Under heavy fire from Republicans and oil state Democrats, the Obama Administration has sped up offshore oil production, granting six new deepwater permits in a little over a month. Many … Read more
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Brother of Fallen BP Rig Worker Slams “Drill, baby, drill”
As the chants of “Drill, baby, drill!” get louder and louder and politicians thunder from their pulpits about putting oil rigs back in action, let’s not forget what it all … Read more
BP: Always Sticking Up For the Little Guys
Since replacing Tony Hayward (he of yachting fame and foot-in-mouth syndrome) as BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley has mostly stayed out of the limelight. But Dudley stirred up memories of … Read more
He’s Back! BP’s Tony Hayward Cuts Deal To Drill In Arctic Wildlife Haven
Former BP CEO Tony Hayward is back in the news – and once again, he’s putting critical wildlife habitat at risk. Read more
You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill
The National Wildlife Federation is one of several conservation organizations sponsoring this new ad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvj3rI6ajI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Tell Interior Secretary Ken Salazar: No more oil spills, especially in critical polar bear habitat. Read more
NWF Team to Gulf & BP’s Campaign Cash: Watch NWF’s Climate Capsule
In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule video, lessons we didn’t learn from the Exxon Valdez, NWF’s call to revoke newly-issued deep water drilling permits & BP’s donation to one of its most prominent defenders.
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Shell Oil Threatens Polar Bear Habitat
The iconic polar bear already faces many threats- from melting sea ice, shrinking food supply, and climate change. The polar bear was even listed as a threatened species is 2008. … Read more
Breaking: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Now Projected to Make Landfall Tonight
The oil spill forecast is now looking like some of the worst-case scenarios we’ve been hearing. Read more
Two New Reasons to Break Our Oil Addiction – Now
Two major reminders about how urgent it is for America to break its addiction to oil.
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Why Developing Oil Shale Gets Us Nowhere
New Proposed Fuel Source Increases Threat to Wildlife, Public Lands and Water Drilling for oil and natural gas, and mining for coal, has already taken a dramatic toll on our … Read more