Larry Schweiger

NWF’s Larry Schweiger: BP “Report” Just More Spin

BP has issued the results of its self-evaluation in the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion. That disaster led to more than 200 million gallons of oil gushing into the Gulf … Read more

5 Years After Katrina, “Poor Decisions Continue To Be Made”

Larry Schweiger, president & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, president of the Hip Hop Caucus have teamed up on the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. … Read more

Greenforce Frontline: 2 pm Eastern Today

By Larry Schweiger The end of the carbon age is in view, so I am glad to see green jobs opportunities becoming available today for those who are looking for the … Read more

The Real Cost of Senate Inaction

By Larry J. Schweiger Despite the fact that we are living in the hottest decade since record-keeping began, legislation protecting the planet from catastrophic climate change died in the U.S. … Read more

The Gulf Coast: A Long Road to Recovery

By Larry J. Schweiger I was back down in the Gulf recently, and there is going to be a long road for recovery for the communities and wildlife impacted by … Read more

Senate on Brink of Colossal Failure

By Larry J. Schweiger As a result of continued obstruction from every Republican Senator and a few Democratic Senators, the Senate today is on the brink of a colossal failure … Read more

Effort to Get Senate to Act on Climate Stalls

It was a depressing day today as Senate Democrats announced they had to postpone their effort to pass a climate bill. Here’s NWF’s Larry Schweiger’s press statement: “As a result … Read more

Steve Schneider, We Will Miss You

By Larry J. Schweiger I was very saddened to hear that my friend and colleague Steve Schneider unexpectedly passed yesterday.  I last saw Steve and his wife Terry Root in … Read more

Just Saying No to the Dirtiest Fuel on the Planet

By Larry J. Schweiger I was pleased to see so many clean energy advocates, landowners, and activists uniting to say no to a proposed, risky canadian dirty oil pipeline that … Read more

How to Clean Our Air and Reduce Government Spending

By Larry J. Schweiger In addition to cleaning up our air pollution that causes global warming, the American Power Act will reduce America’s federal government spending by $19 billion over … Read more