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As our readers know, we have had significant concerns regarding Louisiana’s oil protection sand berms which have been constructed under the auspices of protecting the coast from oil(see posts from May 14, July 12, and July 14). In drafting comments responding to Louisiana’s request to continue with and expand the project, we discovered thatin a […]

This weekend, 12 amazing volunteers from Northern California joined together to help communities in the Gulf at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. These folks raised some money, got some petitions signed, and talked to music lovers about the ongoing impacts this oil disaster has on the Gulf region. People walking by the

In Timbalier Bay, the clean- up workers may have left, but plenty of oil remains. The pictures below from yesterday’s excursion clearly show that not only did they leave, but they left their filthy mess behind them. On Timbalier Island I came across lots of extremely oiled and weathered boom, those pom-pon oil collectors, and

“I loved it! I had a great time. How often do you get the chance to canoe through a cypress forest in the dark through a rainstorm?” Petra”Very coastal. It was cool to see up close the invasive species that cause problems. I didn’t think of tallow as evil before.” Leo “The trip bridged our

CNN’s Ed Lavendara continues his solid reporting on the environmental considerations of the BP drilling disaster, this time catching up with USF researchers, just back from cruise to chart oil and dispersant. Unfortunately, they’re finding the oil far from the source, on the seafloor east of the well.

The nation needs to remain concerned about the bp drillling disaster. There seems to be an interest by BP and the federal government to hang up a ‘mission accomplished’ banner and move on. Unfortunately, there’s far more still to do: Even if you believe the optimistic government oil budget that says only 26% of the

Today Jonathan Henderson and I flew over the wetlands in Louisiana and along the coast from Timbalier Bay to South East Pass. What we saw contradicted what we have been hearing from BP, the unified command, the administration, and the press. From Little Lake to the beaches of Fourchon to Grand Isle to East Bay,

Last week, New Orleans’s local Fox affiliate aired video of BP’s crude literally bubbling out of the ground on one of Louisiana’s barrier islands. It’s clear that, despite some government and media reports to the contrary, there is still a lot of oil in the Gulf and along our coastlines.Click on the photo below to

I’m back home in New Orleans now after an enlightening trip. Below is the update I wrote on Friday but was unable to post until now.——————————–I have left Valdez on my way home. Today, before my departure, we spent time talking to the staff of the Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council about their work. Their ability

We are now in Valdez, AK. Today we met with the Prince Edward Sound Regional Citizen Advisory Board (RCAC).During our meeting the leaders of the RCAC made clear that if the citziens of the Gulf want to obtain better safeguards and better oversight, we had better move forward quickly. They warned us that the disaster