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Sea Ice Breakup Could Hit Polar Bears Hard in Churchill and Elsewhere
The polar bear is one of the earth’s most magnificent animals, and today we saw many of them here on the banks of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Read more >
Polar Bear Tours for Everyone
When I found out that National Wildlife Federation was sending me to the polar bear capital of the world to do some work on polar bears, I was pretty excited. On Thursday, when my plane touched down and I stepped… Read more >
Tar Sands Tranform Parts of Alberta to Toxic Waste Land
Felice Stadler filed this dispatch while on a tour of tar sands producing Alberta, Canada. National Wildlife Federation is working to slow production of tar sands fuels in Alberta. Tar sands are one of the dirtiest fuels in the world… Read more >
Moose and Caribou Numbers Drop from Tar Sands Production
Yesterday’s industry-led tour of Suncor’s operations, and a visit to the First Nations town of Fort McKay, gave our delegation varied perspectives on the enormity of the industry Read more >
Video – Tar Sands Bring Misery to Alberta Residents
Felice Stadler filed this dispatch while on a tour of tar sands producing Alberta, Canada. National Wildlife Federation is working to slow production of tar sands fuels in Alberta. Tar sands are one of the dirtiest fuels in the world… Read more >
By Larry J. Schweiger Green Groups from around the world have a tradition of identifying bad actors. Canada is the big loser because it is producing oil from tar sands – see my photos. One of the things about finger… Read more >
NWF Joins Lawsuit Against Dirty Oil Pipeline
Native American and environmental groups filed suit in federal court today challenging a proposed tar sands oil pipeline that would bring the dirtiest oil on Earth from Canada to the United States. The U.S. State Department’s approval on Aug. 20… Read more >
Tar Sands: NWF Memo to Editorial and Opinion Writers
National Wildlife Federation released the following memo today to editorial and opinion writers about the State Department’s approval of a multi billion dollar pipeline to import oil from Canadian tar sands in to the United States. These dirty fuels produce… Read more >
Ontario Will Protect 55 Million-Acre Forest and Wetland Area
In a move that will protect nature and help fight global warming, Ontario will conserve an area about the same size as the entire State of Kansas. (Photo: Forest Ethics) Kerry Gillespie for the Star.com reports: “Ontario has made the largest… Read more >
Week Two: A “Bugly” Scavenger Hunt
Bugs are everywhere in nature, regardless of whether you’re a city dweller or a country dweller. I encourage you to take a walk with your kids and see just what you can find as you embark on a Bugly Scavenger Hunt. Read more >
