Recently, Len Bahr has been sharing some of his thoughts about the state of Louisiana’s sand berms project on his blog LACoastPost.com. A recent post included aerial photographs of the building and subsequent eroding of the sand berm that the state of Louisiana is attempting to construct, with the stated purpose of defending the wetlands […]
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Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the Gulf of Mexico, and now a group of scientists is using satellite technology to track whether any of the giants come into contact with oil from BP’s drilling disaster.This video shows the scientists, including Eric Hoffmayer of the University of Southern Mississippi and legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle
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Two new videos of Louisiana musicians performing songs about BP’s mess in the Gulf of Mexico and its impact on life along the Gulf Coast are making the rounds.First, if you missed it on C-Span, here’s Drew Landry performing before the presidential spill commission this week:Also this week, members of New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass
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The question of how the unprecedented amount of chemical dispersants being used to fight BP’s oil is affecting the Gulf of Mexico came up repeatedly during two days of government hearings in New Orleans.What President Obama’s commission on the drilling disaster didn’t hear, however, were any definite answers for how the dispersed, underwater oil could
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Lately, the State of Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, and the Terrebonne Levee District have been proposing massive construction projects to stop the oil from reaching the shores of Louisiana. Let it first be said that GRN shares their concerns regarding the oil that is already impacting and will continue to impact the Gulf shores. However, we
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Today the federal agency responsible for monitoring marine species provided for the first time figures for the number of each type of species impacted from BP’s oild drilling disaster.The Gulf Restoration Network has been pressing federal agencies for a species-by-species tally of the wildlife harmed by oil from BP’s as yet uncontrolled blowout in the
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Coast Guard UpdateThe “Source Kill” efforts are continuing. Relief well dd3 is 12521 feet down, which is 63% completed. Relief well dd2, the backup is about 40% completed. August is still the target date for stopping the well completely.The Coast Guard said that the 30 meter (~65 feet) “Safety zone” around boom and other response
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Last Gulf Restoration Network staff joined shrimpers Clint Guidry and Glenn J. Poche, Sr., to assess the ongoing impacts from and response to BP’s oil drilling disaster on the Gulf Coast.The winds and waters of coastal Louisiana were calm again after days of stormy weather, enabling a first-hand look at the disaster’s effects on fragile
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