Conservation

NWF Flyover Shows Acre After Acre of Oiled Wetlands

,  |  May 28, 2010

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

 |  May 27, 2010

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

,  |  May 27, 2010

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

,  |  May 27, 2010

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

,  |  May 27, 2010

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

 |  May 27, 2010

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

Lessons from Exxon Valdez: Turning Anger to Action

,  |  May 27, 2010

The effects of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound are still being felt 20 years later. Alaskan citizens impacted by the spill turned their anger into energy to take action and keep this from happening again. We need to do the same for the Gulf Coast and prevent another dirty energy disaster.
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You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill

 |  May 26, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger You can’t rewind an oil spill but you can put a pause to the next one.  Arctic ocean drilling is a mistake for wildlife. Read more

Summer of Tears – A Commercial Fisherman Tours the Devastated Louisiana Coast

,  |  May 26, 2010

Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines assessing the impact of the BP Oil Spill to wildlife The following is an account from commercial … Read more

Fines, Civil Fines, and Statistics around the BP Oil Spill

,  |  May 26, 2010

Just how much oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico daily? Who’s gonna foot the bill? What, exactly, will they be paying for, and how much? It seems like … Read more