Our favorite testimony to the need for NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) and Army Corps reform, the Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet, is back in the news today, with an editorial in the Times-Picayune urging quick implementation of the 170 day closure plan. We wholey concur, though we think the plan needs to do …
The New York Times editorial staff put it best when they wrote “like an indestructible ghoul in a low-grade horror flick, the Yazoo Pumps are rising again from the bureaucratic crypt.” First proposed in 1941, the Yazoo Pumps are nothing short of a reoccurring nightmare. This World War II era project would, according to the …
Tampa Day of Action went well. I went to two Wal-Marts and really got the attention of the store managers.The first store (closest to my apt) I lucked out and got to speak to the store general manager and a regional manager that happened to be there. When I started telling them why I was …
View full size Vivian Todd, Magnolia Garden Club (Zone IX) and members of the Conservation Committee visit Lowe’s in Beaumont, TX on November 17, 2007 during the CYPRESS CALL FOR ACTION DAY. Unfortunately, we found lots of bags of cypress mulch from Ruston, Louisiana. They were asking Lowe’s to stop selling cypress mulch and to …
I intended to write this a while ago, but I’ve been ludicrously busy lately – and well, sometimes things just don’t get done as intended. Mea culpa aside, I wanted to make sure our blog-reading supporters know that back in October, GRN was the official non-profit partner of the Voodoo Music Experience, one of the …
We are very proud of how our Step It Up 2007 event turned out. Attendance was great. We gave away all of our 200 red “Save New Orleans! Stop Global Warming” t-shirts. Our sponsors all had an opportunity to meet new members.We served gumbo, BBQ, and Abita beer for our guests. We want to especially …
Last I participated with Tulane University faculty and alumni in creating an outdoor reading corner at the Sophie B. Wright School in New Orleans. The plan was to dig up the grass and replace it with sod and plant flower beds and mulch them. When I arrived on scene, the first thing I noticed was …
Back in April 15 New Orleans environmental and social justice groups organized an event on the levees of the lower 9th ward to urge immediate action on climate change. It was a great event, with great music, food, speakers, and a great photo (which even showed up on the New York Times website). Unfortunately, we …
As a native Southerner, when I think of the south I think of fried okra, collard greens, grits, vine ripe tomatoes, and HUMIDITY. I picture lush green trees and creeks and rivers to cool off in during hot, humid summers. When I think of Atlanta and many parts of North Georgia I think of sprawl.From …
I love oysters. I love them because when they come out fresh from the Gulf of Mexico its like a little bit of heaven has gone from the bounty of the sea to the tip of my tongue. Shellfish, finfish, and other things that people gather from the sea are important along the Gulf Coast …