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
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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
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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
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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
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Huge thanks everyone who participated in the Defend the Gulf Short Film Showcase competition! We had some great submissions this year covering a number of different Gulf environmental issues – from the Dead Zone to wetlands loss to the BP oil disaster.Alas, there can only be one winner per category, so without further ado .
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Menhaden reduction fishery in the Gulf. Photo courtesy Craig HuchinsonRecently, headlines loudly proclaimed great news in the fish harvest totals released by NOAA for 2011. “Gulf seafood catch reaches 12-year high”, “Louisiana seafood catch rebounds in 2011” & “U.S. seafood landings reach 17-year high in 2011”. Wow, sounds great. Unfortunately, digging beneath the headlines reveals
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Nearly a year and a half after BP proudly and loudly announced they would spend $1 billion to begin the process of restoring the Gulf in the wake of their disaster, do you want to guess how much they’ve committed to the projects needed to implement that ‘early restoration’?Less than 10%.That’s right in 15 months,
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View looking south from Mississippi’s West Ship Island. Late last month, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant announced the formation of the GoCoast2020 – an advisory body to guide the Governor and other state officials on the use of RESTORE Act funds in Mississippi. GoCoast2020 is made up of over one hundred members, distributed between 8 subcommittees
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