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Yesterday, I made a second attempt of the week to venture out into Barataria Bay, Bay Jimmy and other points of interest to check on Hurricane Isaac impacts.Along with Joe Smyth and Jesse Coleman from Greenpeace, we made it from New Orleans to the 6 AM convoy that took us over the Mississippi river levee […]

Here are a two quick updates and slideshows regarding two more monitoring trips we conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (if you have immediate relief needs, please see this blog post with lists of resources):On September 4th Scott Eustis and I from GRN and Joe Smyth and Jesse Coleman from Greenpeace boarded a

Tarballs brought in from Hurricane Isaac on East Ship Island, MS. Hurricane Isaac once again highlighted the Gulf’s unfortunate position as America’s Energy Sacrifice Zone. The storm churned up BP’s oil and lead to over 90 new reports of spills and industry failures.Hurricane Isaac showed that much of BP’s oil remains in the soils and

Hurricane Isaac has had an enormous impact on Gulf Coast communities, many still recovering from hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Ike and, of course, the BP oil disaster. Although these communities are hailed for their resiliency, most recently by the president himself, we know that the road to recovery is long and hard. Additionally, sometimes not

Today, GRN’s Scott Eustis and I conducted a flyover to survey damage to communities and the environment in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Thank you to Josephine Billups for making this flight possible and Southern Seaplanes for accommodating us. I took over 2000 photos and video today so the slide show below is only meant

Okay New Orleans, it’s game time. I flew over these canals and pumping stations last Saturday (Thank you Southwings and Pilot Lance Rydberg) to document stormwater management infrastructure for our Flood-Free New Orleans campaign. Fingers crossed that they do their job! Jonathan Henderson is the Coastal Resiliency Organizer for GRN.

August 29th will always be an infamous day on the Gulf Coast. Seven years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina and its storm surge swamped the Gulf Coast and the world watched us drown. This week was supposed to be filled with solemn commemorations and celebrations of how far we’ve come since 80% of New Orleans

The fight to protect Mississippi’s waters and Gulf Islands National Seashore from offshore oil and gas drilling is heating up. Right now, Gulf Restoration and our partners are suing the Mississippi Development Authority over proposed rules for drilling, but ultimately its up to the Governor whether or not to let plans for drilling move forward.

Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) and our partner Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organizing (BISCO) hosted a forum at the North Branch Library in Terrebonne Parish to discuss the “non-structural” program for the 2012 Louisiana State Masterplan for a Sustainable Coast. Wondering what non-structural means? So are a lot of folks, and that’s one reason we convened

Tired of street flooding in New Orleans? Then, come on out to one of Mayor Landrieu’s joint City Council Budget meetings and let him know that you are ready for a flood-free New Orleans. Over $2 billion dollars will soon be spent to improve drainage in New Orleans, and it can be used to increase