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Weekly News Roundup – August 19, 2011

Conservation | Aug 19, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: New Report: Standards Deliver “Trucks That Work” … Read more

10 Reasons Congress Should Not Rush Proposed Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Conservation | Jul 25, 2011

While the Yellowstone River is still being cleaned after a 42,000 gallon ExxonMobil pipeline spill earlier this month and on the year anniversary of a 840,000 gallon Enbridge pipeline spill … Read more

One Year Later, Michigan Tar Sands Oil Spill - Ceresco Dam

Realities of a Tar Sands Oil Spill, One Year Later

Conservation, Get Outside | Jul 21, 2011

Around this time last year, I made an emergency trip home to Battle Creek, Mich., after hearing reports of a major oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. The oil disaster … Read more

Happening Now: NWF Testifies on Enbridge Oil Spill Impacts

Conservation | Sep 15, 2010

Watch now as Andy Buchsbaum and Beth Wallace from NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center testify in front of the House Transportation and Intrastructure Committee in a hearing on the Enbridge … Read more

Oil Pipeline Breaks Keep Coming

Conservation, Get Outside | Sep 10, 2010

UPDATE 4:41pm: Reuters now reports the pipeline hasn’t stopped spilling & that the rate could be up to 25,000 gallons (600 barrels) of oil per hour. An oil pipeline owned … Read more

Michigan Oil Spill Disaster: It’s the Smell that Hits You First

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Jul 29, 2010

As soon as I heard that over 800,000 gallons of crude oil had rushed from a broken pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, only a few hours from NWF’s … Read more

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