September, 2010

Polluter-Funded Evolution & Climate Exhibit at the Smithsonian

A “scientific” exhibit ignoring the threat of global warming at the taxpayer-funded Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC? Reports The New Yorker: The David H. Koch Hall of … Read more

Oil Pipeline Breaks Keep Coming

UPDATE 4:41pm: Reuters now reports the pipeline hasn’t stopped spilling & that the rate could be up to 25,000 gallons (600 barrels) of oil per hour. An oil pipeline owned … Read more

“Astroturf Is A Petroleum Product”

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Get Inspired with a Nature Haiku

Read the winning entries from National Wildlife Federation’s haiku contest Read more

A Night of Watching & A Day Of Hope

If you haven’t already, you should check out the blog of the National Wildlife Federation’s John Hammond, one of our front-line responders to the Gulf oil disaster. Here’s an excerpt … Read more

3 Fun Backyard Activities For Kids

Nature bracelets, a homemade compass, and outdoor baby toys Read more

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

Big Oil Cuts Jobs Again, Even as They Sponsor Bogus Job Rallies

No lie is too big for Big Oil.  Their tired refrain of late is that they’re job makers. On TV, radio, in print and at bogus Astroturf rallies happening this week. … Read more

North Dakota: The Spills Keep Coming (Video)

NWF’s Tim Warman made the point in a guest column in this week’s Newsweek Magazine, the BP spill is not an isolated incident. Last week a mix of crude and … Read more

Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtles for Generations to Come

It’s hard protecting animals, as I’ve tried once myself. In July 2002, on Cocoa Beach, Florida, a morning workout with my mom turned into being crossing guards for a line … Read more