Progress on protecting polar bearsSome good news for polar bears today. The Interior Department has sent a proposed habitat rule to the White House for review, bringing the threatened polar bear one step closer to having its melting habitat protected. The chief threat to the polar bear is the loss of its sea ice habitat due to global warming. However, the polar bear is also stressed by other human activity, particularly oil and gas development activities in its habitat. For this reason, National Wildlife Federation's John Kostyack says the critical habitat rule should include a robust analysis of the areas where the bear could be most threatened because of oil and gas development. "The first rule from climate scientists is that the first thing you do is take care of other stressors and try to find a way to help the species maintain its resilience." ConsequencesThe current generation of college students and young professionals will be the ones to pay the price for the catastrophic climate change that's already affecting our planet. So really it's in our best interest to speak up now for the strong climate and clean energy legislation we need to invest in green technologies and cut our carbon footprint. Check out this new video from our friends at Consequence 09, and get more involved with making a difference through your campus at www.nwf.org/campusecology. We can avoid the consequences of tomorrow, by acting today to speak up for strong legislation and by making a difference in our own communities. How are you making a difference? Leave a comment below to let us know. George Will Earns "Worst Person" for Climate DenialWashington Post columnist George Will has taken some beatings over the last year for his continuing climate denial -- including from his own newspaper's reporters. But this may be Will's most public refutation yet -- being named one of the night's World's Worst Persons on MSNBC's Countdown: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy "Beyond a Reasonable Drought"Learn more about the connection between global warming and more severe weather events at the National Wildlife Federation's Extreme Weather page. Help NWF and get your video on YouTube's homepageLOVE wildlife, animals and nature? We do too! National Wildlife Federation's mission, simply put, is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. This month YouTube has teamed up with actor Ben Stein to help animals. We need fellow wildlife lovers to be part of our mission by making their own fun or inspirational videos on behalf of NWF as part of YouTube’s Video Volunteers program. The deadline for video submissions is October 22nd. Winning videos will appear on YouTube's homepage. Your video can help NWF raise awareness about wildlife! Get Started!
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Good luck! We can't wait to see all of your videos! October 4th: World Animal Day -- Learn About/Join NWF's Wildlife Watch!
It is World Animal Day--a day to show appreciation for animals of all kinds. World Animal Day was established on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment.
However you celebrate World Animal Day--whether you pet your pet, bring your cat indoors for the sake of the birds and chipmunks, or go outside to view a little nature, we hope you have a good one! Report: Climate Change Is Greatest Threat Ever To U.S. National ParksIn a recently released report, our colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council have identified how great a threat global warming poses to U.S. national parks. U.S. Today Science Fair reports:
Using Mobile Phone Towers For Wind Power GenerationAs the world moves toward lower carbon energy production it will cause us to look for power production opportunties in new places including cell towers. This is particularly important for areas where electric distribution is limited. Paul Ridden of Gizmag.com reports:
NWF Community Habitat Program: Whole Communities For Widlife!The National Wildlfie Federation's Community Habitat Porgram now has 80 communities either certified or in the process and they range in size from small towns of a few thousand to larger communities of close to million residents. Colchester Connecticut, a terrific town of 15,000, is working on certification: The Day.com reports:
Daily Show on Threatened Salmon, Polluter AstroturfingThis week, Jon Stewart touched on two topics the National Wildlife Federation has been working on. You can learn more about our efforts to protect California's fish & wildlife here, and find out more about how we're pushing back against Big Oil's misinformation campaign here. Now, on to the funny!
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