Could the sweltering summer of 2010 be considered mild compared to the typical summers of the future? It depends on whether America & nations around the world act now to … Read more
Conservation
Sea Turtles and Satellites
I recently attended a very special event held by the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC). National Wildlife Federation has partnered with STC to support their work protecting sea turtles from the … Read more
Quick Tuesday Morning Oil Disaster Update
It’s a busy Tuesday morning here at National Wildlife Federation’s National Advocacy Center in Washington, DC, but I wanted to pass along a few things fast: Yesterday’s planned trip on … Read more
The Real Cost of Senate Inaction
By Larry J. Schweiger Despite the fact that we are living in the hottest decade since record-keeping began, legislation protecting the planet from catastrophic climate change died in the U.S. … Read more
Football & Fashion: Two Companies Tackle Gulf Restoration
Between years of neglect, Katrina’s devastation & the Gulf oil disaster, there’s plenty of heartache in working to restore coastal Louisiana. But there ain’t a lotta glory. That’s why it … Read more
Turtle Toll Tops a Thousand as Oil Disaster Impacts Multiply
Since the Gulf oil gusher was capped, wildlife impacts have actually gotten significantly worse. That seems counter-intuitive. But it’s exactly what wildlife officials are finding along the Gulf Coast: [W]ildlife … Read more
This Just In: NWF Overflight Finds Discolorations In Chandeleur Sound
Some breaking news from the National Wildlife Federation’s Louisiana staffers: On Sunday, August 8th, NWF staff did an overflight of the oil spill (thanks to SouthWings). Leaving out of New … Read more
CNN Video: Gulf Oil Disaster Update From Off Venice, La.
The National Wildlife Federation’s Maura Wood took a CNN crew out on the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. Here’s what they found: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/08/06/lavandera.leftover.oil.cnn Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to … Read more
Tar Sands Pipeline Company Admits Playing Fast and Loose with Safety
Canadian oil giant TransCanada will abandon, for now, its bid to pump dirty tar sands oil at higher than normal pressures. They sought a waiver from normal safety procedures, until … Read more
If Someone Asks If Gulf Oil Disaster Is Over, What Should You Tell Them?
The year of the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska in 1989, the stocks of herring, a critical fish to Alaska’s ecosystem & economy, stayed fairly steady. The next year? … Read more
