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What will happen once we FINALLY start seeing funding for ecosystem restoration in the Gulf region? Since the oil disaster began, the environmental community has been rightfully focused on funding to address oil impacts as well as broader ecosystem restoration. And we’ve spent time and brainpower thinking about what types of projects will best address […]

Once you’ve watched the video, head here to send your support to Washington DC and demand that Congress act now to protect and restore the Gulf of Mexico.https://secure3.convio.net/grn/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&;page=UserAction&id=381Aaron Viles is GRN’s Deputy Director. You can follow him on twitter here.

As the second weekend of NOLA’s beloved Jazz Fest kicks off, GRN has a challenge for you. Watch our video commemorating the 2nd memorial of the BP drilling disaster, shot at and around the 2011 Voodoo Experience, and tell us how many of the artists featured in the video are playing the 2012 Jazz Fest.While

Louisiana and Texas Lawmakers quickly piled on the EPA last week, when Senator James Inhofe sought to take down the agency. Specifically, they were going after Dr. Al Armendariz, the former Regional Administrator of region 6 of the EPA, after a video surfaced of Dr. Armendariz discussing his enforcement strategy. Using a regrettable analogy, Dr.

This article is excerpted from Wave Maker’s News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Citizens at the state capital take a stand for healthy water. Photo courtesy of Cathy Harrelson.As the Florida 2012 legislative session wrapped up in March, one thing was very clear:

The second memorial of the BP drilling disaster last week was a whirlwind. While there was a marked drop off in national media attention from a year ago, we were glad to see the Gulf get attention from a wide variety of news outlets, the vast majority sharing stories that remind the nation that the

This article is excerpted from Wave Maker’s News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.A thoroughly rotten submersed soil section from the collapsed marsh.In February, GRN was invited to a site visit of Four Mile Marsh by Ed Boedeker, a longtime resident of the

Over the past two years GRN has been incredibly fortunate to work with a number of talented and passionate individuals who have brought their expertise to collaborative efforts for a healthier Gulf.Photojournalist Julie Dermansky is a stellar example of that network. This guest post and photo slide show is a small sampling of her work.It’s

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

Spring is the perfect time for flotant marsh restoration. As part of restoring former oil and gas canals, Barataria Preserve is helping pioneer a flotant marsh restoration technique. Flotant marsh plants like maidencane (Panicum hemitomon) are not directly planted, so a new project unveiled in Barataria Preserve in Jean Lafitte Park hopes to recreate mats