Lake Erie algae
CLEVELAND - Giant floating fields of algae are back in strength this year on Lake Erie and scientists are trying to figure out why.
The blooms of the pea-soup colored algae — so big they've been showing on satellite photos — are toxic to fish and small animals and irritating to humans. The...
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Sep 18, 2008No Child Left Inside Act Wins in Congress!
WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2008) – Children and teachers won a big victory last night with the passage of the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 in the House of Representatives. The popular, bi-partisan bill passed by a vote of 293-109. The bill was written to better prepare teachers for...
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Sep 12, 2008San Antonio will turn sewage into energy
SAN ANTONIO - The city plans to turn the stench of its residents' waste into sweet green cash and renewable energy.
The San Antonio Water System will sell captured methane gas generated from the utility's treatment of 140,000 tons of biosolids, or sewage, from customers each year.
The...
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Aug 28, 2008Northeast Natural Resource Center - Sept./Oct. 2008
NWF’s Vermont affiliate, VT Natural Resources Council, had a good year promoting progressive, statewide conservation legislation. "Current use" refers to a land taxation approach that bases property taxes on the "current" use of property. If the property is primarily used for foresty or farming...
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Aug 25, 2008Bush eyes creating largest protected area ever
Environmentalists praise ocean idea but want mining, drilling banned
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush on Monday said he was considering creating two protected areas in the Pacific Ocean, including one that would be the world's largest — four-and-a-half-times larger than all the national parks...
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Aug 19, 2008Court Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions
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Aug 18, 2008Global Warming, the Arctic Thaw and the New Cold War
It's hard not to be a little freaked out by Russia's incursion into Georgia and the new and slippery icy patch it set between the U.S. and our old Cold War adversary.
While I didn't live through under-the-desk air-raid drills, the elementary school in my hometown did proclaim itself a nuclear...
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Aug 18, 2008"Low Flows, Hot Trout"
The National Wildlife Federation and the Clark Fork Coalition have just released “LOW FLOWS, HOT TROUT: Climate Change in the Clark Fork Watershed.” The report shows how climate change is impacting the Clark Fork Basin in western Montana and northern Idaho by affecting temperatures,...
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Aug 14, 2008NWF and Earth Conservation Corps Clean up the Anacostia River
On July 29, 2008, NWF joined Earth Conservation Corps for a clean-up day on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Participants picked up garbage and cleared away driftwood and invasive plants, making room for Corps members to plant native species.
Two billion...
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Aug 13, 2008Spotted owls back in forest spotlight
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Bush administration has decided the northern spotted owl can get by with less old growth forest habitat as it struggles to make its way off the threatened species list.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that the federal forest land designated as critical...
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Aug 12, 2008Endangered Species: In More Danger
Environmentalism is synonymous with loss. We fret about the loss of the rain forest, the loss of the Arctic ice cap and, eventually, the loss of a livable planet to climate change. But while that decline is undeniable, it can sometimes obscure several decades of real environmental achievement,...
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Aug 12, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of August 11th
Bush Administration Plans Sneak Attack On The Endangered Species Act
The Bush Administration plans to rollback protections for America ’s imperiled wildlife by re-writing the regulations of the Endangered Species Act. According to leaked documents obtained by the National Wildlife...
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Aug 11, 2008The Dirty Dozen: Top 12 Foods to Eat Organic
Not all of us can afford to go 100% organic. The solution? Focus on just those foods that come with the heaviest burden of pesticides, chemicals, additives and hormones. Whenever possible, deploy your organic spending power to buy organic versions of the following foods (in no particular order)....
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Aug 5, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of August 4th
As Bush Fights for Big Oil, Exxon Mobil Amasses Profits Of $1,485 A Second Big oil companies and overseas oil producers are seen as top culprits responsible for high prices at the pump, according to a recent CNNMoney poll .
The poll found that 68% of respondents think domestic oil...
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Jul 31, 2008Community colleges tap into wind energy boom
BISMARCK, N.D. - With wind turbine towers popping up on the U.S. landscape at a rate of almost 10 per day, the need for people to maintain and repair them is reaching the critical point.
Community colleges in North Dakota and other states are jumping at the chance to help fill that need and...
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Jul 29, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of July 28th
SEC Urged To Require Global Warming Risk Disclosure Investors and legislators are urging the government to adopt a policy that would require publicly traded companies to disclose financial risks associated with global warming . The Senate Appropriations Committee included...
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Jul 29, 2008Giant chunks break off Canadian ice shelf
OTTAWA - Giant sheets of ice totaling almost eight square miles broke off an ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic last week and more could follow later this year, scientists said on Tuesday.
In a development consistent with climate change theories, the enormous icy plain broke free sometime last...
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Jul 28, 2008Floods strip Midwest of tons of valuable topsoil
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MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Jim Lankford's corn crops used to stretch to the White River. Now the river has stretched itself through his crops.
The river eroded a new route for itself during June's flooding, a channel with steep 12-foot banks at the edge of some of...
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Jul 28, 2008Postal Service tests hydrogen for its huge fleet
IRVINE, Calif. - It's just one out of 220,000 U.S. Postal Service vehicles, but the hydrogen-powered fuel cell car now being used in this city represents the agency's quest to reduce its petroleum appetite.
The USPS station in Irvine last Wednesday became the first in the nation to test drive...
