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The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling concluded its final public meeting today, in which staff made recommendations for items to include in the final report in January.The meeting covered a lot of ground over the last two days, but our ears certainly perked up when we heard Fran […]

Yesterday, December 2, 2010 I took another trip to the Gulf to ground truth claims made by BP. It was my third trip in less than two weeks. Once again, I was disappointed that no clean-up crews were to be found on the beaches near Bay Ronquille. I did find the usual huge mats of

A do-nothing Congress stands in the way of progress in the Gulf.Today is the first of two days for the final meeting of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The seven Commissioners are meeting to discuss in detail their preliminary findings on the causes of the BP/Deepwater Horizon

Some of you may recall from my last blog that last week we encountered a BP supervisor while on a stretch of the Louisiana coast near Bay Ronquille. You may also recall that the gentleman stated to my brother that BP would have a cleanup crew working to clean the area starting Monday. You may

This fall, University of Mississippi senior Shelley Clark served as a Defend the Gulf Outreach Intern on her campus. In the following guest post, Shelley describes her work over the past semester and how it helped her decide on her future plans in environmental law. We’re currently recruiting Outreach Interns for the spring. Apply today

In this season of celebration and giving thanks, we should celebrate the natural wonders of our public lands. Florida’s rich natural heritage is woven through the wild places that all of us own together, and that are managed for us in trust by our local, state, and federal governments. These amazing natural places, places that

Yesterday’s monitoring trip took me down to an isolated area on the eastern edge of Bay Ronquille on Louisiana’s coast. Bay Ronquille is to the southeast of Barataria Bay. I went to this area after being informed by a source that there are stretches of beach near Ronquille that are “completely covered in oil “and

The following guest post is by JP Gooderham, a Tulane University student who worked with the Gulf Restoration Network this fall through the GRN’s service-learning partnership with Professor Gary Brooks’s “Grassroots Politics” course. Service-learning at Tulane gives students the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the concepts they learn about in class. This fall, Tulane

GRN is excited to announce that Ozzy, REM, Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, Trent Reznor, Bonnie Raitt, OK Go, Rise Against, Indigo Girls, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Galactic and 80 other musicians and bands have joined together in a letter to the White House urging action on Gulf coast recovery.7 months after the BP drilling

GRN supporters are charged up to support a healthy Gulf after enjoying a evening at Mondo this past with meaningful discussion, and excellent food, music, art, and even a Hollywood celebrity on hand. Attendees had the opportunity to meet actor Tim Robbins, GRN supporter and narrator of our Gulf Tides video series. Funds raised during