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GRN is excited to announce that we will again be the official non-profit partner of the Voodoo Experience, one of NOLA’s biggest and best music festivals, October 29-31 in City Park. In addition to checking out My Morning Jacket, Ozzy, Weezer, MGMT and all the great local bands, you should also come out to meet

It’s true that if you want something bad enough, you figure out a way to make it happen. It started in early June, when asked during an interview what I was currently “excited” about. While excited isn’t exactly the word I would use, (I prefer outraged, distraught or livid) my response was quick: The BP

It’s going to be a long road to restoring the Gulf in the aftermath of the BP’s disaster, especially since the oil isn’t gone yet. Impacts from the disaster continue to be uncovered, and issues that existed in the Gulf before April 20, 2010 still persist.For the latest examples, let’s move west to east.Bayou Chaland,

Last I returned to Cypress Cove Marina in Venice, Louisiana and boarded a 22 ft. fishing boat, headed south to Pass A l’Outre then on to Southwest Pass. The purpose of this excursion was to check on the condition of the marsh grass, catch a few redfish to have analyzed for hydrocarbons, assess the clean-up

As many readers might be aware, the Kemper County coal project is an expensive, destructive and unnecessary, proposal to construct a new coal-fired power plant, and massive lignite coal mine in central Mississippi just north of Meridian. The plant and associated mine will impact over 3,000 acres of wetlands and disturb over 40 miles of

Last I attended a meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi that was billed as one of three forums between federal officials and the academic community to discuss the Unified Command’s draft proposal for monitoring and sampling oil and dispersant beneath the Gulf’s surface. As dueling reports from the government and independent scientist fly back and forth about

This morning, BP released the results of an investigation (led by BP’s own head of safety), that found, not surprisingly, that there was plenty of blame to go around in the creation of the world’s largest oil and gas industry disaster. The investigation points to the failed cement job, the inaccurate read on the negative

The federal government, and the various Gulf states, recently worked together to host a series of dockside chats to help reassure nervous fishermen, and the public, about the safety of Gulf seafood in recently reopened fishing areas. Nonetheless, many members of the public, Gulf fishermen, and even some independent scientist are continuing to raise concerns

Reports from the Defend the Gulf Movie Screenings that happened around the country this weekend are pouring in! From San Francisco to New York to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, people gathered to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Katrina by learning about and taking action to protect the Gulf environment!For instance, in Truro, MA, there was

This week, the New York Times green blog covered the Gulf restoration planning process, announced by President Obama in his June 15th Oval office address, and headed up by Navy Secretary (and former MS Gov) Ray Mabus. GRN has met with Secretary Mabus a couple of times on this effort, and we’re urging our supporters