tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188491982009-07-02T19:29:54.770-05:00The Gulf Restoration Network is a diverse network of individuals and local, regional, and national groups committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the resources of the Gulf of Mexico region for future generations. Founded in 1994, the GRN has members in each of the five Gulf states. On the web at <a href="http://healthygulf.org">http://healthygulf.org.</a>Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-1477650028191263392009-07-02T16:39:00.003-05:002009-07-02T17:05:37.186-05:00

This report is a coastal Louisiana game-changer.A couple of LSU researchers have weighed in on the ability of the Mississippi River to sustain our coastal wetlands, and the math isn't good. Due to increased sea level rise, decreased sediment in the river, and our ever-subsiding coast, the Mississippi River estuarine wetlands aren't long for this earth. 2100 or so. By that time, Louisiana's

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-46837612039989205452009-07-01T15:03:00.006-05:002009-07-01T15:31:41.437-05:00

It looks like we’re in for another big one. In July, the USGS reported that the nitrogen pollution delivered to the Gulf is among the highest measured. Recently this was followed up by three predictions regarding the size of the 2009 Gulf Dead Zone. One prediction made by Scavia and Liu predicts that the Dead Zone will be 7,336 square miles. Turner and Rabalais ran two models which predict

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16165337789374452845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-1613064378869660392009-06-29T15:59:00.004-05:002009-07-02T12:15:07.903-05:00

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Jonathan Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09562931484169621343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-65193210079404948502009-06-23T10:50:00.013-05:002009-06-23T14:39:08.360-05:00

Last Thursday, over 80,000 people gathered on a farm outside of Manchester, Tennessee to attend Bonnaroo, one of the largest music festivals in the world. For four days, Bonnarooers attended comedy shows, live music concerts at any of the six stages, and helped save the environment. The Gulf Restoration Network made its third appearance at Bonnaroo with a booth in the Planetroo section of the

Nari Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08794393501570220662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-29079735720439017752009-06-21T22:23:00.003-05:002009-06-21T22:46:17.899-05:00

Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing at the request of Senators Landrieu and Vitter, entitled, "New Orleans Hurricane and Flood Protection and Coastal Louisiana Restoration: Status and Progress."You can watch the archived hearing here: http://bit.ly/z7PqO The hearing includes statements and questions from Senators Landrieu, Vitter and Committee Chair Barbara

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-32343649951467105492009-06-02T13:48:00.003-05:002009-06-21T22:54:15.570-05:00

After four grueling days of markup work and nearly a hundred amendments, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. The final vote: 33-25.The Chairman’s Mark of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 introduced as H.R. 2454 by Chairmen Henry A. Waxman (CA-30) and Edward J. Markey (MA-7) is the only viable legislative

Jonathan Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09562931484169621343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-61243988324110700272009-06-02T12:31:00.002-05:002009-06-21T22:15:59.799-05:00

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Jonathan Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09562931484169621343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-14976987318833160772009-05-21T11:24:00.014-05:002009-05-28T16:38:18.019-05:00

Margo will be ending her journey this Saturday, the culmination of Margo’s 1,200 mile journey from Miami to New Orleans to raise awareness about protecting the Gulf of Mexico and our oceans. Margo will end her journey with a celebration about her message of conservation of the Mexican Gulf. Come out and celebrate the end of Margo’s journey on the Lake Pontchartrain beach on Lakeshore Dr (directly

Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610469869489932242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-65094876154764622502009-05-15T15:23:00.006-05:002009-05-15T15:35:48.089-05:00

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 ending in New Orleans, Margo is currently three quarters through her

Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610469869489932242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-18142226720154996922009-05-04T11:55:00.003-05:002009-05-04T14:32:01.905-05:00

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 been shut down at Louisiana's flagship campus due to political

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-65328407417380695542009-04-27T16:13:00.003-05:002009-04-27T16:19:51.802-05:00

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 McCrary is a 2nd year law

Casey DeMoss Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440334926828595084casey@healthygulf.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-37617115872985000872009-04-27T12:09:00.003-05:002009-04-27T15:29:09.947-05:00

With all the attention we've brought to Shell the past two weeks, we wanted to make sure folks had seen this:30 local, national and international organizations, ranging from Greenpeace USA to the Louisiana Shrimp Association and spearheaded by the Gulf Restoration Network, sent a letter to Shell Oil, holding Shell accountable for wetlands loss caused by the company’s pipeline canal dredging in

Media Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663963131590346128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-10231303251095313732009-04-21T13:05:00.003-05:002009-04-21T13:17:52.362-05:00

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 Aaron Viles, of the Gulf Restoration Network."Look at the whole article to see more

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-79561351662991428672009-04-20T16:36:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:37:09.983-05:00

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

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-28731019470971786402009-04-20T12:30:00.004-05:002009-04-21T13:00:14.437-05:00

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 to impose immediate

Media Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663963131590346128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-11941321879680820662009-04-17T09:11:00.004-05:002009-04-20T12:14:36.842-05:00

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 groups: Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-66339978627925793932009-04-14T11:35:00.004-05:002009-04-21T16:25:41.288-05:00

*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 hundred fifty “350.” That’s

Casey DeMoss Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440334926828595084casey@healthygulf.org1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-26672046445332435112009-04-14T09:30:00.004-05:002009-04-15T08:28:30.053-05:00

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, with a front-section article in the Times-Picayune today, a post in the

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-79486612156835096062009-04-06T11:46:00.006-05:002009-04-06T11:51:58.006-05:00

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 to build the land up. Otherwise, you lose that

Casey DeMoss Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440334926828595084casey@healthygulf.org0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-91278821588155841752009-04-02T11:56:00.005-05:002009-04-02T12:06:52.417-05:00

Gulf Restoration Network is once again gearing up for our Summer Outreach Campaign, and you can become part of building the movement to defend the Gulf Coast! From mid-May through August, we’ll be hiring passionate Gulf defenders to get out into neighborhoods to engage and activate concerned citizens on our Defend the Gulf Coast, Defend Ourselves Campaign. Call today to apply! -- 504-525-1528

Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12336858493699366638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-68814115756630628332009-04-01T12:58:00.004-05:002009-04-01T13:18:48.743-05:00

Groups: Government Must Focus Resources on High Priority Areas WASHINGTON, April 1, 2009 – For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has identified the top 150 polluting watersheds in the Mississippi River Basin that cause the annual 8,000 square-mile “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the USGS report released today, members of the Mississippi River Water Quality Collaborative urge

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16165337789374452845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-12842234496093268762009-03-26T13:00:00.004-05:002009-03-26T13:09:12.882-05:00

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 lowers two smaller boats into the water. They quickly go to work

Raleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08072114922348358445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-31749239575370019202009-03-23T12:00:00.002-05:002009-03-23T12:06:22.612-05:00

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 educate musicians

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-36025261423933207622009-03-18T16:41:00.003-05:002009-03-23T13:51:27.348-05:00

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 relations effort. While I'm sure that many of Shell's employees care

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626441538621565866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18849198.post-30125455352359723732009-03-18T16:34:00.002-05:002009-03-18T16:41:09.702-05:00

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,

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