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Demand Senate Action to Save Sea Turtles

Demand Senate Action to Save Sea Turtles

Last month, the House of Representatives passed historic legislation to address the Gulf oil disaster and help save the lives of endangered sea turtles and other wildlife impacted by the tragedy. The Senate? Not so much.

Heroes in the Gulf: Keeping coastlines clean in Florida

Heroes in the Gulf: Keeping coastlines clean in Florida

On Saturday, August 21st, over 35 members and staff from Defenders of Wildlife and Ocean Conservancy met at the South Skyway Fishing Pier for another successful "Coastline Cleanup." In less than four hours, participants collected over 2,000 pounds of marine debris and trash!

Massive solar spill affects wildlife for miles

Massive solar spill affects wildlife for miles

Last Wednesday, an incident at a local solar plant resulted in a massive solar containment failure. The amount of sunlight released into the environment was unprecedented. Here is a firsthand account from the highly trained hazmat professionals who were called to the scene.

Heroes in the Gulf: YOU (Defenders and Google show you how!)

Heroes in the Gulf: YOU (Defenders and Google show you how!)

In order to help you make a difference, Defenders of Wildlife presents the Gulf Spill Recovery website: a tool that uses Google Earth to show where oil has impacted Gulf wildlife and coastal habitats, response steps already taken and how YOU can participate in recovery actions.

Tracking whale sharks with Jeff Corwin

Tracking whale sharks with Jeff Corwin

Join Defenders of Wildlife board member Jeff Corwin as he continues to document how the Gulf oil disaster will impact wildlife in the region. In this Nightly News piece with MSNBC's Brian Williams, Jeff dives right in to check on the health of the largest fish on the planet: the whale shark.

UPDATE: Oil rig platform explosion occurred in shallow waters

02 September 2010

According to an update from NYT, the Mariner Energy's Vermilion Rig 380 that just exploded in Gulf waters was located at a water depth of 340 feet - much shallower than BP's Deepwater Horizon rig, which had been operating at a depth of over 5,000 feet below the water's surface. This incident underscores the terrible risks of oil drilling - regardless of the depth at which drilling occurs - and the need for the Senate to pass critical legislation to protect our wildlife and prevent the next catastrophe. Here's what you can do:

Read the full story Caitlin Leutwiler

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BREAKING NEWS: Another oil rig platform explodes in Gulf waters

02 September 2010

In a striking case of deja-vu, another oil rig platform has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Located 80 miles from Vermilion Bay, La. (west of the site of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig explosion), the platform was not "producing any product," according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough, and does not seem to be polluting Gulf waters. All 13 crew members are said to have safely evacuated the rig. The Department of Homeland Security reported the platform had been operating at a depth of 2500 feet.

Read the full story Caitlin Leutwiler

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Grappling with the Gulf oil disaster

31 August 2010

Angry or depressed about the Gulf oil disaster? You're not alone. Deborah Du Nann Winter, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Whitman College, says the emotional impacts of this massive environmental disaster are widespread.

Read the full story Caitlin Leutwiler

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Oil disaster extends reach of damage to Canada

27 August 2010

Migratory birds returning to the Gulf of Mexico after a summer spent in Canada's Boreal Forest have no idea what's in store for them when they touch down. By October, large numbers of ducks will flock south, ready to spend the winter in Louisiana marshlands typically rich with food. What impacts will a Gulf vastly different from that of last year have on these birds?

Read the full story Caitlin Leutwiler

Posted in Breaking News, Science, Uncategorized1 Comment

Demand Senate Action to Save Sea Turtles

Demand Senate Action to Save Sea Turtles

26 August 2010

Last month, the House of Representatives passed historic legislation to address the Gulf oil disaster and help save the lives of endangered sea turtles and other wildlife impacted by the tragedy. The Senate? Not so much.

Read the full story Chris Burley

Posted in Action Alerts, Features0 Comments

Heroes in the Gulf: Keeping coastlines clean in Florida

Heroes in the Gulf: Keeping coastlines clean in Florida

25 August 2010

On Saturday, August 21st, over 35 members and staff from Defenders of Wildlife and Ocean Conservancy met at the South Skyway Fishing Pier for another successful "Coastline Cleanup." In less than four hours, participants collected over 2,000 pounds of marine debris and trash!

Read the full story Defenders of Wildlife

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Massive solar spill affects wildlife for miles

Added on 24 August 2010

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Last Wednesday, an incident at a local solar plant resulted in a massive solar containment failure. The amount of sunlight released into the environment was unprecedented. Here is a firsthand account from the highly trained hazmat professionals who were called to the scene.

Fighting Offshore Drilling

The U.S. currently has more than 7,500 active offshore drilling leases. The potential for more oil spills like the one in the Gulf poses serious threats to the wildlife and natural habitats Defenders works to protect.

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