On July 13th, GRN flew another flightcoordinated by Southwingsover the Helis Wildcat well next to Lakeshore High School;and what we saw was disturbing. While we haven’t confirmed it, it looks likeHelis is mixing drilling fluids before completing the berm that would protect Cane Bayou from spills of toxicdrilling mud.Time is money in the oilfield, and …
The Louisiana Black Bear, a species currently under protection, is at risk of removal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species list.The bear has been listed as a protected species since 1992. In that time, populations have been studied, and in some cases, have even grown. However, the species still faces threats of …
How can Louisiana fund the integrity of its Oyster reefs? Public monies from polluters may provide a big boost, but it seems that the powers that be leave money from enforcement of coastal permits on the table. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a report on subsidies to oil and gas, and this time, it’s the …
Last week (4 May 2015), the Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management office received notice that Shell Pipeline will not proceed with the Westward Ho Pipeline from St James Parish to Nederland, Texas, through the Atchafalaya Basin. The project would have affected 200 miles and destroyed over 700 acres of land, including at least 200 …
Victory! After our Challenge, Shell backs off Westward Ho project Read More »
If you listened to too many Louisiana politicians, you might think that the Gulf of Mexico is only good for Deepwater extraction and harboring the largest mainline of oil import into the United States. If you were satisfied with macro-scale oceanography, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Loop Current was all you needed …
When the news broke on another tanker allision and spill on the Mississippi River 4 PM we at GRN thought it was worth keeping an eye on. After an after-hours bike ride to the berth of the Creole Queen near Spanish Plaza presented me with a tar smell, probably from crude oil that had escaped …
Oil on Freetown: checking up on the Bravo tanker spill Read More »
As part of WTUL’sVoices from the Gulf series with Gulf Future, several pieces were produced from the Gulf Future Salons in 2014. As we near the memorial of the 5th year in our new, lesser Gulf of Mexico, we reflect on the events of 2010. Want to hear more, Want to tell your story? Stay …
Voices from the Gulf: Stories from the Gulf Future 2014 Salons Read More »
This January, I traveled to the ditches of Plaquemines and St Bernard to hear the glorious choruses of winter frogs with the Louisiana Master Naturalists, as part of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program. Among elders, specialists, and interested naturalists with ears, we silently stood in the shoulder of highway 46 and listened for the …
Amber and Adam Briggle are Denton, TxIn January, Amber and Adam Briggle of Frack Free Denton spoke to Tammany Together regarding the history of the 2014 ban against hydraulic fracturing in Denton, Texas.Despite the shale play already humming in the overheated boom, Denton passed stricter regulations, then a complete ban on fracking once those regulations …
At the CWPPRA meeting this past month, Task Force members voted on important wetland projects in order to protect new orleans from surge. the Shell Beach Marsh Restoration project and the Orleans Landbridge projects are in the footprint of the State’s Master Plan and the Army Corps’ MRGO restoration. Unfortunately, the funding for such essential …