Caving to a veto threat by President Bush, House Democrats will not attempt to extend the 26-year moratorium on offshore oil drilling by attaching such an extension to legislation that will fund the US government into March, 2009. According to the New York Times: "Eliminating the drilling restrictions will have no immediate consequences since…
Pam Miller from the Northern Alaska Environmental Council sent us a report that the group has succeeded in delaying a proposed land swap that would transfer 110,000 acres, and subsurface drilling rights inside Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Doyon, Ltd. The lands in question are believed to be rich in oil…
The US Senate is likely to vote on a package of public lands legislation the week of September 22 that would permanently protect 3 million acres of public land and 1000 miles of rivers throughout the US. The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2008 (S.3213) contains more dozens of bipartisan provisions, including Wilderness…
Our good friends at Timex continue to produce excellent short films as part of their Return to the Outdoors promotion. Each film starts with a nice PSA about The Conservation Alliance. Check out the most recent film featuring climber and occasional Conservation Alliance spokes-comedian, Timmy O'Neill. I also recommend scrolling down to check out the…
Conservation Alliance Executive Director John Sterling testified on September 11 before a Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives in support of legislation that would protect the tributary streams of the Lower Rogue River in Oregon under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Oregon Treasures Act of 2008, introduced by Oregon Congressman Peter…
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of the Congress about the importance of a proposal to protect more than 2 million acres of public land and more than 1000 miles of rivers. Representatives from The North Face, Osprey, The Forest Group, and The Conservation Alliance spent…
Conservation Alliance member Ben Moon recently produced a music video for musician Micah Wolf. The song and video focus on the proliferation of trash dumping in our oceans. Great song, great video. Check it out!
Endurance athlete Terri Schneider will be one of 30 invited athletes who will participate in Racing the Planet: The Last Desert, November 24-December 4, 2008. And she will be running to raise money for The Conservation Alliance. As the windiest and most frigid continent, Antarctica is the largest desert in the world. The Last Desert adventure…
Winter Wildlands Alliance reports the following on their effort to limit winter motorized recreation in Yellowstone National Park: "A federal court ruled today that the Bush Administration's decision authorizing snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park violates the fundamental legal responsibility of the National Park Service to protect the clean air, wildlife, and natural quiet…
Renowned writer and global warming activist electrified the audience at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast in August. McKibben spoke passionately about the threats of global warming, and offered hope by focusing on the efforts of his new organization www.350.org. As always, our friends at SNEWS produced a podcast of the speech, which you may check out…
