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BP Oil Slick to Reach as Far as North Carolina?

 |  Jun 3, 2010

Via CNBC, check out this model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research: Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines helping wildlife >> For … Read more

NWF Refutes BP, Finds Oil Far Below Gulf’s Surface

,  |  Jun 2, 2010

The National Wildlife Federation is making a habit out of refuting BP’s bogus claims about the BP oil spill. Last week, we proved BP wrong on how much oil is … Read more

Big Oil Bailout Vote Looks Likely By June 10

 |  Jun 1, 2010

Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks … Read more

“We’ve Dropped Everything … To Be The Voice Of Wildlife”

,  |  May 29, 2010

“We’ve dropped everything, family plans, work plans to spend time down there to be the voice of wildlife …. It’s like seeing your kids in harm’s way. It’s hard to focus on anything but making sure we’re doing everything we can,” said NWF’s Jeremy Symons.
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NWF Scientist: Oil Ashore So Far “The Tip Of The Iceberg”

,  |  May 28, 2010

Dr. Inkley joined Kiran Chetry on CNN’s American Morning, saying he doesn’t know how any wildlife could survive under the Gulf of Mexico’s thick blanket of oil.
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NWF Flyover Shows Acre After Acre of Oiled Wetlands

,  |  May 28, 2010

NWF staffers investigate BP’s claim that only 30 acres of Louisiana wetlands have been coated in oil.
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Gulf Coast Region Holds Collective Breath as Hurricane Season Starts

,  |  May 27, 2010

Just what we needed in the Gulf Coast. Hurricane season starts formally next Tuesday. In the midst of a man made catastrophe unfolding in the Gulf Coast, the region must … Read more

Breaking: Massive New Oil Plume Found Lurking in Gulf

,  |  May 27, 2010

We’re learning new details about the effects of dispersants on the massive BP oil disaster, now estimated on the low end to be 19 million gallons. University of South Florida … Read more

Lessons from Exxon Valdez: Turning Anger to Action

,  |  May 27, 2010

The effects of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound are still being felt 20 years later. Alaskan citizens impacted by the spill turned their anger into energy to take action and keep this from happening again. We need to do the same for the Gulf Coast and prevent another dirty energy disaster.
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Summer of Tears – A Commercial Fisherman Tours the Devastated Louisiana Coast

,  |  May 26, 2010

Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines assessing the impact of the BP Oil Spill to wildlife The following is an account from commercial … Read more