Last week, I had the pleasure of leading a boat trip from Venice, Louisiana to the Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area (PLWMA) located in southern Plaquemines Parish at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The request and sponsorship for this trip came from Ulrich Hahnloser from Zurich, Switzerland and Stanislav Macha from the Czech Republic, both …
On June 9th, I had the pleasure of leading another field monitoring trip by boat into Barataria Bay. This trip had been scheduled in advance by GRN staff to provide an opportunity for some of our major donors to accompany me on an excursion to gain some first-hand experience and insight into our field monitoring …
On a recent trip to Mississippi’s West Ship Island, GRN’s Raleigh Hoke and I, along with two volunteers started our day by talking to folks about the effort underway to open Mississippi territorial waters to oil and gas drilling. We were invited by former GRN board member and owner/operator of Ship Island Excursions, Louis Skrmetta, …
On I led a documentary crew on a boat tour down to heavily impacted areas in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. We embarked on our journey from Delta Marine in Empire, Louisiana and made our way west passing through Bay Atlas, No Man’s Land, Lake Washington, Lake Grand Ecaille then northwest into Bay Jimmy. After stepping off …
First of all, I would like to thank all of you that have supported GRN’s work throughout the last two years of this ongoing disaster in the Gulf. Your support has provided the resources we need to continue with our robust, ongoing field work documenting the impacts. GRN began collecting video and photographic evidence by …
It has been nearly two years since the BP drilling disaster began in the Gulf, killing 11 people, ruining countless lives, and severely damaging the Gulf’s precious natural resources. On April 2nd, Scott Eustis and I accompanied a television crew down to northern Barataria bay, Louisiana to collect oil and soil samples from sensitive Spartina …
Over the last few weeks, there has been renewed attention down here in the Gulf region thanks to the planned BP trial and eventual partial settlement. You may have seen GRN staff at a wide range of meetings and events such as our recent Gulf Gathering in Alabama and a protest on Poydras Street in …
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This blog contains 3 sets of photos. The first two sets are from two new leaks in Breton Sound. The third set is of the leaking Taylor Energy site.Yesterday, thanks to the support of the team at Southwings, I was able to board a Cessna 210 piloted by Skipper Tonsmeier and fly out over the …
Last I had the pleasure of joining a group from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans on a trip to Manchac, Louisiana, more specifically, the Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station. GRN has been partnering with the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development on a campaign to empower residents to effect policy …
Included in this blog are two sets of photos of Elmer’s Island. The first set is from the summer of 2010 and includes aerial shots of the island and heavy oil impacts. The second set includes surface level shots that were taken this past weekend on November 12th, 2011. As you will see from the …