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As we near the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we are reminded of the importance of our coastal lines of defense, our wetlands. Louisiana continues to lose a football field’s worth of coastal wetlands every forty-five minutes due to erosion caused by oil and gas canals, subsidence and rising sea levels. This loss threatens our […]

Once again, the Dead Zone has reared its ugly head in the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, Dr. Nancy Rabalais from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMOCON) made her annual cruise to measure the Dead Zone and despite high seas caused by Tropical Storm Dolly, the Dead Zone measures about 8,000 square miles this year,

With 100 miles of dark, slick oil covering its surface, the Mississippi River winds its way towards the Gulf of Mexico, leaving citizens across the nation once again reminded of the many reasons why we must move beyond our dependence on oil. As a 600 ft. tanker crashed into a barge spilling almost a half

Outrageous cartoons, foreign policy differences, oil drilling flip-flops, the fight forthe White House is really underway. With Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal in the running for the McCain veepstakes the Republican contender seems to spend a lot of time in Louisiana, but it is time that we put the issue of the Gulf Coast environment and

Summer along the Nature Coast of Florida is defined by movement and change. Manatees leave the spring fed rivers that provide them warmth in the winter and wander up and down the coast. Swallowtail Kites are here for the summer nesting and they swoop and soar over the landscape. If we get the rains we

Scientists now believe this year’s Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico may be the largest on record due to the high water levels of the Mississippi River. Yet, the Dead Zone Task Force continues to avoid taking firm steps to pressure upriver states to reduce their fertilizer runoff – the leading cause of the

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee featured not only one of the most eclectic line-ups you were likely to find this summer (Sigur Ros! Kanye West! Metallica!), but it was also home to a veritable wonderland of non-profits and green resources aimed at heightening the global consciousness of concert goers. Among those

Check out the latest video from the GRN video team. This documentary short gives an update to Washing Away, the documentary shown at last year’s Katrinaversary parties, on the issue of wetland loss in coastal Louisiana and the need to halt this coastal crisis. Features Kerry St. Pe of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, the

This Summer, the Gulf Restoration Network crew has been expanding — kind of like the Dead Zone, except focused on a HEALTHIER Gulf of Mexico. We’ve set up an outreach office in the University area of New Orleans, and hired dozens of college students from LSU, Tulane and other campuses to fan out through the

It was the most successful environmental lobby day in Louisiana history! Over fifty citizen activists were in attendance for the release of the Environmental Briefing Book (www.labriefingbook.org) which each activist was to deliver to their Legislator. The book was prepared by “a coalition of groups and individuals who are passionate about providing good air to