Miles Grant’s Archive

Roll Out the Astroturf! Big Oil’s Bringing Fake Rallies Back

The next time you hear of “citizen” outrage about clean energy & climate action, make sure you know who’s really pulling the strings.
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East Coast Cities Shatter Summer Heat Records

A National Wildlife Federation report last month warned global warming is fueling summer heat waves. Given that 2010 has been the hottest year on record so far globally, are this … Read more

Is An Underwater Nation Still A Nation?

As the sea swallows its shores, when does a country cease to be a country? That’s what the New York Times asks this week: If a country sinks beneath the … Read more

Bjorn Lomborg Pulls a Cousin Oliver

One of the world’s biggest names in climate denial is flip-flopping. And you’re never going to believe this — he wants you to buy his new book to read all … Read more

Cool Bird Photo of the Day

Via Pixdaus.com, meet an air-braking puffin: 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

NWF, NRDC Remind Attorney General to Count Gusher’s Oil AND Gas

The National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in pressing the federal government to hold BP & other parties fully accountable for the Gulf disaster. While attention has been focused … Read more

Ryan Theriot and the Cubs Come to Bat for Wildlife Impacted by the Oil Spill

Even as the impact of the Gulf oil spill continues to be felt across communities and ecosystems, the Chicago Cubs, led by Louisiana-native Ryan Theriot, stepped up to the plate … Read more

New Questions About NOAA’s “Oil’s Gone” Report

Huffington Post reports on some new questions surrounding this month’s controversial NOAA report that led to hundreds of premature “the oil’s all gone” news stories: Back at the report’s unveiling … Read more

Video: Michigan’s Oil Disaster

The National Wildlife Federation has had not one but two teams responding to oil disasters — our Gulf Coast team dealing with the BP gusher, and our Michigan team assessing … Read more