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
Wildlife Facts
Fines, Civil Fines, and Statistics around the BP Oil Spill
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
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
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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Electric Eels and Oil Spills
Electric eels are native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America, and fortunately are not one of the species that will be impacted by the BP Oil … Read more
You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill
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
NWF Team to Gulf & BP’s Campaign Cash: Watch NWF’s Climate Capsule
In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule video, lessons we didn’t learn from the Exxon Valdez, NWF’s call to revoke newly-issued deep water drilling permits & BP’s donation to one of its most prominent defenders.
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Testimony Before Congress: Why the BP Oil Disaster is a Crime Scene
By Larry J. Schweiger I had the opportunity to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week on why the BP oil disaster is a … Read more
NWF’s Larry Schweiger Talks BP Oil Spill on MSNBC
View the video of NWF’s president on MSNBC. For all the latest news on how the oil spill is impacting the Gulf Coast’s wildlife & to learn how you … Read more
Three Things You Can Do For Wildlife on Endangered Species Day
This time last year, I was just beginning to learn about the many endangered species in my community. But this May, with the growing oil spill, the threat of more … Read more
