GRN photo of spotty sheen at the Macondo well area reported to the Coast Guard in August of 2011. In September of this year, BP reported oil sheen in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in 2010 causing the largest oil disaster in U.S. history. This comes as no surprise to the […]
BP Needs to Clean Up Its Garbage Read More »
Right now, Governor Bryant’s Go Coast 2020 commission is putting together a plan for how Mississippi will divvy up its share of the billions of dollars in BP fines coming to the Gulf Coast under the RESTORE Act. A bipartisan majority of Congress passed the RESTORE Act so that we could restore the unique and
Make Restoration the Priority in Mississippi Read More »
Chef Susan Spicer (right) hosts an annual GRN fundraiser at her restaurant Mondo. Pictured here with GRN member, Linda Usdin. On October 14, GRN supporters came out to Mondo in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans to attend the sixth annual fundraising event, Defend Our Coast, Defend Our Culture. Funds raised from the event support
GRN members and staff enjoying the waters of Mississippi’s Leaf River, which is protected by the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act is America’s primary federal law protecting its waters from pollution and an essential tool in protecting healthy waters and wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico region. Many of the victories for the
Celebrating 40 Years of the Clean Water Act Read More »
BP’s tarballs coat Elmer’s Island, LA -a non-amenity beachGRN and our partners in the environmental community have pointed out BP’s offshore sheen time and again for over a year. It’s ridiculous that yesterday’s announcements from government and BP continue to lack a good answer as to where the oil is coming from, and why it
On August 25th I flew over the sprawling Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in southern Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. This Southwings sponsored flight piloted by volunteer pilot, Lance Rydberg, allowed me to take aerial photographs of Alliance before the arrival of Hurricane Isaac. The vulnerability of this and other facilities from the potential impending hurricane-force winds and
Bird’s Eye View: Oil Spreads From Failed Refinery Containment System Read More »
For an evening of great discussion, food, and music tobenefit GULF RESTORATION NETWORKPhoto by Anthony Schoenecker October 14, 20126 to 8 p.m. 900 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana www.mondoneworleans.comSeating is limited, so reserve your place todayKeynote SpeakerAdam Babich, Professor and Director of the Tulane Environmental Law ClinicHors d’oeurves byChef Susan Spicer, GRN advisory board member,
On August 25th, before Hurricane Isaac arrived on the Louisiana coast, I was on a Southwings sponsored flight piloted by Lance Rydberg. While flying over and around coal terminals in southern Plaquemines Parish, I asked myself what happens when a hurricane comes up the river and slams its winds and storm surge into these huge
Bird’s Eye View: Outrageous Dirty Secret They Don’t Want You To See Read More »
In August, the Governor of Mississippi announced the formation of GoCoast2020 – an advisory body to guide the Governor and other state officials on the use of BP fine money coming to the state under the RESTORE Act. They’ll be holding public hearings this week, and GRN and our allies will be there working to
How will Mississippi spend its BP fines? Read More »
Yesterday, I ventured down to Elmer’s Island (and Grand Isle) to check on current conditions and impacts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac and the wake of the BP disaster. Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge, owned and maintained by the state of Louisiana, is a 230-acre tract of barrier beachfront located on the southwestern tip of
We Won’t Be Stopped–And Neither Will BP’s Mess On Elmer’s Island Read More »