Larry Schweiger

Big Oil Meets Big Nature in Louisiana

By Larry J. Schweiger I write this from Venice, Louisiana, a few days after the explosion at British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig set off a massive oil spill … Read more

Statement on Freeze on New Coastal Drilling

By Larry Schweiger Here is my statement on President Obama’s freeze on new coastal drilling. Go to www.nwf.org/oilspill for the latest developments on the oil spill and how you can … Read more

Climate Science Under Attack: Who Speaks and Why?

By Larry J. Schweiger The following editorial will be published in the upcoming issue of National Wildlife Federation’s National Wildlife magazine: The famed Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes understood … Read more

Honoring Stewart Udall – A Fitting Tribute to a Legendary Conservationist

By Larry Schweiger I was recently rereading my tattered copy of The Quiet Crisis by Stewart Udall, who recently passed away. The last time I spoke with the former Interior … Read more

Time to Finish the Job

By Larry Schweiger In response to National Journal’s blog question today “Does Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decision to quit the climate and energy negotiations with Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman … Read more

Video: Remembering Earth Day

Forty years ago on the first Earth Day, I took a hundred college students to see Pennsylvania’s last nesting bald eagle at Conneaut Marsh. The eggs failed to hatch because … Read more

Montana Wildlife Federation – Celebrating 75 years of success

By Larry J. Schweiger I’m looking forward to joining the Montana Wildlife Federation Saturday April 17 to celebrate 75 years of success. National Wildlife Federation shares Montana Wildlife Federation’s conservation … Read more

National Summit – Getting Kids Outdoors

By Larry Schweiger I was in Houston yesterday at National Wildlife Federation’s summit on getting kids outdoors.  We had over 1,000 attendees from 101 locations in more than 25 states … Read more

Greening Your School with Eco-Schools USA

By Larry J. Schweiger Spending time outdoors and learning about nature as a child was instrumental for me in developing my passion for the natural world. Since November 1, 2009 … Read more

Climate Change Hits Home

By Larry J. Schweiger Climate change is hitting home, here and now, in some ways that maybe you might not have expected.  Check out this video. Read more