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Recently, hundreds of Ole Miss students came together in a collaborative effort that combined tailgating and activism to engage Mississippians about the urgent topic of climate change. On October 24th, the Ole Miss v. Arkansas game coincided with the 350.org International Day of Climate Action. Following a week of events planned by the Students United […]

This year’s Voodoo Music Experience was epic: KISS on Halloween, Bingo’s try for the World Record gathering of Zombies, and our Coastal Lines of Defense demo showing all Voodoo-ers what Southern Louisiana needs most if we’re to enjoy Voodoo in years to come.For the 3rd year as the official non-profit of Voodoo, GRN created barrier

GRN Campaign Intern, Laura Mould, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama reports on the 350.org event that she helped organize at the University of Alabama. ___________________________Members of the University of Alabama Environmental Council and select other groups celebrated 350.org’s call to action on October the 24th with their own sustainable “Take Action Tide Tailgating’ event. The group tailgated

On October 24th and 25th, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread weekend of environmental action in the planet’s history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis.On Saturday the 24th in New Orleans, a demonstration was held on

Gulf Restoration Network is proud to launch the Healthy Gulf Krewe to continue building the movement of ordinary citizens from around the country fighting for Louisiana’s wetlands and a healthy Gulf! You are officially invited to join the Krewe, and you can get started by contacting Dan Favre, dan@healthygulf.org or 504-525-1528 ext 209.Healthy Gulf Krewe

Fun stuff from our friends at FOE and Agit-Pop Communications.

In June, the President created an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force to develop a first-ever national ocean policy.If you’ve been paying attention to our coast and oceans for a while, this may sound a bit familiar. Back in 2003 and 2004 two separate commissions made recommendations on actions needed to help protect our coasts and

The Gulf of Mexico is an amazing natural treasure. From deep water corals far off shore, to miles of seagrasses hugging our coasts, we have diverse habitats which can help spawn enormous fish populations. Unfortunately, we haven’t always followed scientific advice to ensure that there will be enough fish for our great-grandkids to catch. From

John Snell from our NOLA Fox affiliate reports on the state’s land-building progress. Is it possible that this year we WON’T lose a football field of wetlands every 45 minutes?Now we just need to start putting back the Rhode Island we’ve lost in the last 100 years…Aaron Viles is GRN’s Campaign Director

Last week, I had the opportunity to go to Des Moines for the Hypoxia Task Force Meeting. This task force, made up of federal and state agencies, was first convened in the late 90’s to find solutions to the growing Dead Zone in the Gulf. Over the past decade, little action has come out of