By Larry J. Schweiger Download OSHAmemotoAdmAllen Here is last week’s “Smoking Gun” memo from a senior official of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to Admiral Thad Allen, the National … Read more
Conservation
NBC Nightly News Highlights NWF’s Oil Spill Response
If there was any question about whether Americans are noticing the work of the National Wildlife Federation’s legion of members, supporters & staffers, it was answered by Brian Williams on … Read more
Video – Tar Sands Pipeline Too Risky for Montana
As ugly images emerge from the Gulf Coast of wildlife oiled and dying from BP’s gigantic spill, the Obama Administration is rushing to build a pipeline to funnel an even … Read more
Senate’s Thurs “Big Oil Bailout” Vote = 455 Million More Barrels of Oil Addiction
NWF is fighting hard this week to defeat an anticipated vote June 10th on a resolution in the Senate that would blow a hole in the Clean Air Act and … Read more
“Some of the Worst Wildlife Pictures I’ve Ever Seen”
That’s what Dr. Doug Inkley warned me on the phone just a few minutes ago, calling me at 11:30pm on a Thursday night, asking me to log on to my … Read more
BP Oil Slick to Reach as Far as North Carolina?
Via CNBC, check out this model from the National Center for Atmospheric Research: Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines helping wildlife >> For … Read more
Hurricanes and the BP Spill – Separating Fact From Fiction
Last week NOAA released its Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, which describes how conditions are ripe for a year with above average storm activity. NOAA estimates that eight to 14 hurricanes will … Read more
Growing Evidence of Oil Spill’s Impacts on Dolphins, Sea Turtles
Dr. Doug Inkley, senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation, has compiled startling numbers on dolphin & sea turtle strandings so far. Here’s what he found: The 244 endangered & … Read more
NWF Refutes BP, Finds Oil Far Below Gulf’s Surface
The National Wildlife Federation is making a habit out of refuting BP’s bogus claims about the BP oil spill. Last week, we proved BP wrong on how much oil is … Read more
30 Acres…An Insult
By Larry J. Schweiger After touring the extensive area of wetlands already impacted by the BP oil spill, and seeing that hundreds if not thousands of acres are already affected, I … Read more
