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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

The conclusion of a recent National Research Council report is that the Mighty Mississippi is an “orphan.” To those of us who live in the Gulf and know of the impact a polluted Mississippi River has in creating the Dead Zone, this finding is no surprise. The EPA has neglected its duty to set limits

Corps Resurrecting Destructive World War II Era ProjectPosted on October 17, 2007 | Filed Under River Renewal, Government Affairs, Flood ProtectionJoyce Wu, Program AssociateNatural Flood ProtectionSixty-six years of opposition have not been enough for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to give up on a flood control project that won’t actually protect homes. Over

There is a saying in the nutritional world: “Eat to live, don’t live to eat” . I am a native of Louisiana so this statement makes zero sense to me. Food is a huge part of our culture, from acquiring food through fishing to competitive cook-offs and guarding family recipes. Even though I am someone