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Oil Tax Breaks Help Put America Deeper in the Red, Keep BP in the Black
America just closed out a fiscal year with a $1.3 trillion debt, and guess where a big chunk of that cash went? That’s right – BP’s bank account. The oil giant today reported profit for just the months of July,… Read more >
Oilies sink to a new low: “Ethical” tar sands
The oil industry is notorious for putting profits above honesty, but if you needed a reminder just view the ad below (or don’t, if you don’t like being outraged). It’s a pitch for “ethical oil” from Alberta’s tar sands, which… Read more >
Big Oil Finally Catches a Break, Can Now Afford to Send Kids to College
Big Oil made big news on Wednesday when Exxon Mobil announced a major find in one of its Gulf of Mexico oil fields. Predictably, the industry and their friends in government are using the announcement to push for more drilling…. Read more >
Oil Execs Continue to Defend Billions in Tax Breaks
As record high gas prices batter consumers and anger voters, Senators on the Finance Committee hauled Big Oil’s top five executives to the Capitol for a hearing on proposals that might just lead to an end to wasteful taxpayer subsidies… Read more >
Climate Capsule: Clean Air Act, EPA escape sneak attacks
This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Clean Air Act in the Clear…For Now Quote: Jeremy Symons, NWF Senior VP of Conservation & Education Economic Story of the Week: Wyden calls for FTC investigation of Pipeline Editorial of the Week:… Read more >
Highway to Hell and the Roads Along the Way (Part 2 of 2)
For those who do not live close enough to the tar sands to see the immediate impacts, the tar sands still have an effect on you. How? The tar sands present a major source of pollution Read more >
Highway to Hell and the Roads Along the Way (Part 1 of 2)
People around the globe value the Boreal forest in Alberta, Canada for a number of reasons. For one, the forest represents ¼ of the earth’s remaining intact forest, but it is under attack from Big Oil. Read more >
Climate Capsule: Big Oil Wants to Skimp on Safety
This is my first edition of the NWF Climate Capsule! It will be an exciting privilege to bring you up to the minute news and views on climate and energy straight from the National Wildlife Federation. Thanks for reading and… Read more >
Michigan Oil Spill Victims Voice Concerns and Frustrations
If you’re from the Great Lakes region, chances are you’ve dipped your toes in the cold waters of Lake Superior, watched the sun set over Lake Michigan or fished off a pier in Lake Huron. The Great lakes offer so… Read more >
Why Doesn’t the United States Have an Energy Policy To Create Jobs and Protect the Environment?
By Larry J. Schweiger I hope you will join me at National Wildlife Federation’s 75th Anniversary Gala on April 13 in Washington D.C. We’ll honor Robert Redford and the many other conservation heroes who have helped protect wildlife. Here is… Read more >
