Environmental conservation work in the USA


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World's largest solar power facility, 150 Megawatts KJC, Mojave Desert, California, US.

16 Apr 2008
Bush’s Climate Speech: Too Little Too Late
Statement by Dr. Richard Moss, Vice President and Managing Director of Climate Change for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), on US President Bush's speech regarding climate change.  » Read more

 
Massive CO2 emissions: The power sector is the biggest climate polluter. Tough caps on CO2 under a strong ETS can trigger a switch from dirty coal power to clean and efficient alternatives.

07 Apr 2008
EU carbon market sets up another round of windfall profits for dirtiest power generators
Polluting electricity generators in Europe are set to reap another round of extraordinary windfall profits from the carbon trading scheme meant to curb their carbon emissions, a new report revealed today.
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Toronto centre, before and during earth hour

31 Mar 2008
Earth Hour great success - Millions turn off lights, while one village turns them on.

Millions globally signalled a new awareness of climate change by turning off their lights for an hour last Saturday night.  World landmarks – the Sydney Opera House, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and Bangkok's Wat Arun Rajawarahrahm Pagoda disappeared into the night sky.

One community, however, did it differently. Visogo Village in Fiji celebrated Earth Hour by turning their light switches on . . . for the first time.

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New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Nov 2004

Northern Great Plains

This project represents the Canadian component of a cross-border effort with WWF United States. The Northern Great Plains ecoregion is one of WWF’s gl... » Read more
 
Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jul 1993

Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion

Defining success for the Chihuahuan Desert starts with the conservation in perpetuity of its most distinctive biological features: globally rare colle... » Read more
 
Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jul 2003

Mexico Watershed Management Programme

The project aims to promote Mexico’s ratification of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercour... » Read more

Contact

Lee Poston
(Director, Media Communications)
WWF United States,
Washington DC

T: +1 202 778 9536
 
Kerry Zobor
(VP, Communications)
WWF United States,
Washington DC

T: +1 202 778 9509

Website

Offices

Southeast Rivers and Streams Project Office,
Nashville
2021 21st Avenue South Suite C-110 Nashville,
TN 37212
United States of America
 
WWF Klamath-Siskiyou Program KS,
Ashland OREGON
WWF Klamath-Siskiyou Program 116 Lithia Way Ste 7 Ashland OR 97520
United States of America
 
WWF United States,
Washington DC
1250 24th Street NW Washington
United States of America

T: +1 202 293 4800
F: +1 202 293 9211

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