Between years of neglect, Katrina’s devastation & the Gulf oil disaster, there’s plenty of heartache in working to restore coastal Louisiana. But there ain’t a lotta glory. That’s why it … Read more
BP oil spill
Turtle Toll Tops a Thousand as Oil Disaster Impacts Multiply
Since the Gulf oil gusher was capped, wildlife impacts have actually gotten significantly worse. That seems counter-intuitive. But it’s exactly what wildlife officials are finding along the Gulf Coast: [W]ildlife … Read more
This Just In: NWF Overflight Finds Discolorations In Chandeleur Sound
Some breaking news from the National Wildlife Federation’s Louisiana staffers: On Sunday, August 8th, NWF staff did an overflight of the oil spill (thanks to SouthWings). Leaving out of New … Read more
CNN Video: Gulf Oil Disaster Update From Off Venice, La.
The National Wildlife Federation’s Maura Wood took a CNN crew out on the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. Here’s what they found: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/08/06/lavandera.leftover.oil.cnn Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to … Read more
If Someone Asks If Gulf Oil Disaster Is Over, What Should You Tell Them?
The year of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska in 1989, the stocks of herring, a critical fish to Alaska’s ecosystem & economy, stayed fairly steady. The next year? … Read more
Reported Progress Encouraging, But Gulf Oil Disaster Goes On
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) announced today that about half of the petroleum in the Gulf oil disaster has been captured, evaporated, burned or skimmed, with another quarter … Read more
The Gulf Coast: A Long Road to Recovery
By Larry J. Schweiger I was back down in the Gulf recently, and there is going to be a long road for recovery for the communities and wildlife impacted by … Read more
Gulf Oyster Workers “Facing Tremendous Amount of Uncertainty” (Video)
Dr. Doug Inkley, senior scientist with the National Wildlife Federation, just returned from another trip to the Gulf Coast. As NWF has been reporting, the BP oil disaster is hurting … Read more
Turning Oil Into Art
WashingtonPost.com has details on a fascinating new project by editorial cartoonist Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune: The political cartoonist had gazed so long at images of the British … Read more
NWF Scientist Returns to the Gulf
Dr. Doug Inkley, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior scientist, has returned to the Gulf Coast. It’s his third trip since the BP oil disaster began more than three months ago. … Read more
