Yesterday, NOAA released a report and press release claiming that “the vast majority of oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead, or dispersed.” Sounds good doesn’t it? Unfortunately, you could also summarize the findings of the report this way:Up to 50% of Oil from BP […]
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Yesterday, we met with scientists and fishermen that study the impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill on the fish and wildlife. Sadly, what they have found is that after the initial impact of the oil, the true impact on a species, such as herring, did not show up for many years. Moreover, the impact could
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August 4, 2010Aaron Viles, Campaign Director, Gulf Restoration Network(504) 525 1528 ext. 207, aaron@healthygulf.orgFederal statistics show BP is not worst offender among oil companiesAs the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“BOEM”) hosts a fact-finding forum in New Orleans, research has come out showing that the company responsible for the oil disaster in
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I write from Cordova, Alaska. The beauty of the landscape is amazing and the similarities between the culture here and the Gulf are striking. The people here are dependent on the sea for their culture and their economy. The Exxxon Valdez disaster struck them to the core, not only destroying their economy but tearing apart
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On the House of Representatives voted 209 to 193 to approve legislation related to the impacts of BP’s oil drilling disaster. Among other things, this bill:” Lifts the $75 million liability cap for oil companies involved in accidents,” Provides up to $1.2 billion in dedicated funding for coastal restoration projects paid for by BP penalties,”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday August 2, 2010CONTACT:Matt Rota, Gulf Restoration Network: (504) 377-7840, matt@healthygulf.orgNEAR RECORD-SETTING GULF OF MEXICO DEAD ZONE SHOWS MORE NEEDED TO CLEAN UP MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND GULFOn August 1, researchers from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and Louisiana State University (LSU) completed their annual cruise along the Louisiana and north Texas coasts
According to authorities, and reports on WWL, the busted well head in Jefferson Parish has been capped. Also according to authorities, only a “small amount” of oil had been leaking from the abandoned oil well on Bayou St. Denis and into nearby Mud Lake. Small amount compared to what, the BP drilling disaster? Tell that
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Secretary Ray Mabus is in the Gulf Coast this week to hold a series of listening sessions in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The meetings are to provide Gulf coast residents an opportunity to offer long-term economic and environmental restoration ideas with the Secretary. The more concretet the idea the better. Do not miss
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This morning I took another flyover the Gulf. While it’s true that the volume of visible oil on the surface has decreased substantially, claims that there is no visible, skimmable oil on the surface are just plain bogus. From the very beginning of the BP drilling disaster, GRN has been watch dogging the containment and
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On yet another recent flyover, I flew out to the site where the Horizon sank and then back towards land crossing over the Chandeleur Islands. Despite what BP and the Unified Command has been claiming for the last couple of weeks, there was indeed plenty of oil to be seen. What’s more is that this
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