So why am I going to DC to fight tar sands?Earlier this year, an amazing list of 20 environmental and social justice leaders issued an invitation to help fight for our climate. I read it. I thought about it. I shared it on FB. And then I pretty much forgot about it, returning my attention …
Strandings data point to more than shrimpers in the deaths of Turtles.The recent spike in sea turtle mortality along the Gulf coast has raised several concerns over the cause of these deaths and how to stop it.Source: 1987-2007, 2008-2011. Decadal averages in Turtle strandings by month, compared to the monthly strandings 2010 and 2011. Note …
This morning I set out on a long flight to investigate reports of oil sightings near BP’s Macondo well, the site where the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank into the Gulf killing 11 workers and spewing at least 4.9 million barrels of oil. Whenever I here reports like this I tend to get antsy and …
Breaking News–Bird’s Eye View: GRN Spots Oil Near BP’s Macondo Well Read More »
This morning, I had the opportunity, courtesy of South Wings, to fly up the Pearl River to get an aerial view of any remaining dead aquatic life, and of the plant that admitted fault for the fish kill, Temple-Inland. The good news is that we didn’t see a ton of dead fish from the air …
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People of the Pearl River are feeling their stomachs drop at news of the latest “fish kill” which seems more of a “River Kill.” Temple-Inland’s “slug” of “black liquor” -an untreated mash of tannins, lye, soaps, sulfuric and other unknown compounds that is the regular waste of the pulping process Temple-Inland pumped their noxious slug …
BREAKING -Dockside Discussion of Temple-Inland Versus the Pearl. Read More »
When Blue Water turns all the colors of the RainbowA while back, Jonathan Henderson and I were graciously invited to fly with Bonny Schumaker and On Wings of Care, in order to scope for whale sharks, to document an ongoing oil release from one of the 27,000 abandoned wells in the Gulf, and to check …
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Last I joined a group of local citizens, along with GRN’s Scott Eustis, on a canoe trip down the Bowie River near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Bowie River, which is also sometimes known as the Bouie, is popular spot for fishing and canoeing, but portions of the river have also been severely damaged by a polluting …
Over the weekend, there were many reports regarding a massive fish kill on the Pearl River, with the pollution causing this die-off emanating from Bogalusa. Check out some pics here…they aren’t pretty. While an official cause of the death of thousands of fish, turtles, and other critters that live in the river has not been …
Given the ongoing BP disaster, the ever-present unaccountable leaks from the Ocean Saratoga and other rusting rigs and pipes, the legacy of Oil and Gas destruction upon the Mississippi River Delta, and our future made unlikelier by a warming, rising sea, People of the Gulf demand an independent voice to hold the oil industry accountable.What …
What is an RCAC? Prince William Sound wants you to know Read More »
This year’s MS River flooding was another missed opportunity for land building that would protect Louisiana’s CoastLast week, I joined policymakers and scientists at a meeting to discuss reducing Dead Zone pollution in the Gulf and environmental restoration issues. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance and the Hypoxia Task Force held a three day meeting in …
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