Larry Schweiger’s Archive

By Larry Schweiger I went out on the water with a CNN crew off the coast of Louisiana.  The oil seemed to go on forever. We saw a sea turtle … Read more

By Larry Schweiger Saudi-funded Fox News found this ad by Vote Vets“too confusing” to air.  It’s hard to imagine what’s so confusing about Iran getting $100 million a day from … Read more

My Visit to Fort Jackson Bird Rescue Center

By Larry J. Schweiger I visited the bird rescue center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana today.  They are preparing to receive wildlife injured from the BP oil disaster.  Many will not recover. Read more

Leilani Munter’s BP Oil Disaster Coverage

By Larry J. Schweiger National Wildlife Federation Ambassador Leilani Munter is documenting her tour of the oil spill disaster down here in Louisiana. Check out her coverage from Day one … Read more

Rachel Maddow Show: Impacts on Nature Deep and Lasting

By Larry J. Schweiger Here is a clip from the Rachel Maddow show last night where I had the opportunity to talk about the wildlife impacts of the BP oil … Read more

By Larry J. Schweiger Shrimpers, watermen and their families are being impacted by the BP oil disaster. Their story needs to be heard too. National Wildlife Federation Ambassador Leilani Munter … Read more

Big Oil Meets Big Nature in Louisiana

By Larry J. Schweiger I write this from Venice, Louisiana, a few days after the explosion at British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig set off a massive oil spill … Read more

Statement on Freeze on New Coastal Drilling

By Larry Schweiger Here is my statement on President Obama’s freeze on new coastal drilling. Go to www.nwf.org/oilspill for the latest developments on the oil spill and how you can … Read more

Climate Science Under Attack: Who Speaks and Why?

By Larry J. Schweiger The following editorial will be published in the upcoming issue of National Wildlife Federation’s National Wildlife magazine: The famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes understood … Read more

Honoring Stewart Udall – A Fitting Tribute to a Legendary Conservationist

By Larry Schweiger I was recently rereading my tattered copy of The Quiet Crisis by Stewart Udall, who recently passed away. The last time I spoke with the former Interior … Read more