Number: 2007-02   WHEREAS, leading climate scientists have concluded that the world must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in current levels by 2020 and by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 in order to avert the most serious consequences of global climate change; and WHEREAS, collectively, colleges and universities spend $317 billion annually and represent about 3% of Gross Domestic P ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-07   WHEREAS, climate change is already underway, as indicated by rising temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic, melting glaciers, shifting ranges of plants and animals, and the earlier onset of spring; and WHEREAS, global warming poses an unprecedented environmental threat not only to wildlife and its habitat but also to the security, safety and prosperity of people everywhe ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-03   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation recognizes the need to diversify racially, culturally, and age-wise the conservation movement of the United States for the future protection, restoration and preservation of its natural resources, as National Wildlife Federation recognizes the future of this movement lies within connecting and engaging youth (as defined as middle sch ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-08   WHEREAS, new scientific studies underscore the evidence that global warming is already having a significant impact on wildlife and habitats; and WHEREAS, one recent review of 866 studies of wildlife responses to global warming shows that many animal and plant species have been dying off or changing sooner than scientists had predicted, including the extinction of at least 70 ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-17   WHEREAS, the Public Trust Doctrine is the keystone component of fish and wildlife conservation in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Public Trust Doctrine mandates that fish and wildlife resources are held in trust by the government(s) for the benefit of the present and future generations of all citizens; and WHEREAS, the Public Trust Doctrine is well-established in contemp ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-05   WHEREAS, climate change is a serious long-term threat to the health of our planet, a fact universally accepted by the scientific community; and WHEREAS, greenhouse gas emissions are the primary contributor to climate change; and WHEREAS, the United States, with only 5% of the world’s population, is responsible for 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, gr ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-04   WHEREAS, America has more than 13 million hunters and more than 34 million anglers; and WHEREAS, outdoor enthusiasts are crucial in protecting and enhancing public lands, streams and wetlands from major threats such as global warming; and WHEREAS, global warming pollution is causing Earth’s climate to change in ways that are having negative impacts on people, fish, wil ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-11   WHEREAS, global climate change science has shown that carbon dioxide emissions have a direct impact on global warming, and that rapid global warming is detrimental to most wildlife species; and WHEREAS, automobile emissions, both from driving and time spent idling, are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States; and WHEREAS, our dependency on foreign oil ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-09   WHEREAS, hunters and anglers recognize that private landowners own millions of acres of fish and wildlife habitat and that protecting and enhancing these habitats is essential for well-being of America’s wildlife; and WHEREAS, the Farm Bill provides many important agricultural programs including programs to stabilize farm and ranch income, enhance farm and ranch commod ...[Read More]

Number: 2007-01   WHEREAS, the American public, especially its children, is increasingly isolated from the outdoors and such isolation deprives people of a range of values and healthy interactions; and WHEREAS, research studies show the “average” child spends over 40 hours per week watching television or otherwise connected to some electronic media and is increasingly subjected to ...[Read More]