Action Report: December/January 2007 How National Wildlife
Federation is making a difference Warming Fuels Trouble in the
West Climate change will produce more wildfires, drought and
wildlife losses The American West is feeling the heat from
global warming, and that could mean more widespread wildfires,
prolonged drought and extensive loss of wildlife habitat in the
years to come, according to a new NWF report. "America's
addiction to fossil fuels is coming at an enormous price, one
that threatens not only people but the fish, wildlife and
ecosystems that are so fundamental to the region's--and nation's
--economy, culture and values," observes Patty Glick, an NWF
global warming specialist and author of the study. Released in
October, Fueling the Fire: Global Warming, Fossil Fuels and the
Fish and Wildlife of the American West provides a detailed
summary of the most recent scientific evidence regarding present
and future impacts from climate change in 17 Western states.
"The latest science paints a bleak pictur