Today Jonathan Henderson and I flew over the wetlands in Louisiana and along the coast from Timbalier Bay to South East Pass. What we saw contradicted what we have been hearing from BP, the unified command, the administration, and the press. From Little Lake to the beaches of Fourchon to Grand Isle to East Bay, […]
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Last week, New Orleans’s local Fox affiliate aired video of BP’s crude literally bubbling out of the ground on one of Louisiana’s barrier islands. It’s clear that, despite some government and media reports to the contrary, there is still a lot of oil in the Gulf and along our coastlines.Click on the photo below to
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I’m back home in New Orleans now after an enlightening trip. Below is the update I wrote on Friday but was unable to post until now.——————————–I have left Valdez on my way home. Today, before my departure, we spent time talking to the staff of the Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council about their work. Their ability
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We are now in Valdez, AK. Today we met with the Prince Edward Sound Regional Citizen Advisory Board (RCAC).During our meeting the leaders of the RCAC made clear that if the citziens of the Gulf want to obtain better safeguards and better oversight, we had better move forward quickly. They warned us that the disaster
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Yesterday, NOAA released a report and press release claiming that “the vast majority of oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead, or dispersed.” Sounds good doesn’t it? Unfortunately, you could also summarize the findings of the report this way:Up to 50% of Oil from BP
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Yesterday, we met with scientists and fishermen that study the impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill on the fish and wildlife. Sadly, what they have found is that after the initial impact of the oil, the true impact on a species, such as herring, did not show up for many years. Moreover, the impact could
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August 4, 2010Aaron Viles, Campaign Director, Gulf Restoration Network(504) 525 1528 ext. 207, aaron@healthygulf.orgFederal statistics show BP is not worst offender among oil companiesAs the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“BOEM”) hosts a fact-finding forum in New Orleans, research has come out showing that the company responsible for the oil disaster in
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I write from Cordova, Alaska. The beauty of the landscape is amazing and the similarities between the culture here and the Gulf are striking. The people here are dependent on the sea for their culture and their economy. The Exxxon Valdez disaster struck them to the core, not only destroying their economy but tearing apart
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On the House of Representatives voted 209 to 193 to approve legislation related to the impacts of BP’s oil drilling disaster. Among other things, this bill:” Lifts the $75 million liability cap for oil companies involved in accidents,” Provides up to $1.2 billion in dedicated funding for coastal restoration projects paid for by BP penalties,”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday August 2, 2010CONTACT:Matt Rota, Gulf Restoration Network: (504) 377-7840, matt@healthygulf.orgNEAR RECORD-SETTING GULF OF MEXICO DEAD ZONE SHOWS MORE NEEDED TO CLEAN UP MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND GULFOn August 1, researchers from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and Louisiana State University (LSU) completed their annual cruise along the Louisiana and north Texas coasts