Aaron Viles

As Hanukkah hits, it’s time to gear up for holiday gift-giving. I know your local newspaper and favorite magazine have all suggested that you support their advertisers, but what’s an environmentally aware, Gulf-minded shopper to do?Well, your friends at the GRN thought we should go ahead and cash in, I mean weigh in with a […]

Our favorite testimony to the need for NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) and Army Corps reform, the Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet, is back in the news today, with an editorial in the Times-Picayune urging quick implementation of the 170 day closure plan. We wholey concur, though we think the plan needs to do

I intended to write this a while ago, but I’ve been ludicrously busy lately – and well, sometimes things just don’t get done as intended. Mea culpa aside, I wanted to make sure our blog-reading supporters know that back in October, GRN was the official non-profit partner of the Voodoo Music Experience, one of the

Back in April 15 New Orleans environmental and social justice groups organized an event on the levees of the lower 9th ward to urge immediate action on climate change. It was a great event, with great music, food, speakers, and a great photo (which even showed up on the New York Times website). Unfortunately, we

There is a saying in the nutritional world: “Eat to live, don’t live to eat” . I am a native of Louisiana so this statement makes zero sense to me. Food is a huge part of our culture, from acquiring food through fishing to competitive cook-offs and guarding family recipes. Even though I am someone

I had a lawyer friend once who lived by the motto “sue early, sue often.” I’m not sure if that is what I want on my tombstone, but I admired the dedication. Usually in the course of human events it is better to resolve something without litigation and the courts. With that said sometimes something

So the results are pouring in. Over 100 GRN e-activists from all across the country (and Germany) stepped up for the Louisiana coast and our wetlands and opened their homes to friends, family and colleagues in order to drop some knowledge about our land-loss crisis (and maybe serve up some home cooked red beans and

Since it’s World Oceans Day today, what better occasion to celebrate a significant step towards sustainable fisheries management here in the Gulf – Our fisheries consultant Marianne Cufone weighs in on red snapper and the Gulf Council.I’ve been watching and participating in fisheries management for well over 10 years, 8 of which have been right