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Have you ever had a week that felt like a month? This week was another one of those for me. As I look back on the past 7 days, I’m amazed at the volume of news created by the oil drilling disaster, and how many moving pieces are at play. The week started with President […]

Kemp’s Ridley hatchling courtesy of Sea Turtle Inc.Once there were tens of thousands of adult Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. As unbelievable as it sounds, there is a 1947 film that shows an estimated 42,000 nesting on one Mexican beach in a single day!Ridley’s are now the most endangered sea turtle

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As President Obama prepares to address the nation this evening about the BP drilling disaster, some local New Orleans students at Success Preparatory Academy have a message for him. Second grade Science teacher, Amy Shipley, has been opening up the thoughts and imagination of her students to the importance and wonder of nature and the

***Watch “Episode 3: Wildlife in distress and dispersants” of our ongoing YouTube video series, Gulf Tides: Monitoring BP’s Oil Drilling Disaster.***Everyone’s a bit on edge here on the Gulf Coast as we enter day 56 of BP’s oil drilling disaster. The known impacts to wildlife and people continue to grow, and more and more questions

Many economists are waiting to create an economic impact statement for the BP drilling disaster until after the oil stops gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico. An economic impact statement is important for many reasons: (1) it will give a better idea to people of the severity of the disaster; (2) it will help

Wow.There is literally oil as far as my eyes can see.While many of the folks here at GRN have been actively monitoring the BP drilling disaster and its impacts, I hadn’t personally made the journey until last week. It’s an overwhelming experience, to say the least. After landing and taking off from the water of

Last Thursday I had the honor of offering testimony to the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife. You can watch the whole hearing here. I spoke on a panel with fellow Gulf Coast Fund advisor, Brenda Dardar of the United Houma Nation (read her powerful testimony about the impacts to

Businesses and individuals across the country are finding creative and constructive ways to respond to the disaster in the Gulf and support GRN. Check out these products and events that are raising funds for GRN’s response to BP’s oil drilling disaster. Buy great stuff, and their donations to GRN will help us continue our work.

At first it was a mystery how the oil was getting on to the beach because there was no visible sheen on the surface of the water. I know you are not supposed to touch the tarballs (I took BP’s 4 hour HazMat class) but I felt compelled to determine if the dark brown debris