It’s more important than ever to invest in a green economy — creating green jobs and protecting the air and water that keep us healthy. As President Obama calls for fiscal restraint in domestic spending, a coalition of public interest groups and conservation and wildlife organizations make the case for what Congress can do to create jobs while strengthening key environmental programs — all while cutting wasteful spending by nearly $20 billion per year.

• Tags: clean energy, Congress, federal spending, Green Budget, green economy, green energy, green jobs, President Obama, Renewable Energy, renewables, wasteful spending
• Related Campaigns: Conservation Funding, Energy, Global Warming, Stewardship

Our very own Annette Kondo sits down with Ken Burns to talk about his new documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Here they discuss how diversity has played a big role in the history of our National Parks and why that's so important.

• Tags: diversity, Documentary, Ken Burns, National Parks, national parks: americas best idea, Parks
• Related Campaigns: National Parks, Stewardship, Wilderness

Wilderness Society's Annette Kondo sits down with Ken Burns to talk about his latest documentary series, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. They talk about the making of the movie, some of the charismatic characters that the series and The Wilderness Society have in common, and, finally, about experiencing America's wildest lands in all their grandeur.

• Tags: americas best idea, annette kondo, interview, Ken Burns, National Parks, public lands, the national parks: americas best idea, the wilderness society, wilderness
• Related Campaigns: National Parks, Wilderness