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Jul 25, 2008Climate Change News
EPA issues regulations for CO2 sequestration. This article has some interesting information about the US's capacity for deep underground storage of CO2 - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080715/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/epa_carbon_storage The big question is whether or not it is feasible. ...
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Jul 24, 20088 tips for a water-smart garden
These days the greenest gardens — and many of the most imaginative, colorful and wonderfully mysterious — make the most efficient use of water.
By Marilyn Lewis, MSN Real Estate
The dewy English garden with its springy green lawns, ponds and tender green and yellow foliage is so yesteryear....
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Jul 23, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of July 21
EPA: Global Warming A Substantial Health Threat
Unless climate action is taken, global warming will pose a substantial threat to human health in the coming decade, according to the Environmental Protection Agency .
The governmental agency issued warnings about heat waves, hurricanes...
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Jul 21, 2008Apparent conjoined barn swallows found in Arkansas
An apparent set of conjoined twin birds - an incredibly rare find - has been discovered in Arkansas, authorities said.
The bodies of the barn swallows, which are attached at the hip by skin and possibly muscle tissue, are being sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examination and...
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Jul 15, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of July 14
Al Gore To Speak On National Challenge On Energy And Climate Al Gore, chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, helped launch in March a multi-year, multi-faceted campaign designed to engage the American public and ignite a movement to address one of the most important issues...
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Jul 11, 2008How to Choose Indoor Plants to Clean the Air: Indoor Pollution Solutions
It’s air conditioning season in New York and this is the first year we’ve gotten on board. It feels great of course but I have to assume the new ecosystem in the living room had something to do with the death of our orchid. (Although, who am I kidding, it was just a matter of time. My husband...
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Jul 8, 2008Climate Capsule: Week of July 7
Connecting The Dots: Midwest Flooding And Global Warming
"As so many grapple with catastrophic flooding in the central United States , our thoughts and prayers are with those in harm’s way," said Larry Schweiger, President and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. As the flood...
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Jul 6, 2008What Would We Do if 1 in Every 3 Cows Died?
More That You Didn't Hear Reported About the Congressional Bee Hearings
July 6, 2008 at 6:00PM by Kim Flottum
A scientist with her feet on the ground, two commercial beekeepers, and for the first time ... Colony Collapse Disorder has caused a reduction in food production.
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Jul 3, 2008Report: Midwest Flooding More Frequent With Global Warming
Just weeks after the Bush Administration linked global warming to increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, a National Wildlife Federation report links the Midwest flooding to climate change, and a new scientific research paper predicts heat waves will produce unprecedented...
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Jun 30, 2008Pentagon fights EPA on pollution cleanup
By Lyndsey Layton
WashingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department, the nation's biggest polluter, is resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up Fort Meade and two other military bases where the EPA says dumped chemicals pose "imminent and substantial" dangers...
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Jun 20, 2008North Pole May Be Ice Free for First Time This Summer
Aalok Mehta aboard the C.C.G.S. Amundsen
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June 20, 2008
Arctic warming has become so dramatic that the North Pole may melt this summer, report scientists studying the effects of climate change in the field.
"We're actually projecting this year that the North Pole...
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Dec 19, 2007Sportsmen Want Action on Climate Change
By: Joe Wilkinson Another day, another half-dozen presidential candidates in Iowa restaurants, town meetings, neighborhood meet-and-greets and down on the farm. The talk is of Iraq, health-care coverage and education funding. However, if they want to know what's on the mind of someone like me,...
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Dec 16, 2007FirstEnergy Corp. Funds Research at the University of Akron
Pledge of support
FirstEnergy's timely commitment to energy research at UA
Published on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007
FirstEnergy Corp. pledged $2 million last week to promote research in advanced energy technologies at the University of Akron. It is no small commitment by the Akron-based...
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Dec 13, 2007Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Oil Dependency
Statement by Larry Schweiger President & CEO, National Wildlife Federation Regarding Passage of Watered Down U.S. Senate Energy Bill "Today the Senate passed an energy bill that helps reduce America's oil dependency and takes an important step toward reducing global warming pollution....
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Feb 25, 2005Creatures Frozen for 32,000 Years Still Alive
A new type of organism discovered in an Arctic tunnel came to life in the lab after being frozen for 32,000 years.
The deep-freeze bacteria could point to new methods of cryogenics, and they are the sort of biology scientists say might exist on Mars and other planets and moons.
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The 1st Annual Filson Open, hosted by Washington's newest sporting clays course, Seattle Skeet & Trap Club, will be Fridy, April 30-Sunday, May 2. Seattle Skeet & Trap Club more
Ellen Hiatt Watson is the new Development Director for Washington Wildlife Federation. Washington Wildlife Federation more...
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Deadly twisters routinely rip across the American Midwest each spring, and the Southeast each fall and winter. Just how they form is a mystery, but a new study suggests dust pollution in the atmosphere may nudge supercell thunderstorms into spawning tornadoes. David Lerach of Colorado State... msnbc.com more...
November 3, 2008
The National Wildlife Federation and the Clark Fork Coalition have just released “LOW FLOWS, HOT TROUT: Climate Change in the Clark Fork Watershed.” The report shows how climate change is impacting the Clark Fork Basin in western Montana and northern Idaho by affecting temperatures,... National Wildlife Federation more...
On July 29, 2008, NWF joined Earth Conservation Corps for a clean-up day on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Participants picked up garbage and cleared away driftwood and invasive plants, making room for Corps members to plant native species. Two billion... National Wildlife Federation more...