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Tell Your Senators to Save Our National Parks From Global Warming

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Conservation, Wyoming, Saguaro, Wildlands, Biogems, Wildlife, Cap and Trade, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, Rocky Mountains, Grand Tetons, Sudden Aspen Decline, Western Us, John Muir, Climate Change, Waxman-Markey, Glacier National Park, Climate Legislation, Joshua Tree, Ken Burns, Global Warming, National Parks, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Glacier National Park could lose all its glaciers, Joshua Tree National Park all its Joshua trees and Saguaro National Park all its saguaros, according to a new report on climate change from NRDC.

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Tell Your Senators to Protect Our National Parks From Global Warming

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Grand Tetons, Ken Burns, Joshua Tree, Climate Change, Glacier National Park, National Parks, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Ken Burns National Parks, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, National Park Service Organic Act, Green News
Frances Beinecke

But despite our country's valiant efforts to protect these iconic lands, the national parks are now facing the most powerful threat in their history -- global warming.

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9 National Parks In Danger (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Denali, Rocky Mountains, Glaciers, Yellowstone, Acadia National Park, Melting Glaciers, Ken Burns National Parks, Habitat-Distruction, Sustainability, Everglades, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Zion National Park, Ken Burns, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Joshua Tree, Global Warming, National Parks, Ellis Island, Slideshow, Slidepoll, Green News

In light of Ken Burns' documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea and a recent report that lists "National Parks in Peril," we're featuring 9...

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Best Government Dollar Spent: The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Nps, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, America's Best Idea, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Burns, Pbs, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, The National Parks America's Best Idea, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, Denali, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Ken Burns, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Documentary, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.

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Best Government Dollar Spent -- The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Nps, Denali, Green News
Chris Weigant

Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.

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