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The effects of global warming on Arctic echological balance are discussed.

A grandfather who is also an official of the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) calls on the NWF to lead efforts to help children understand and have connections with nature. Relying on his childhood experiences and citing a journal article titled 'An Earth Ethic,' the NWF official implies that environmental awareness among children would determine the quality of life in the future.

The passage of legislation protecting the Earth from the effects of climate change has failed in the U.S. Senate. Aside from possibly paving the way for China to dominate the emerging energy economy, environmental effects such as forest fires, floods, and decline in phytoplankton might ensue due to this inaction. How citizens can help to address this inaction is discussed.

Scientists have always been attacked whenever their research creates great revelations. The same is true for when someone hacked into the computers of climate researchers and parsed the truth to suggest these scientists were manipulating their data on climate change.

The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to afford First Amendment protections to corporations might lead to corporate spending in elections. Environmental protection efforts might also be hampered as elected officials would fear the power shown by polluting corporations through misleading advertising. The need to support legislators who stand up for wildlife is stressed.

A grandfather who is also an environmental activist deems the birth of his grandson as a bittersweet event. As the grandfather hopes to spend time with his grandson outdoors, he also expresses his concern over the impending exposure of his grandson to the global warming's effects. Participation in the National Wildlife Federation is encouraged by the grandfather.

The National Wildlife Federation's delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen will urge the attending leaders to draft a plan on restricting carbon dioxide emissions. The plan would include doable goals and schedules that are appropriate to each country. Suggestions on protection of forests and depositing of carbon in soils are also emphasized.

A forged letter supposedly from the NAACP was sent to Virginia Congressman Tom Perriello before the American Clean Energy and Security Act's passage, opposing the legislation. Based on U.S. Congress' findings, the letter was sent using funds from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. Citizens have to fight such activities by letting their local legislators know how they feel about the bill.

The 'Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States' report, which is authored by 31 climate experts from the U.S., revealed that climate change has already affected the polar regions, circumpolar forests and glaciated mountaintops. It is believed that more Americans should demand bolder actions to address the issue of climate change to.

The U.S. may be facing the largest oil spill in its history with the oil spill caused by the explosion from a British Petroleum oil rig off the coast of Louisiana. The accident reveals the hidden costs to the nation's oil dependency and how British Petroleum's rhetoric are more like spins.

Carbon dioxide has increased by 36 percent from pre-industrial levels in the atmosphere and using fossil fuels and dirty coal will only make it worse. The government should start recognizing the threat of global warming and start curbing laws on preserving the environment and looking for alternative sources of energy.

An excerpt from the book 'Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth' is presented, discussing coal as a dirty energy source and how coal-fired power plants expose nearby residents to radiation. It also discusses coal' environmental impact and reveals that there is no carbon capture and sequestration system in a single coal-fired power plant in the U.S.

The new U.S. administration under President Barack Obama provides opportunity for the U.S. and the American public to take on initiatives that will prevent climate catastrophe and global warming. Details on the need for clean energy, climate treaty negotiations and carbon emissions control are discussed.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Steve Johnson vetoed the Yazoo Pumps Project on August 31, 2008. Environmental groups like the National Wildlife Federation view the veto as a victory in saving the natural habitat of animals such as the Louisiana black bear. Other views and information on the Yazoo Pumps project are presented.

Global warming is being compared to structural fires. When a fire occurs and one is warned to evacuate the premises, oneshould not think twice and heed the warning . This too holds true for global warming, if people believe that it is actually happening everyone should act immediately to prevent it from getting worse.

America's energy choices should be based on their environmental impact and on whether these choices can be produced domestically. The national energy policy should advance renewable energy supplies and better energy efficiency, than rely on fossil fuels like coal and gasoline. Other views on America's energy policy, are presented.

American legislators must maintain their long-term view of stabilizing the global climate by continuing to debate solutions to global warming. US senators voted against continued debate on the Climate Security Act, avoiding the debate on clean energy.

The American public has been lulled into believing that George W. Bush's inaction on the global change issue is a good thing since the country is voluntarily moving to a green energy future. The Bush energy plan dismissed prospects for green energy and failed to plot a good future for climate protection or national security.

A recent survey showed that only one in five Americans believe they can make a difference when it comes to saving the environment. Francis Taylor, a 15-year-old Al Gore-trained Climate Project presenter is an example of how we can do something in our own way to stop global warming as we have a moral obligation to protect our environment.

The Ilulissat village in Greenland had experienced a 9 degree F rise in temperature due to rapid ice melting. The formation of glacial lakes amplifies ice melting, which in turn, speeds up global warming. Details on the environmental situation of the largest island on the planet are discussed.

The effect of the addiction of American children to electronic gadgetry, on their awareness of America's natural heritage is described. The prospects of the conservation of America's natural resources are discussed.

The threat of either decrease in number or extinction of wildlife animals due to global warming is discussed. The measures being taken by various state governments to check global warming are detailed.

Increasing awareness of Americans on global warming and alternate energy usage is discussed.

The spiritual and healing power of music and its inspirational impact on environmentalists is discussed.

An interpretation of Clean Water Act with relation to Supreme Court opinions is presented.

Overlooking of global warming by political leaders is discussed. Opinions and suggestions of scientists on green house effect are also presented.

The need to mitigate global warming, which was the subject of films 'Hoot' and 'An Inconvenient Truth,' are presented.

The efforts of the National Wildlife Federation and Dr. Rex Hancock, a lifelong leader of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation of the Citizens Committee to save the Cache River, black swamp and the 'extinct' ivory-billed woodpecker, are discussed.

The negative opinions of Americans towards opening the Arctic Refuge for drilling and the emphasis on lawmakers for raising fuel-efficiency standards on all vehicles, are discussed.

The environmental benefits of planting trees in home front yards are discussed

Dikes and levees built across the Mississippi River in the United States have prevented the annual flooding of the river delta, denying it access to fresh alluvial soils, and resulting in 1,900 square miles of coastal marshes and tidal wetlands being lost to subsidence and erosion. A coalition of environmental groups, scientists, the state of Louisiana, and the Army Corps of Engineers have envisioned a US$14 billion plan to save the delta and the coastal wetlands.

Exotic species like the dangerous hitchhikers are leaving an unprecedented trail of ecological destruction, human misery and economic loss, and are moving about freely on a global scale as unintended cargo of trade and travel. One Cornell University report estimates that nonnative species currently are costing US taxpayers more than $137 billion a year.