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Reports of a spill of coal ash waste at the Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Alabama again confirm the dangers of burning dirty coal to make electricity. Even when toxic byproducts like mercury and arsenic are removed before they are released from the smokestack, these poisons must still be disposed of. Several spills in the […]

GRN would never advocate rushing into coastal protection and restoration. We’re certainly opposed to the “Great Wall of Louisiana” approach to storm defense. But we feel a great sense of urgency to get big restoration projects underway sooner rather than later.We therefore greet this news of a new Corps of Engineers investigation into coastal protection

Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s 2009 is off to a great start.As I was wading through all the emails I received during two weeks of holiday vacation, I found a couple that bode well for cypress forests this year!A fellow cypress protector in Georgia, Gordon Rogers, the Satilla Riverkeeper, had his opinion column published

Since Gulf Restoration Network’s inception, the members of our Board of Directors have been a constant source of wisdom, information, and inspiration in the fight to protect the Gulf Coast’s environment and communities. This year will mark GRN’s 15th Anniversary, and, to acknowledge this milestone, several board members have contributed their thoughts on the past

As a “Save Our Cypress” intern over these past months I have worked to educate the public on the dangerous of using cypress mulch, push for more sustainable mulch alternatives, and hold corporations accountable for their destruction of the Gulf Coast. Through all of this, I have gained invaluable knowledge about the Gulf Coast, confidence

An edgy online action… The Fast Food Junkies are still at it – trashing our forests to make their throw away packaging! And during the holidays even more so…This is a busy season for food on the go, and all that food is still being wrapped in Southern forests. Before Thanksgiving we made over 500

It’s unconventional, but we figured in these economic times, people don’t need to feel more depressed. We need to start dealing with global warming pollution now but talking about the climate crisis doesn’t have to be a downer. That’s why local conservation groups working on solutions to global warming invited concerned citizens down to the

Folks from the alternative weekly in Atlanta, Creative Loafing, came out to our Crab Boil to Save Cypress at the Home Depot headquarters last week. Amazingly enough, the photos their professional took are quite a bit better than mine. Check out the slideshow:http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/sideshow/2008/12/10/boiling-crabs-to-save-the-swamps-from-home-depot/Dan Favre is the Campaign Organizer and Cypress Guru at GRN.

We say it a lot: the Gulf is an amazing natural treasure. Here’s some fantastic proof of that from a charter boat captain out of Orange Beach, AL. The largest pod of orca or killer whales documented in the Gulf. The charter boat captain estimated there were as many as 200 whales from four distinct

All over the country on December 4th, at over 50 scheduled events, Home Depot was urged to stop selling unsustainable cypress mulch! Thanks to everyone who helped make the December 4th Cypress Day of Action a success.I just got back from Atlanta where our soggy Day of Action at the Home Depot Corporate Headquarters made