A local tells us the area economy is dependent on two businesses – fishing & oil, and now one might kill the other. Read more
Conservation
Taking Strides to Save the Amazon
As the weather turns beautiful again on the east coast, spring and summer fashions have arrived! Patent leather heels and flats are especially big this season. If hiking outdoors is … Read more
By Larry J. Schweiger Shrimpers, watermen and their families are being impacted by the BP oil disaster. Their story needs to be heard too. National Wildlife Federation Ambassador Leilani Munter … Read more
Big Oil Meets Big Nature in Louisiana
By Larry J. Schweiger I write this from Venice, Louisiana, a few days after the explosion at British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig set off a massive oil spill … Read more
NWF President Leads ABC News on Tour of Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines helping wildlife >> For all the latest news on how the oil spill is impacting the … Read more
Statement on Freeze on New Coastal Drilling
By Larry Schweiger Here is my statement on President Obama’s freeze on new coastal drilling. Go to www.nwf.org/oilspill for the latest developments on the oil spill and how you can … Read more
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Much Bigger Than Current Public Estimates?
BP originally said just 1,000 gallons per day were leaking from the Gulf Coast oil spill. Then on Wednesday, BP upped their estimate to 5,000 gallons per day. But now, … Read more
The Big Ooze
Today, the Big Ooze meets the Big Easy and its surrounding marshes and communities along the Gulf coast. The horrific tragedy unfolds before us in slow motion. Unfortunately, the worst … Read more
Friday AM Update on Gulf Coast Oil Spill
A quick roundup of morning news on the Gulf Coast oil spill: As the Associated Press reports, the things are going from bad to worse along the Gulf Coast, as … Read more
Breaking: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Now Projected to Make Landfall Tonight
The oil spill forecast is now looking like some of the worst-case scenarios we’ve been hearing. Read more
