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Margo Pellegrino is a paddler on a mission. An avid environmentalist, Margo has already paddled the entire eastern seaboard, raising awareness of ocean conservation in her Miami to Maine Paddle in 2007. Now she is paddling the Gulf of Mexico to raise a similar message of conservation for a healthier gulf. Beginning in Miami and […]

Here’s a great post from our friend Len Bahr, showing that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Though LSU’s firing of Ivor VanHeerden has gotten a fair amount of attention and outrage recently, it’s not the first time academic freedom and legitimate research for a healthy environment and safe communities has

Listen | White House, Senate Dems Oppose Torture Commission, Energy Lobbyists Tried to Debunk Global Warming Despite Own Scientists’ Findings, Activists Conclude Indigenous Climate Summit, and more. (4/24/09 Democracy Now)Interview with Allison McCrary and Aaron Viles on why they are picking on Shell Oil at Jazz Fest this year. Sound not available for this show.Allison

In this Baton Rouge Advocate story, available here, I make the arguement that there’s far more to do to make sure that the Hurricane Highway is no longer a threat to communities from Chalmette to the Lower 9.”While they shut the channel down to boat traffic, MRGO is still an accident waiting to happen,” said

Last month 25 local, regional, and national conservation and environmental groups gathered in Gainesville, Florida with representatives of government agencies and foundations for a “Nature Coast Strategy Gathering” to begin more coordinated efforts to protect and preserve Florida’s Nature Coast. Organizations attending the event included plenty of GRN member groups and friends such as Citrus

A group of conservation organizations is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service to force action quickly to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles from death and injury in the Gulf of Mexico bottom longline fishery. Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation groups are urging the Fisheries Service

Thanks to the Louisiana Bucket Brigade for putting together a great event! Speakers, food, beer, and great groups spreading the word about their great work. It was a lot of fun to produce the music, and bring the crowd such a fantastic lineup of NOLA, coast-conscious artists!Big thanks to the other Coastal Lines of Defense

*This blog was originally posted to LACOASTPOST.com, an independent, interactive forum for an ongoing informed discussion of the status and future of the Louisiana coast. The mission of LACOASTPOST.com is to provide a real time venue in which to debate the current and projected state of our coast, including scientific, socioeconomic, fiscal and political issues.Three

In case you’ve missed it, we’ve fired off another salvo in our effort to urge Shell Oil Company to truly be a leader for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and step up to fund large-scale restoration efforts.Dr. John’s personal appeal to the public to support efforts to counterbalance Shell’s PR efforts at Jazz Fest have gone well,

Listen | Snippet of distinguished individuals speaking at the recent 3 day symposium titled “Mississippi Freshwater Diversion Summit” which was designed to be a serious discourse on rebuilding Louisiana’s coast using Diversions.But, what is a Diversion? Well, it is when you take water from the Mississippi River and spill it (or divert it) over land