National Wildlife Federation NewsroomNational Wildlife NewsHundreds of Scientists Call on Congress to Help Wildlife Survive Global Warming- January 15, 2008 More than 600 prominent scientists from across the United States are calling on Congress to pass legislation that will curb America&146;s global warming pollution and help protect wildlife and other natural resources threatened by global warming. Spearheaded by some of America&146;s greatest scientific minds, including Harvard Professor E.O. Wilson, Thomas Lovejoy, Paul Ehrlich and Camille Parmesan, the scientists have sent a letter to Congress urging action. &147;The science is irrefutable...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=C6342644-15C5-5FE8-B02D098FD6762582 Groups Challenge Department of Energy over Mid-Atlantic Corridor Designation- January 10, 2008 Today, 11 regional and national environmental organizations announced plans to file suit against the Department of Energy over its final designation of a mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. Led by the National Wildlife Federation and the Piedmont Environmental Council, the groups are challenging the designation on grounds that the Department of Energy violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act by failing to study the potential harmful...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=6475D9F1-F1F6-7B10-3382E04C0BC320F3 |