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Oil impacts Redfish Bay in Louisiana’s bird’s foot delta, where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Photographed on May 27 by Jeffrey Dubinsky, on a flyover Jeffrey and I took with Mike Tidwell, GRN advisory board member and author of “Bayou Farewell.” These photos have been used by Reuters, in a story […]

nydailynews.comBP can drill a well 25,000′ deep and steer the bit to a target the size of a basket ball over a mile away. That is impressive. But for some reason they can’t figure out how much oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.One would think that with BP’s vast knowledge and ability they

Regardless of what rhetoric we may hear from BP, the U.S. Coast Guard, or the Unified Command regarding the efforts being made to contain and clean-up this BP oil drilling disaster mess, clearly not enough is being done. The claims being made by those in charge that everything that can be done is being done

Heard of @BPGlobalPR? This fake BP twitter account has been posting the best humor of the BP Oil Drilling Disaster. My personal favorite: “The good news: Mermaids are real. The bad news: They are now extinct. #bpcares”Coolest part about their black humor? The tee shirts they hawk every fifth post or so are a fundraiser

Ben Raines, writing for the Mobile Press-Register reveals that routine problems can frequently sideline blowout preventer valves. Clearly, more attention is now being paid to the details of off-shore, deep-water drilling. Meanwhile, the ‘top-kill’ operation to close off the gusher has been temporarily halted as engineers revise their plans.

A native population of about 1400 endangered sperm whales live in the Gulf of Mexico year-round. They range from the Florida panhandle to Texas, swimming along the edge of the continental shelf. According to National Geographic, the BP drilling disaster may seriously endanger the long-term survival of this native group.Whales, like dolphins use sounds to

For Immediate Release Contact: Aaron Viles, (504) 525-1528 Ext. 207 May 27, 2010 aaron@healthygulf.orgSEND IN NAVY, HALT THE DISPERSANTS, AND PUT HONORE IN CHARGE, GROUPS SAYGrand Isle, LA- A coalition of commercial and recreational fishing organizations, native American tribes and local community organizations have joined with environmental organizations to demand a larger, more effective response

Last week, I had the opportunity to fly over coastal Louisiana with Gulf Restoration Network. I was horrified to witness the approaching brown globs of death that threaten the pelicans and other wildlife in the area. Coastal communities that harvest 30% of the nation’s seafood, and provide the shrimp, oysters, and crabs New Orleans is

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