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First, the “spotter” plane appears soaring above the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Inside the pilot is scanning the water, searching for a characteristic dark, writhing mass: a school of menhaden. Spotting the school, the pilot radios a nearby mothership to relay the news. This large vessel races to the scene and rapidly […]

As every reader of this blog knows, Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are disappearing at the rate of a football field every 45 minutes, destroying New Orleans natural storm defenses. This film features artists from Fishbone, Galactic, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band discussing Louisiana’s coastal crisis.The Gulf Restoration Network has partnered with the Voodoo Experience to

I can’t say I’m surprised by this news: Shell is dropping the vast majority of their renewable energy portfolio. After meeting their Chief Executive, Jeroen van der Veer a few years back at their annual general meeting, I certainly didn’t get the sense that their commitment to the environment was anything other than a public

Turtles Contaminated With Mercury and Other Toxins Sold as FoodThe Center for Biological Diversity and two dozen other conservation and health groups today filed emergency petitions with eight Midwestern and southern states, seeking to end unsustainable commercial harvest of freshwater turtles. The coalition submitted administrative petitions to state wildlife and health agencies in Arkansas, Iowa,

According to a new study by Audubon Florida, Governor Charlie Crist is enjoying a huge approval rate for his work on climate change, which includes policies for clean cars, renewable energy, and reduction of global warming pollution. This finding might have something to do with another fact: a majority of Florida voters believe that global

Please join us for Gulf Gathering May 8-9, 2009: A Gulf-wide conference for coastal advocates and organizers concerned about the Gulf of Mexico.If you’re interested in wetlands and cypress swamp conservation, healthy waters, sustainable fisheries and climate change or would like to meet other folks from across the five Gulf states who want to protect

Last week, Aaron and I both attended the “Diversions Summit” called by the Corps of Engineers to discuss reintroducing the Mississippi River into the wetlands of southeastern Louisiana. While there was some great research and some great ideas proposed, I left the conference wondering “what next?” When I spoke at the conference, I emphasized the

Gulf of Mexico Alliance scraps public workshops in favor of Survey MonkeyThe Gulf of Mexico Alliance, a multi-Gulf state government partnership, created by all five Governors to protect the environmental and economic resources of the Gulf coast is scrapping their plans to hold public opinion workshops on their new draft 5 year plan in four

With all that has happened since February 19th, it seems like more than just a couple weeks ago, but I wanted to update everyone on the Mardi Gras Time Cypress Call-In Day. Huge thanks to everyone who took a few moments to celebrate Mardi Gras by helping to preserve the cypress forests that protect Mardi

Hoo hooo kiddies!Mr. Bill here and I’d like to thank all you friends for coming out on February 2nd to support World Wetlands Day. We got together on the front stairs of One Shell Square, Shell Oil Co’s headquarters here in my hometown New Orleans. Fortunately, with some help, I made it up the steps