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Should the U.S. curb offshore drilling? National Journal asks, we answer

May 25, 2010 By Neil Shader

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The Gulf oil spill disaster is continuing to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico — and the investigation into what went wrong hasn’t been completed. Further drilling in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean, could threaten thousands of whales, polar bears, and walruses. Read The Wilderness Society President Bill Meadows’ thoughts about new drilling, hosted on the prestigious National Journal forum. Read more

The off-shore drilling debate: Bill Meadows weighs in on National Journal

April 6, 2010 By Neil Shader

The Obama Administration’s announcement about drilling the Outer Continental Shelf sent shockwaves through the environmental and energy communities. Wilderness Society President Bill Meadows joins the National Journal’s forum of experts to dissect the decision. Read his blog here. Read more

Meadows blogs on renewable energy for National Journal

February 18, 2010 By Jennifer Dickson

Often times the National Journal’s Energy and Environment blog host forums for experts to post their opinions on topics making the news as of late. Bill Meadows, The Wilderness Society’s President, appreciates these opportunities to engage with others. This week he joined the conversation being hosted by reporter Amy Harder about renewable energy. Read more

Join us at the 9th World Wilderness Congress in Mexico this week

November 6, 2009 By Christine Soliva

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Hundreds of conservation advocates from around the world have descended upon the capital of Yucatan, Mexico today for the kick off the 9th World Wilderness Congress. Read more

Calling for a "time out" on offshore leasing in Alaska

April 16, 2009 By Kathy Westra

This week, National Journal reporter Margaret Kriz asked Bill Meadows and other environmental experts to focus on one of the important environmental decisions facing Interior Secretary Salazar: whether or not to open more of America’s coast to offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. Read more

The Staggering Economic Toll of Global Warming

April 8, 2009 By David Moulton

The “American Clean Energy and Security Act” introduced by Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., is generating a flurry of comment. For groups like The Wilderness Society, the introduction of the Waxman-Markey bill is welcome news — a signal that Congress is finally willing to tackle the potentially catastrophic challenge of global warming. For others, the bill represents a threat to the fossil-fuel-fired status quo. Read more

EPA Should Act Quickly to Regulate CO2

February 9, 2009 By Kathy Westra

The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a danger to public health. With a new administration in the White House, there’s a good chance that EPA may actually have a chance to exercise this legal authority. Should they? Or should they wait for a climate bill regulating CO2 to come out of Congress? Read more

Environmental damage control: Which Bush policies should Obama scrap first?

January 27, 2009 By Kathy Westra

Washington is abuzz right now with talk of how the new Obama administration can undo some of the environmental damage done by their predecessors in the White House. There’s so much to be done, and everyone’s asking where to start. Read more