National Wildlife Federation NewsroomNational Wildlife NewsSevere Midwest Flooding and Global Warming: The Big Picture- June 19, 2008 Statement by Larry Schweiger President & CEO, National Wildlife FederationOn Global Warming and the Catastrophic Flooding in the Central U.S. Washington, DC &150; &147;As so many grapple with catastrophic flooding in the central United States, our thoughts and prayers are with those in harm&146;s way.&147;The big picture is that global warming is making tragedies like these more frequent and more intense. Global warming is happening now. Our dependency on fossil fuels like oil and coal is...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=A1A53C72-F1F6-7B10-347328EB77DBA083 Time to Move on from Failed Bush Energy Policies- June 18, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2008) &150; Adam Kolton, the National Wildlife Federation&146;s senior director of congressional and federal affairs, said today:&147;Gas prices have already shot up 250 percent under the Bush administration&146;s dead-end energy policies. Opening up America&146;s most precious places for more oil drilling would not lower gas prices this summer, but it would reap more profits for oil companies. It would also exacerbate our dependence on oil, increase global warming...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=9CF10D35-F1F6-7B10-345A0A5045DF236F New Report Aims to Save America's Kids from an 'Indoor Summer'- June 9, 2008 WASHINGTON&151;Summer break is usually associated with outdoor fun, but how many of our kids today think &147;skipping a stone&148; means overlooking a rock Or that the phrase &147;go fly a kite&148; is an insult Or that &147;going fishing&148; is a reference to the TV show &147;Deadliest Catch&148; Or even that &147;playing&148; can only happen in front of the large-screen television National Wildlife Federation aims to make the answers to all these questions &147;none&148; with the release of.http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=30458138-15C5-5FE8-B094F062A88DEC05 Global Warming Fight Shifts to 2009 After Senate Bid Stalls- June 6, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC (June 6, 2008) &150; Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, released the following statement regarding today&146;s unsuccessful effort in the U.S. Senate to overcome the stalling and filibuster tactics of those opposed to global warming legislation:&147;This historic vote on the strongest global warming bill ever acted on by Congress creates momentum we need to continue the fight. In all, 54 senators spoke up for the need to debate solutions to...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=5E6D4899-15C5-5FE8-B052FB8AEA450CCE Green Garden Furniture Is Going Mainstream- June 5, 2008 Reston, VA.: As Americans begin gearing up for the warm summer months they will discover an increase in environmentally-friendly garden furniture in many familiar stores. According to a National Wildlife Federation survey of major outdoor furniture retailers, consumers can expect to find a wider variety of styles and prices of sustainable wood garden products. No longer just for the passionately eco-conscious, such environmentally friendly furniture has gone mainstream, being sold at retailers.http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=5A2C467C-F1F6-7B10-3E43EEA1FCFE115A Senate Republicans Block Debate on Global Warming- June 4, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC (June 4, 2008) &150; Today Senate Republicans repeatedly refused to waive a full reading of the Climate Security Act (S.3036, Boxer-Lieberman-Warner substitute), forcing the clerk to begin reading the entire bill out loud.Jeremy Symons, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation&146;s global warming campaign, said today:&147;Senate Republicans are literally throwing the book at this bill to help oil companies block any action on global warming and a clean energy...http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=54F7039B-F1F6-7B10-3A2A047DB60146F4 |