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Tomorrow marks 1-year since the tragedy of the BP drilling disaster manifested itself far out and deep under the Gulf of Mexico. Many would argue, and rightfully so, that the tragedy began to unfold years before due to lax federal oversight and BP putting corporate profits over safety, a policy that led to the tragic […]

Reviewing the rulesHuge thanks to NOLA Brewing for supporting GRN through the Easter Keg Hunt on April 17, 2011. Teams enjoyed the sounds and sights of a beautiful afternoon in Mid-City New Orleans as they sought out clue locations. Following the scavenger hunt, the afterparty was filled with NOLA Brewing beer, prizes, music by The

Yesterday morning, Cherri Foytlin, Drew Landry, and the team from Project Gulf Impact walked across the Potomac River, finishing Cherri’s 1,234 mile trek to our nation’s Capitol. At about the same time, Louisiana fishermen Byron Encalade and Mike Roberts and activists Tracy Kuhns and Bryan Parras were denied entry into BP’s annual shareholder meeting, after

Data based on tracking erosion after every storm over a period of years shows that farms in Iowa are losing precious topsoil up to 12 times faster than government estimates, a disturbing discovery detailed in a new report by the Environmental Working Group. The report, titled Losing Ground, is based on research by scientists at

This article is excerpted from Wave Maker’s News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Floating down the Bogue Chitto River, one of Louisiana’s Outstanding Natural Resource Waters. Photo Courtesy of Bart Everson.Over the past few years, we have been working hard in Louisiana and

As the 1 year anniversary of the BP drilling disaster approaches, we at GRN are once again getting requests from media to show them what is happening with the clean-up of the Gulf and whether there is still oil to be seen. In fact, just last Wednesday and Friday I guided several media outlets on

As the one year memorial of the BP oil drilling disaster approaches, the oil is still impacting life in the Gulf and GRN continues to work to hold BP accountable. Help us make a statement in support of Gulf recovery on the memorial. Dirty Coast is selling this new t-shirt design for a limited time

I have to admit that I am totally mystified. Record numbers of turtles and neonatal and new borne dolphins are washing up on our beaches; we have not yet determined how much damage has been done to Gulf fish species, deep water corals, or wetlands; our Congressmen and Senators from the Gulf have yet to

This article is excerpted from Wave Maker’s News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here. Enjoying a swim at Manatee Springs State Park, not far from the proposed mine site. Photo courtesy of Paul Clark.There is true magic on the planet where the land

Last October, ninety-five people representing forty-six community, local, regional, national and international environmental, social justice, and fishermen’s groups met at the Beckwith Camp and Conference Center on Weeks Bay, Alabama. Together, we drafted a set of principles that we believe must guide the recovery and restoration of the Gulf of Mexico, our coast and our