Included in this blog are two sets of photos of Elmer’s Island. The first set is from the summer of 2010 and includes aerial shots of the island and heavy oil impacts. The second set includes surface level shots that were taken this past weekend on November 12th, 2011. As you will see from the …
This week, the United States Coast Guard concluded that BP can wind down its efforts to clean oil still marring the shores of the Gulf coast, unless officials can prove that the oil is BP’s. For more on this decision and what it means for cleanup efforts, take a look at this AP article published …
Eighteen months ago, BP’s Macondo well erupted, spewing over 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. We continue to experience impacts from the disaster today. The oil is still washing on shore and the environmental impacts are still being revealed -the BP oil disaster is not over.We’ve seen record numbers of dolphin …
As I write you this, vital conservation programs that reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution from our nation’s farms are in jeopardy of being cut from the Farm Bill by the secret, closed-door Super Committee. Although the programs are inadequate to deal with the scope of the Gulf Dead Zone, they are some of the only …
I’ll admit it, I’m excited. But don’t tell my boss.For the 5th year, GRN is the official, non-profit partner of the Voodoo Experience, a huge music festival taking place Friday-Sunday in NOLA’s City Park. 5 stages, over 100 bands, and thanks to the hard work of GRN staff and volunteers:Kral oyunlar kral oyun Oyunlar oyun …
Giving the plants a lift: Floating Grasses in Bayou St JohnMonths ago, I assisted Caitlin Reilly of LSU AgCenter with an experimental installation of Vallisneria americana (“wild celery” or “tape-grass” ) in Bayou St John. The plantsand the were gifted to the bayou From Dr. Poirrier’s lab at the University of New Orleans. Because the …
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James Hurtt speaking on the bus after the hearing. On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of joining a bus load of fired-up Mississippi Power ratepayers from the coast on a trip to Kemper County, Mississippi – the proposed site for a massive new dirty lignite coal mine. If this huge mine, and Mississippi Power’s …
Ashley Guidry from Lafayette, LA is the raffle winner for the Rediscover New Orleans Aveda Earth Month Drawing 2011. Congratulations Ashley! The Grand Prize includes:Two nights at the Intercontinental New Orleans and brunch for two$500 gift card on the airline of your choice$200 gift certificate for dinner at Lilette$150 gift certificate for dinner at Gautreau’sThanks …
Crawfishing is drying up:Illegal roads are choking the bayous of the Atchafalaya BasinDean Wilson of Atchafalaya Basinkeeper invited us to take a low-water tour with Jody Meche of the Louisiana Crawfish Producer’s Association West, to see the challenges healthy wetlands face in their neck of the woods. Illegal access roads are damming up the bayous …
The shaded areas represent lignite coal reserves.Strip mining for lignite coal is a nasty process. Thankfully, few of us have had to directly bear witnesses to how it impacts communities, and nearby rivers, streams and wetlands, but that could change if a North Dakota mining company is allowed to move forward with its proposal for …