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Holiday Struggles for Gulf Coast Communities Impacted by BP Disaster

Gulf Coast Families “Are Being Torn Apart” This Holiday SeasonCommunities still recovering from economic impacts of BP oil drilling disasterGulf Coast residents, small business owners and advocates spoke yesterday about how families and community businesses in the Gulf Coast region are still reeling from the environmental and economic impacts of the largest oil catastrophe in […]

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Oil Is Still Here, So Are We

Help Restore Our GulfPhoto Matt Preusch/GRNDonate online:healthygulf.org/gift2010In 2010, the largest oil disaster in our nation’s history hit America’s Gulf coast when BP’s drilling rig exploded and the well spewed over 172 million gallons of oil into our waters. The disaster has taken a toll on our coast and the impacts will be felt by real

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To Eat or Not To Eat?

“Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?” – Shakespeare There is a substantial dilemma unfolding on the coast: should we eat Gulf seafood to support our fishermen and ignore nagging concerns about its safety or avoid

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Gifts for the Gulf

This holiday season, make a statement about your support of the Gulf by giving great gifts from businesses donating a portion of sales to GRN–their donations will help us to continue our work. Check out the New Orleans-based company, Dirty Coast, whose Sportsman’s Paradise Lost t-shirt benefits the GRN. A collaborative of glassblowers has created

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Oil Spill Commission Discusses Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council!

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

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Guest Blog: Shelley Clark, University of Mississippi Outreach Intern

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

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