This week’s stories: Highlight of the Week: Comments on Keystone Quote: Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC) Economic Story of the Week: USDA Grants Help Farmers Face Climate Change Editorial of the … Read more
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Exclusive: Tests on New Oil Slick Off Louisiana Point to Fresh Spill
The National Wildlife Federation has just received the results of tests on the newly-discovered oil in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, not far from the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. … Read more
Oil Spotted on Gulf Surface Near Delta National Wildlife Refuge
UPDATE 6/9/11: Test results from a National Wildlife Federation sample indicate the oil is NOT stirred-up BP oil, but rather a fresh spill. Staffers in the National Wildlife Federation’s Coastal … Read more
US DOT Order Shuts Down Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline for Corrective Action
As the State Department likely wraps up a comment period on the second round of environmental review for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, the US Department of Transportation … Read more
SIGN UP – Tar Sands Dangers to Draw Thousands in Virtual Town Hall
Award winning journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk will speak to thousands of concerned conservationists in a virtual town hall meeting next week. He’ll discuss the disastrous repercussions for wildlife and NWF … Read more
No Tar Sands Pipeline Construction Until True Impacts are Clear
Pipelines are out of sight and often are out of mind for many Americans–including Congress and the agencies that regulate the pipelines. Last year I learned this lesson the hard … Read more
Oil Execs Continue to Defend Billions in Tax Breaks
As record high gas prices batter consumers and anger voters, Senators on the Finance Committee hauled Big Oil’s top five executives to the Capitol for a hearing on proposals that … Read more
Massive Pipeline Spill Sickens Residents
NWF Says Health Impacts a Glaring Hole, Needs Study About 28,000 barrels of oil spilled from a rupture of the Plains Midstream Canada Rainbow pipeline in Alberta … Read more
