Would an American Win the Land Mammal Belmont Stakes?
The Wall Street Journal asks a great question this morning: Who would win if any animal could compete in this weekend’s Belmont Stakes with no rider required? Journal writers Geoff …
Months After Arkansas Tar Sands Disaster, Exxon Still Silent on Spill Cause
Here’s today’s update on the Exxon Mobil Pegasus tar sands spill in Mayflower, Arkansas: Exxon still isn’t revealing a cause and the wetlands still aren’t restored. Not much of an …
Another Big Loss for Tar Sands: British Columbia Rejects Northern Gateway
In a major victory for conservationists, the British Columbia government has rejected the proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline. While the rejection isn’t necessarily the end of the road for …
South Dakota Officials Drag Keystone Politics into School Bomb Drill
Officials in South Dakota’s Hot Springs somehow decided it would be a good idea to insert their personal politics into a disaster drill: While the drill actually commenced at 12:30 …
Bald Eagle Comeback Highlights Need for McCarthy’s Leadership at EPA
Just a generation after they were re-introduced, bald eagles are coming back strong in Massachusetts. But at the very same time, polluter allies in Congress are playing political games with …
Charting a Clean Energy Future for New England’s Oil-Menaced Southeastern Coast
Ask Americans to name a major oil spill and you’ll hear about the Gulf oil disaster and the Exxon Valdez, maybe even Arkansas, the Kalamazoo River and the Yellowstone River. …
Update on Wildlife Oiled in Arkansas Tar Sands Spill
Just got this update on the Exxon Mobil Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill from Geralyn Hoey, a National Wildlife Federation regional representative in our South Central Regional Center: On Monday, …
As Arkansas Community Reels from Tar Sands Oil Spill, Wildlife Remain in Peril
Four days after Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline sent tar sands oil flooding through a neighborhood in the small Arkansas town of Mayflower, the fumes still burned my nostrils — like …
Exxon Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas, Forcing Evacuations and Threatening Wildlife (UPDATE)
An Exxon Mobil pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada spilled in Arkansas on Friday, sending thousands of gallons of heavy crude oil flowing through residential streets outside Little Rock, …
Dunk City’s Dark Side: Florida Gulf Coast University Built on Desperately-Needed Panther Habitat
Will Florida Gulf Coast University basketball’s success brings renewed attention to the need to protect the Florida panther habitat that their school was literally founded on?
