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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 discusses the warnings from U.S. President Barack Obama and other politicians including a group of Republican former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators regarding climate change and its effect on the world and humanity as of October 2013. Topics include the influence of carbon-polluting industries on the U.S. Congress and lawmakers and the negative environmental bills passed by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives.

An essay is presented on the development of fuel-efficiency rules for light-duty vehicles in the United States. It states that a report by the BlueGreen Alliance, a nationwide partnership of environmental groups and labor unions, found that 570,000 jobs will be created by the shift to advanced, high-efficiency vehicles. It mentions that the report suggests the new standards will cause a net increase of 75 billion dollars by 2030 to the gross domestic product of the United States.

An essay is presented on some ways the U.S. media has changed and its threat to the future of wildlife and civil society if left unchecked. Topics include the consequences of market segmentation caused by competition between traditional television and radio stations with cable and satellite channels for advertisers and audiences, the impact of advertisers' interests on the sensitivity to environmental issues that threaten wildlife, and how the public can fight back.

An essay is presented on the agreements reached in 2011 between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. automobile manufacturers, and automobile industry labor unions to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and trucks in order to mitigate greenhouse gases. The author notes National Wildlife Federation (NWF) support for these deals because they will reduce carbon pollution, save consumers billions in fuel costs, and diminish U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

The article provides information on the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), which has asked the U.S. federal government to protect its citizens from those who pollute the environment. It adds that clean air and water laws are moral contracts between the government and citizens. The author argues that many members of Congress are against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for enforcing these laws.

An essay is presented that explores what it would be like if the U.S. National Wildlife Federation (NWF) did not exist. The author wonders if the U.S. would have a Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, or Safe Drinking Water Act without the NWF and its partners, who have worked to raise public and government awareness about the threats to wildlife and their habitats. The author encourages individuals to participate in working for NWF goals and the challenges to wildlife protection.

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.

The article discusses the environmental impact of the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass climate change legislation. Topics include an overview of how China and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will benefit from the U.S. Senate's inability to pass comprehensive energy reform and the need for clean energy sources.

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.

In this article the author discusses the U.S. American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in July, 2009. The author notes that some opposition letters to U.S. congressmen regarding the bill, which includes the protection of wildlife from global warming, were phony. He discusses the discovery of phony letters by companies such as the AstroTurf lobbying group Bonner & Associates as an example of corporate deception.

This article presents the author's view that the U.S. Congress, especially the Republican membership, needs to begin working together to reform energy policy to protect the world from damage caused by carbon dioxide pollution of the atmosphere. Members of the Republican Party must embrace the body of climate science and begin to address the threat of global warming with other members of Congress. The author also suggests that Americans need to find ways to convince legislators to work together.

The author discusses the consequences of climate change and how he believes U.S. President George W. Bush and Congress will be remembered by future generations. He notes that despite scientific data to support the consequences of global climate change, the U.S. government has done little to address the crisis. He suggests that politicians are too conflicted between affected industries and public pressure for action, resulting in the failure to enact legislation.

This article discusses the United States energy policy under President George W. Bush's administration. In spite of Bush's campaign promise to require power companies to reduce global warming, he has changed his policy so that it favors the fossil-fuel industry. The article discusses how the policy has led to high energy prices, a weak dollar, and a recession. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker warned of the negative effect on the economy from the lack of a plan to deal with climate change. The author believes that the U.S. economy will be revived by a plan to solve both the energy and climate crises.

In this piece, the president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation discusses the activism of Taylor Francis. At the age of 15, Francis is the youngest presenter in the Climate Project, a program organized by Al Gore to broaden the reach of the environmentalist message on climate change that he delivered in the film "An Inconvenient Truth." In the summer of 2008, Francis will deliver this presentation in China, reaching out to students in Beijing and Shanghai. The author takes this effort as inspiration in his own work, and a sign that young people everywhere are trying to make a difference in the environmentalist effort.

The article presents an editorial on the U.S. news media's coverage of global warming. The author argues that the U.S. news media is too concerned with shallow, inconsequential stories to properly cover global warming news. The author believes that the failure of major media outlets to cover researcher Wieslaw Maslowski's announcement that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer of 2013 is reprehensible.

The article presents an editorial discussing American children's relationship to the outdoors. The author discusses a study which found that the average American child spends 6 hours a day watching television, playing video games, or operating a computer. The author believes that children should be encouraged to pursue outdoor activities because it fosters environmental consciousness.

The article looks at global warming policy in the U.S. According to the article, Election Day in November 2006 propelled global warming to a top-tier issue on the nation's agenda for action. A Zogby survey found that a majority of voters said that the U.S. Congress should pass legislation promoting renewable and alternative energy sources as an effective way to reduce global warming pollution. A coalition of states have challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to regulate carbon dioxide as required under the Clean Air Act, taking the case to the Supreme Court. The article comments on the National Wildlife Federation's commitment to working with Americans and elected officials to save wildlife and future generations from 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.

This article discusses America's use of fossil fuels and the effect of such use on greenhouse gas pollution, national security, economy and the future. Few Americans and few Washington political leaders comprehend how very little time we have left to act before we lose control of global warming. Within our children's lifetime the planet, under current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, will hit a tipping point that can trigger runaway global warming. Scientists say that we have less than 10 years to curb carbon dioxide emissions. Definite plans for use of biofuels, updated fuel-efficiency standards for motor vehicles, cutting of carbon dioxide emissions by new electric power plants, and many other solutions must be created. Americans must take the lead so that its Congress will act to formulate a national energy policy.

The article presents information on the aims, objectives and formation of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). It informs that Jay Norwood Darling, who served as chief of the U.S. biological survey launched the organization to wake up the U.S. to the plight of nature. The organization was formed to motivate U.S. government to act on behalf of wildlife's future. Darling was also a leading a federal effort to restore acres of lands to improve habitat for some of the endangered species. The article also reflects on the environmental realities as stated by the organization. It warns the public regarding buildup of global warming pollution in the atmosphere. It has an adverse effect on the climate. It also cautions about many of America's great waters and lands that have been altered to the ecological breaking point. The organization also urges people to take bold actions to confront the new environmental hazards to make difference for the future of wildlife. NWF member can be a vital link in this effort. They can help the organization inspire Americans of every walk of life to join it in this fight.