Conservation

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

Administration’s Rush to Dirty Fuels Puts More Wildlife at Risk

,  |  May 26, 2010

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

NWF Scientist Visits Nesting Grounds Hit Hard By BP Oil Spill

,  |  May 26, 2010

Doug described seeing a brown pelican with its wings dirtied by heavy brown oil. The bird was preening in an attempt to clean itself off.
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“A Blowout Scenario is Not Required”

 |  May 26, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger BP convinced the federal agency that oversees drilling safety, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), that a well blowout like what has now occurred at the Macondo … Read more

“Angered” NWF President Blasts Lax Drilling Oversight

 |  May 26, 2010

Federal regulators weren’t concerned about the risk of a catastrophic blowout & spill at the Deepwater Horizon site, according to a report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune: BP estimated that … Read more

You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill

,  |  May 25, 2010

The National Wildlife Federation is one of several conservation organizations sponsoring this new ad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvj3rI6ajI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Tell Interior Secretary Ken Salazar: No more oil spills, especially in critical polar bear habitat. Read more

Join Us for a Tele-Townhall — BP Oil Spill’s Impacts to Wildlife

 |  May 25, 2010

It’s easy to feel disheartened while viewing the coverage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NWF has been at the scene of the disaster, leading reporters to … Read more