Wait a minute. In the depths of a Great Recession and the likely decimation of Gulf Coast fishing, tourism and recreation industries caused by BP’s oil spill, the Senate thinks … Read more
Conservation
BP CEO Really Tired Of Dealing With BP Oil Spill
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIA_sL4cSlo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]Yesterday, the Washington Post wrote about how National Wildlife Federation staffers have dropped everything to respond to the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve been working 60+ … Read more
“We’ve Dropped Everything … To Be The Voice Of Wildlife”
“We’ve dropped everything, family plans, work plans to spend time down there to be the voice of wildlife …. It’s like seeing your kids in harm’s way. It’s hard to focus on anything but making sure we’re doing everything we can,” said NWF’s Jeremy Symons.
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NWF Scientist: Oil Ashore So Far “The Tip Of The Iceberg”
Dr. Inkley joined Kiran Chetry on CNN’s American Morning, saying he doesn’t know how any wildlife could survive under the Gulf of Mexico’s thick blanket of oil.
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NWF Flyover Shows Acre After Acre of Oiled Wetlands
NWF staffers investigate BP’s claim that only 30 acres of Louisiana wetlands have been coated in oil.
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News from Coastal Louisiana
By Larry J. Schweiger My colleague Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Inkley at National Wildlife Federation and I have spent the past two days in Louisiana. Doug shares some information on … Read more
Electric vehicles: Another part of turning the corner on oil
Congress took the country a step closer today to making electric vehicles widespread in the U.S. NWF’s Zoe Lipman welcomed the release today of the Electric Vehicle Deployment Act, sponsored … Read more
Gulf Coast Region Holds Collective Breath as Hurricane Season Starts
Just what we needed in the Gulf Coast. Hurricane season starts formally next Tuesday. In the midst of a man made catastrophe unfolding in the Gulf Coast, the region must … Read more
Breaking: Massive New Oil Plume Found Lurking in Gulf
We’re learning new details about the effects of dispersants on the massive BP oil disaster, now estimated on the low end to be 19 million gallons. University of South Florida … Read more
Memorial Day – Vets Launch Ad for Clean American Power
Let’s enjoy our burgers and franks this weekend but remember that the mess in the Gulf is an environmental catastrophe that also alarms veterans and active military. Thus a new … Read more
