Tag: Farm Bill
Hold the Line
Written by Bob Bendick | June 14th, 2012
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The Farm Bill should be passed as it stands. We need to be able to agree that healthy lands and waters are essential to the productivity of agriculture and forest lands.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 6
Written by Megan Sheehan | June 6th, 2012
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We’ve got your green news this fine morning!
- Farm Bill: leaders in the food movement — and celebrity chefs — say, “back to the kitchen.” (Grist)
- A new study says hormones in dairy farm wastewater persist for years. (Treehugger)
- Bats in the U.S. have been put on a regional extinction watch because of white nose syndrome. (BBC)
- Is deforestation happening near you? Now you can find out with the Global Forest Disturbance Alert System. (Mongabay)
- China wants to keep its air pollution levels to itself. (Green)
Conservation Lessons of the Dust Bowl
Written by Mark Tercek | May 7th, 2012
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May 9th marks the anniversary of one of the worst man-made disasters ever to hit the U.S.: the Dust Bowl. Our CEO explains how conservation practices put in place as a result have helped prevent similar catastrophic events.
How to Get Things Done in Washington Today
Written by Bob Bendick | December 7th, 2011
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While the Super Committee failed to agree on a plan to reduce the nation’s budget deficit, Bob Bendick found proof that government can still produce results that serve the broad interests of the American people.
Message to Congress: Healthy Lands and Waters Support a Healthy Economy
Written by Mark Tercek | November 10th, 2011
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Conservation spending did not cause the budget deficit and cutting conservation cannot fix it. In fact, supporting conservation is extremely important for our economy.
The Budget Control Process and America’s Environment
Written by Bob Bendick | November 3rd, 2011
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This past year of budget cutting has revealed that America’s natural resource funding is a target for deep cuts. Will these programs be cut even more in the Budget Control Act process?
$100 Million for the Everglades: A Smart Investment for Nature and People
Written by Mark Tercek | August 12th, 2011
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Our president and CEO looks at this new approach to conservation in America and explains the benefits it will provide to one of America’s most important large natural systems.
Skagit River: How Farming and Bird Conservation Help Each Other
Written by Dave Mehlman | September 22nd, 2009
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Successful bird conservation is far harder than it looks. But there are some wonderful examples out there that show how we can have more and better bird habitat and benefit people, too. One of the coolest examples that I know about is the work being done by The Nature Conservancy in Washington in the delta [...]
The Upside of the Downslide
Written by David Cleary | January 10th, 2009
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On the “every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining” principle…..the Christmas and year-end period is the busiest time of year for fundraisers in the developed world, and in a couple of weeks conservation organizations across North America and Europe will be seeing in the New Year by looking at their final-quarter numbers for 2008. It’s unlikely to be a very festive [...]
