Conservation
Groups call on EPA to end harmful shipping practices
There are many reasons to hate the ‘80s: Big hair, bad music and acid-washed jeans. The 1980s were also a notoriously bad decade for the Great Lakes. That’s when ocean freighters that access the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence… Read more >
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Inhofe Seeks to Throw Mercury Protections Overboard
BP Refuses to Halt Production as Refinery Explodes
Friends of Wildlife
Wild Bison to Return Home to Tribal Lands
More than a dozen years ago, I manned a booth in Yellowstone National Park to inform people about conservation-based solutions for protecting bison. Visitors from across the United States and around the world all had the same question: Why are… Read more >
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Valentine for Bristol Bay- Jewelers oppose Pebble Mine
$7 to Stop Wolf Poisoning in Tar Sands Country
Global Warming
Dear Heartland Institute: NWF Won’t Back Down in Defending Environmental Education
A FedEx Overnight package from Chicago landed on my desk today. It did not contain late Valentine’s Day treats. Inside, there was a cease-and-desist letter from the Heartland Institute focusing on a recent post I did for Wildlife Promise. The… Read more >
Recent Posts:
Inhofe Seeks to Throw Mercury Protections Overboard
BP Refuses to Halt Production as Refinery Explodes
Get Involved
BP Refuses to Halt Production as Refinery Explodes
BP again puts workers at risk as fire explodes at Washington’s largest oil refinery. As we near the two year anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst environmental disaster in our nation’s history, one has to wonder if BP… Read more >
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Three Ways to Show Your Love for the Gulf
Video: Share the Love for Offshore Wind
Kids and Nature
Dear Heartland Institute: NWF Won’t Back Down in Defending Environmental Education
A FedEx Overnight package from Chicago landed on my desk today. It did not contain late Valentine’s Day treats. Inside, there was a cease-and-desist letter from the Heartland Institute focusing on a recent post I did for Wildlife Promise. The… Read more >
Recent Posts:
Healthy Kids from Day One Act Introduced to Fight the Inactive, Indoor American Childhood
MA Energy Advisor Says Eco-Schools USA Helps Students Work Through Complex Challenges
Outdoor Activities
David Mizejewski talks about Creating Wildlife Habitat
This past Saturday David Mizejewski came and chatted with staff and community members at the Willow Creek Hatchery and Habitat Demo Garden in Edmonds, WA. Here you can see him talking to the group about an amphibian house that they… Read more >
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A Natural ‘Crush’ – 14 Reasons to Love the Pacific Northwest
Valentine for Bristol Bay- Jewelers oppose Pebble Mine
Sustainable Living
Real ‘White House’ Wives: First Ladies Put Planet First
While the “Real Housewives of DC” occupy their days with dry cleaning, diamonds, and drinking, our nation’s First Ladies have more significant items on their daily to-do lists. On the day that honors our nation’s first men, let’s acknowledge a… Read more >
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The End of the Plastic Bag in Seattle
The Top 10 Dumbest Things Congress Did in 2011 (And How You Can Get Smart)
Wildlife
BP Refuses to Halt Production as Refinery Explodes
BP again puts workers at risk as fire explodes at Washington’s largest oil refinery. As we near the two year anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst environmental disaster in our nation’s history, one has to wonder if BP… Read more >
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Eagle Cam is Back! Watch Iowa Bald Eagle Eggs Hatching Live
Weekly News Roundup – February 17, 2012
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