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Uncovering the Secret in the Sand – Buried Oil Remains After Cleanup

 |  Jan 20, 2011

Many of the oil-fouled beaches along the Gulf coast and barrier islands have been scoured, scraped, raked and filtered clean. Tourist beaches and beaches in front of high-rise condominiums along the … Read more

Clean Car Future in Detroit

 |  Jan 19, 2011

by Danielle Korpalski and Frank Szollosi, reporting from the North American International Auto Show. Three things you can count on at a big car show in Detroit: big engines, bright lights, … Read more

VIDEO – At Climate Talks, NWF Presses for Reduced Deforestation in Brazil

 |  Dec 9, 2010

In the past decade, deforestation has accounted for over 50 percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions and it’s the world’s third largest emitter of carbon. Agriculture for things like cattle … Read more

Big Oil’s Threat to Northwest Salmon

 |  Nov 19, 2010

For thousands of years, the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia and Snake rivers supported the most diverse and abundant salmon and steelhead populations on Earth. But in recent decades, these iconic fish … Read more

This Veterans Day, Consider The Consequences Of Our Oil Dependence

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Tomorrow, on Veterans Day, I want us to renew the fight for climate and energy action. I intend the above cartoon as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to full-throttle calls to arms … Read more

Car Shopping? Just in from an EPA Hearing on New Fuel Economy Labels…

 |  Oct 21, 2010

Shopping for new wheels.  It’s a pretty big deal.  With dealer showrooms filling up with groundbreaking new technology, it’s also a pretty exciting time to be looking for a new … Read more

Moose and Caribou Numbers Drop from Tar Sands Production

,  |  Oct 8, 2010

Yesterday’s industry-led tour of Suncor’s operations, and a visit to the First Nations town of Fort McKay, gave our delegation varied perspectives on the enormity of the industry Read more

PA Official Resigns Over Spying on Enviros

 |  Oct 7, 2010

Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry is notoriously reckless on safety, ranking 6th worst in the  U.S. according to a recent National Wildlife Federation report, but somehow it was environmental advocates … Read more

Video – Tar Sands Bring Misery to Alberta Residents

 |  Oct 6, 2010

Felice Stadler filed this dispatch while on a tour of tar sands producing Alberta, Canada. National Wildlife Federation is working to slow production of tar sands fuels in Alberta. Tar … Read more

Permanent Cap Marks End of Beginning of Gulf Oil Disaster

 |  Sep 19, 2010

BP announced Sunday a permanent seal had been placed on its Macondo well, site of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people and led to an estimated … Read more