Larry Schweiger’s Archive

30 Acres…An Insult

By Larry J. Schweiger After touring the extensive area of wetlands already impacted by the BP oil spill, and seeing that hundreds if not thousands of acres are already affected, I … Read more

News from Coastal Louisiana

By Larry J. Schweiger My colleague Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Inkley at National Wildlife Federation and I have spent the past two days in Louisiana.  Doug shares some information on … Read more

You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill

By Larry J. Schweiger You can’t rewind an oil spill but you can put a pause to the next one.  Arctic ocean drilling is a mistake for wildlife. Read more

“A Blowout Scenario is Not Required”

By Larry J. Schweiger BP convinced the federal agency that oversees drilling safety, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), that a well blowout like what has now occurred at the Macondo … Read more

Testimony Before Congress: Why the BP Oil Disaster is a Crime Scene

By Larry J. Schweiger I had the opportunity to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week on why the BP oil disaster is a … Read more

Why the BP Oil Spill is a Crime Scene

By Larry J. Schweiger I had the opportunity to join Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC today to talk about the BP oil spill and why the spill is a crime scene. Read more

By Larry J. Schweiger In a short while, at 10 am Eastern today,  I’ll be giving remarks to the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on how the BP oil … Read more

Carbon Free Girl Speaks for Wildlife

By Larry Schweiger Wildlife has a dedicated ally in Leilani Munter.  I spent this past week touring the Gulf region with National Wildlife Federation ambassador and green race car driver Leilani … Read more

Will the Oil Spill Become America’s Moment to Embrace a Clean Energy Future?

By Larry J. Schweiger As I head back from the Gulf coast today, where I saw firsthand some of the terrible impacts of the BP oil disaster, I read Al … Read more

On the Frontlines of the BP Oil Spill

By Larry J. Schweiger To keep updated on my trip to the Gulf Coast and the latest on National Wildlife Federation’s work on the ground responding to the BP oil disaster, … Read more