This past weekend, about 200 residents from the New Orleans area signed a huge banner with bold personal messages to express deep concern over America’s continuing addiction to oil. Read more
BP oil spill
BP Oil Spill Update: Birds, Barrel Bickering & Betty White
The latest news from the Gulf Coast: The first two birds rescued from the spill have been returned to the wild Officials are pumping more fresh river water into the … 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
Dropping Dome Doesn’t Work, So BP Trying Trash
“There’s no way that dome is going to work,” one Venice, LA fishing boat captain told me last week. “It’s just a distraction to make it look like BP is … 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
A Video Report from BP Oil Spill’s Surface
I finished this wind-blown clip just seconds before our boat captain hit the engines for home, worried a dispersant plane might fly over us.
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The Truth About Dispersed Oil
On a trip to the Chandeleur Islands, NWF’s Senior Vice President, Jeremy Symons, takes a closer look at the dispersed oil off Gulf coast. It increasingly looks like the dispersants … Read more
Young Turtle Turned Red By BP Oil Spill
I hitched a ride out of the Mississippi River Delta town of Venice, LA yesterday with a local fishing boat captain concerned about the BP Oil Spill’s impact on wildlife. … 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
