“We’ve dropped everything, family plans, work plans to spend time down there to be the voice of wildlife …. It’s like seeing your kids in harm’s way. It’s hard to focus on anything but making sure we’re doing everything we can,” said NWF’s Jeremy Symons.
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May, 2010
“We’ve Dropped Everything … To Be The Voice Of Wildlife”
Gear Up: The Great American Backyard Campout Is June 26
Have you ever roasted marshmallows? Do you remember catching fireflies? When’s the last time you stargazed? National Wildlife Federation’s 6th annual backyard campout event on June 26 is an easy way for families and children to connect with nature and create new memories of outdoors experiences
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NWF Scientist: Oil Ashore So Far “The Tip Of The Iceberg”
Dr. Inkley joined Kiran Chetry on CNN’s American Morning, saying he doesn’t know how any wildlife could survive under the Gulf of Mexico’s thick blanket of oil.
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NWF Flyover Shows Acre After Acre of Oiled Wetlands
NWF staffers investigate BP’s claim that only 30 acres of Louisiana wetlands have been coated in oil.
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News from Coastal Louisiana
By Larry J. Schweiger My colleague Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Inkley at National Wildlife Federation and I have spent the past two days in Louisiana. Doug shares some information on … Read more
Electric vehicles: Another part of turning the corner on oil
Congress took the country a step closer today to making electric vehicles widespread in the U.S. NWF’s Zoe Lipman welcomed the release today of the Electric Vehicle Deployment Act, sponsored … Read more
Gulf Coast Region Holds Collective Breath as Hurricane Season Starts
Just what we needed in the Gulf Coast. Hurricane season starts formally next Tuesday. In the midst of a man made catastrophe unfolding in the Gulf Coast, the region must … Read more
Breaking: Massive New Oil Plume Found Lurking in Gulf
We’re learning new details about the effects of dispersants on the massive BP oil disaster, now estimated on the low end to be 19 million gallons. University of South Florida … Read more
Memorial Day – Vets Launch Ad for Clean American Power
Let’s enjoy our burgers and franks this weekend but remember that the mess in the Gulf is an environmental catastrophe that also alarms veterans and active military. Thus a new … Read more
Lessons from Exxon Valdez: Turning Anger to Action
The effects of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound are still being felt 20 years later. Alaskan citizens impacted by the spill turned their anger into energy to take action and keep this from happening again. We need to do the same for the Gulf Coast and prevent another dirty energy disaster.
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