June, 2010

America’s Great Outdoors: Outdoor Nation!

,  |  Jun 28, 2010

Chris Fanning, Executive Director of the Outdoor Foundation (outdoorfoundation.org) talks to National Wildlife Federation about New York City’s Outdoor Nation youth summit in June 2010.
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BP Apologist Barton Gets Big Oil All Star Card on Eve of Congressional Game

 |  Jun 28, 2010

BP apologist and baseball aficionado Rep. Joe Barton was named a “Big Oil All Star” today by the National Wildlife Federation, on the eve of the annual Congressional baseball game … Read more

This Is What A Worst-Case Scenario Looks Like

 |  Jun 28, 2010

Today’s forecast from NOAA shows oil impacts on critical wetlands & beaches across a swath of the Gulf Coast hundreds of miles wide: Please take a moment to tell your … Read more

Oil Spill Blues? Put on Your Dancing Shoes

,  |  Jun 26, 2010

Thursday night, National Wildlife Federation organized a concert and shrimp boil in Venice, LA for the men and women who’s lives have been turned upside down by the oil spill. … Read more

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

 |  Jun 25, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger I had the honor of delivering the Michaux Lecture at the Conservation Leaders Summit in Valley Forge, my home state of Pennsylvania. My talk “Pennsylvania Conservation: Standing … Read more

Get outdoors with American Girl and Saturday’s national campout

 |  Jun 25, 2010

The Great American Backyard Campout (GABC) is right around the corner! This weekend, families across the country will celebrate the annual event.In the same outdoor spirit as their 2010 Girl of the Year Lanie, American Girl is serving as the national sponsor for the GABC to encourage kids everywhere to enjoy the outdoors.
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If Birds Could Talk

 |  Jun 25, 2010

Jaime Matyas is NWF’s Executive’s Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. She is in Louisiana this week with NWF’s on the ground team touring areas devastated by the oil spill. … Read more

First Impressions from Oil Spill Ground Zero

 |  Jun 24, 2010

National Wildlife Federation Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Jaime Matyas is in Louisiana this week with NWF’s on the ground team touring areas devastated by the oil spill. … Read more

Sweeten this weekend’s Great American Backyard Campout with Hershey’s

 |  Jun 24, 2010

This year, HERSHEY’S sweetens the Great American Backyard Campout on Saturday, June 26th by partnering with NWF to promote the event. Together, we are encouraging kids and adults to enjoy the outdoors while sleeping under the stars.
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In Advance of Tar Sands Federal Hearing, Members of Congress Say Don’t Rush to Dirty Fuels

 |  Jun 24, 2010

Fifty members of Congress yesterday asked the State Department not to rush to approve a TransCanada Corporation dirty fuels pipeline, citing the need for further study of the fuel’s potent … Read more