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In this article the author discusses the politicization of environmental protection. The author wonders when protecting planet Earth for future generations became a partisan issue and why greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), have continued to increase. Topics include the need for unprecedented steps toward carbon reduction, the abandonment of fossil fuel consumption in the U.S., and the poem, "Imagining," by Eileen Rockefeller.

The article presents the author's view regarding U.S. government policies for soil conservation and restoration from 1935 to 2013, with a focus on the environmental aspects of soil management. Topics include the effect of agricultural runoff on water pollution, work by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to promote conservation requirements for farms, and the effects cover crops and climate change on soil erosion.

The article presents the author's view that people need to work together with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to protect wildlife, reconnect children with nature, and stop carbon pollution from affecting the climate. Topics include the importance of preparing for the future to protect wildlife, the author's concerns over the environment in which his grandsons will live, and recommendations on how people can help preserve the environment.

In this article the author reflects on the importance of protecting the world's oceans. Topics include observations made by marine biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson regarding the impact of ocean warming on marine life in her book "The Sea Around Us," the environmental effects of high surface-water temperatures, such as increased hurricane intensities, and the ecological impact of ocean acidification, such as a decline in phytoplankton.

In this article the author examines why the U.S. does not have an energy policy that will create jobs and protect the environment. He notes pledges made by several U.S. presidents including Barack Obama, former U.S. president Richard Nixon, and former president Gerald Ford to end the U.S.'s dependence on fossil fuels. He argues that failed energy policies make the U.S. economically unstable and discusses how solving the energy crisis will create a pathway to economic recovery.

In this article the author discusses his relationship with the U.S. National Wildlife Federation (NWF), which he likens to family. He relates his experience of being exposed to the NWF as a young boy by his parents who were members of a local affiliate of the NWF. He discusses the role that NWF has played in protecting wildlife and individuals that he considers mentors from his youth, including BWF board member Lenny Green, who the author credits for influencing his career in conservation.

The article discusses the impact that a 2010 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to redefine the word people in the U.S. Constitution and extend First Amendment protections to corporations will have on efforts to protect the environment. In the article the author offers his opinions on the decision and on the responsibility that corporations have to protect the environment.

This article discusses the efforts of the National Wildlife Federation, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Gerald Barber, and Steve Johnson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in stopping the implementation of the Yazoo Pumps flood-control project in the Yazoo River Watershed area of Mississippi. The project would have had a devastating effect on a critical habitat of the Louisiana black bear, migratory birds and other wildlife.

The editorial offers the author's thoughts on the continued usage of oil and coal energy by the U.S. The environmental, economic, and national security aspects of oil and coal energy are discussed, noting that solar and wind energy are available to anyone willing to invest enough money to make use of them.

The article presents an editorial about global warming. The author bemoans that, despite abundant evidence and acknowledgment of global warming, people are largely doing noting in response. The author believes that it is ridiculous that people listen to skeptics in the media rather than the thousands of scientists studying global warming.

The article discusses the 1972 Clean Water Act, which set a national standard for protecting all of the United States' waters, including wetlands. Ever since the law was enacted, land developers have tried unsuccessfully to urge Congress to gut the wetlands protections in the law so they could build on critical marshlands without restraint, attempts that were deterred by environmental protection groups. But decisions by the United States Supreme Court have confused the issue of wetland protection, which could possibly lead to the pollution of the nation's drinking water.

Encourages conservation of trees and the stimulation of child curiosity in identifying them. Significance of developing appreciation of trees to their conservation; Benefits gained by humans from trees; Medicinal products derived from trees, including aspirin.

Discusses the advocacy for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in 2005. Commitment of the public to protect the refuge; Advantage of raising automobile fuel efficiency standards; Quality of life issues that should be considered by the advocates.