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
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Tuesday Gulf Oil Disaster Updates
A quick roundup of some Gulf oil disaster news items: Crews have raised the Deepwater Horizon’s massive blowout preventer to the surface, hoping it will provide clues in what caused … Read more
“When This Is All You Know, How Do You Move On?”
The Washington Post today has a must-read story on a group of Louisianans who recently visited Cordova & other Alaska communities devastated by the Exxon Valdez disaster: The group from … 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
Help Wildlife, Become Quasi-Famous…?
Fans of wildlife and irreverent humor rejoice: one of the greatest fictional comedy writers in the business–or at least the real life actor who portrays him–is helping the National Wildlife … 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
Sea Turtles and Satellites
I recently attended a very special event held by the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC). National Wildlife Federation has partnered with STC to support their work protecting sea turtles from the … Read more
Quick Tuesday Morning Oil Disaster Update
It’s a busy Tuesday morning here at National Wildlife Federation’s National Advocacy Center in Washington, DC, but I wanted to pass along a few things fast: Yesterday’s planned trip on … Read more
