As the consequences from the massive BP oil drilling disaster in the Gulf continue to unfold, proponents of increased offshore drilling have remained remarkably silent about how “safe and environmentally friendly” offshore drilling can be. However, some drilling supporters do like to point out how rarely accidents like this occur.Oil drilling disasters of this magnitude …
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Not quite sure how to respond to this just yet. Today’s daily briefing from the Unified Command rolled out this idea. It’s terrifying on its face, lighting up a 2,000 square mile area of the Gulf that’s being expanded by uncontrolled, twin gysers of oil from the sea floor 5,000 feet down.More details are necessary …
Just two days before Earth Day, a few weeks after President Obama’s call to increase drilling in off-shore areas, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, 45 miles off of Louisiana’s coast, near the Breton and Delta National Wildlife Refuges.Tragically, it appears that 11 missing crewmembers have been killed. In addition to the …
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The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow at a disturbing rate and the latest news from BP officials isn’t exactly reassuring. In fact, the chief operating officer of BP Exploration and Production said that they intend to lower a huge dome over the ocean bottom to capture the leaking oil. …
Yesterday I was able to fly out over the BP oil spill site, thanks to our partners at Southwings, and pilot Tom Hutchings out of Fairhope, AL.We were shocked at what we saw. The main spill was at least 8 miles across, creating a kind of peninsula from what was presumably the site of the …
This past April 18th from Houston to New Orleans to Tallahassee to Orlando hundreds of Aveda salon staff, clients and their friends and families hit the streets, sidewalks and pathways for Aveda Walks for Water. These walks raised awareness about the lack of access to clean water across the world and GRN’s efforts to protect …
As we continue to celebrate the tens of thousands of acres of cypress forests saved in southern Louisiana, the Save Our Cypress Coalition continues to monitor the situation on the ground to ensure cypress are not being improperly harvested. And we keep asking, why are Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart continuing to sell unsustainable cypress …
Right now, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) is considering a proposal to build a massive, dirty, and expensive lignite coal power plant and mine in Kemper County, Mississippi. In fact, on May 1st the MPSC is scheduled to release its final decision on whether or not the benefits of this destructive project outweigh the …
Last week, GRN was honored to partner with former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita to issue a call to action for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands crisis. Scott and his wife Jaclyn pledged half of his Superbowl check to charity, with half going to Haiti, and half to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands education. GRN was thrilled to be one …
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1Sky Louisiana came out in true New Orleans fashion last April 8th at the office of U.S. Representative Anh “Joseph” Cao. Participants in “The Storm” campaign donned lavish Second-Line umbrellas decorated with the number 350 and depictions of polar bears. The environmental/folk music duo, Sassafrass, comprised of members Joe Billups and Karen Harvill, brought their …