Aaron Viles

This week, the New York Times green blog covered the Gulf restoration planning process, announced by President Obama in his June 15th Oval office address, and headed up by Navy Secretary (and former MS Gov) Ray Mabus. GRN has met with Secretary Mabus a couple of times on this effort, and we’re urging our supporters […]

To mark the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina — and in response to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster also deeply affecting the region, our friends at Air Traffic Control (a nonprofit resource for activist and philanthropic musicians) have produced Dear New Orleans, a digital music benefit compilation for the people of the Gulf. Dear New

We just recieved this update from St. Bernard Parish officials.Large fish kill found at the mouth of the MRGOSuspected emulsified oil/tar balls being recovered in the area of Grassy Island A large fish kill was found Sunday afternoon at the mouth of the MRGO. Thousands of dead fish were found floating at the top of

CNN’s Ed Lavendara continues his solid reporting on the environmental considerations of the BP drilling disaster, this time catching up with USF researchers, just back from cruise to chart oil and dispersant. Unfortunately, they’re finding the oil far from the source, on the seafloor east of the well.

The nation needs to remain concerned about the bp drillling disaster. There seems to be an interest by BP and the federal government to hang up a ‘mission accomplished’ banner and move on. Unfortunately, there’s far more still to do: Even if you believe the optimistic government oil budget that says only 26% of the

August 4, 2010Aaron Viles, Campaign Director, Gulf Restoration Network(504) 525 1528 ext. 207, aaron@healthygulf.orgFederal statistics show BP is not worst offender among oil companiesAs the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“BOEM”) hosts a fact-finding forum in New Orleans, research has come out showing that the company responsible for the oil disaster in

The last time GRN visited Raccoon Island in the Timbalier Sound was fairly early in the disaster, and we took a flight out with Tim Robbins. From above we saw a robust rookery with a mass of brown pelicans dotted with a few pink roseate spoonbills. The rookery was clearly threatened by an approaching ribbon

As a ray of hope penetrates a mile of Gulf water to reach BP’s deepwater wellhead, the disaster approaches its three month mark. Although a cap is currently in place on BP’s well, it is clear the Gulf and our coastal communities will be dealing with the impacts of BP’s crude for years to come.For

The letter below just showed up in my in-box. I thought it was a powerful testimony to the significant and lasting impacts BP’s oil is having on the familes that rely on the Gulf for so much.A Letter from the Gulf Coast: I am sixty-one years old, have never done one blog, computer search or

We use YouTube to question BP (or at least their mistakes, actions, and PR) with our ongoing series Gulf Tides, now you can use YouTube to ask them questions directly yourself!Tomorrow, YouTube is teaming up with PBS NewsHour for an exclusive interview with Bob Dudley, President and CEO of BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. In