Latest news: November 1, 2011
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Oil and gas critical to Louisiana’s economy By Mike Hasten, The News Star (Monroe, La.). October 31, 2011. “BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s oil and gas business is a major driver of the state’s economy that could be depleted if national policies targeting the industry continue, an economist predicts…” You Know the Drill By Alex Woodward, Gambit (New Orleans, La.). November 1, 2011. “Just weeks after U.S. Sen. David Vitter and Congressman Jeff Landry’s showdown with oil and gas regulators, officials …
Latest news: October 31, 2011
Rule change could inhibit levee building By Nate Monroe, Houma Today (Terrebonne Parish, La.). October 30, 2011. “Terrebonne lawmakers will consider throwing their weight behind an effort to protest a planned change to federal environmental regulations that local officials say could skyrocket the price of flood-protection and infrastructure projects…” Move on Louisiana shrimpers’ oil spill claims: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La). October 29, 2011. “Oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg took a verbal pummeling …
Latest news: October 28, 2011
A Fisherman’s Farewell? Gulf Residents Fight for Their Future 15 Months After the BP Blowout By Rocky Kistner (NRDC), Huffington Post. October 26, 2011. “Mark Stewart is a third generation fisherman from the Mississippi Gulf fishing community of Pass Christian. He’s a proud and tough working man of the sea, used to hauling in nets until his arms nearly fall off and fishing all night until his eyelids are crusted shut like a saltine sandwich. That’s the life he knows, …
Nickelodeon Video Highlights Chalmette Students' Coastal Restoration Efforts
By Amanda Moore, National Wildlife Federation Nickelodeon’s “The Big Help” teamed up with National Wildlife Federation (NWF) for Earth Day 2011 to spotlight outstanding students making a difference in their communities through environmental stewardship. Sure enough, the search for awesome kids ended in St. Bernard Parish, where students in Chalmette High School’s Leadership Initiative have planted over 50,000 cypress trees since Hurricane Katrina. The students, who experienced first-hand the massive destruction of Katrina and the BP oil disaster, are very much …
Latest news: October 27, 2011
Coastal restoration funding vital: A letter to the editor Letter to the Editor by John Haffner, New Orleans. Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). October 25, 2011. “Because restoring Louisiana’s coast is not just a matter of fairness, but a matter of survival, I am glad that House members from both sides of the aisle joined together to introduce a bill that will ensure that 80 percent of penalties paid by BP and others responsible for last year’s Gulf oil disaster are …
Latest news: October 25, 2011
Researcher to present findings at this year’s event Written by Kris Wartelle, The Advertiser (Lafayette, La.). October 24, 2011. “Robert Twilley is bridging a gap between the energy sector and environmental issues plaguing the Mississippi River Delta in a way that has caught the attention of some leading oil corporations and caused them to stand up and take notice…” Advertiser Editorial: Open the process By Editorial Staff, Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Al.). October 24, 2011. “Concerns and complaints about the handling …
Latest news: October 24, 2011
RESTORing the Gulf Coast (Insight) By U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, Special to the Press-Register (Mobile, Al.). October 23, 2011. “On Sept. 21, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved the RESTORE Act, legislation I co-authored with Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to aid in the Gulf Coast’s recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. I am pleased that a contingent of Gulf Coast representatives recently added to the momentum we established in the Senate by introducing virtually identical …
Latest news: October 21, 2011
BP money: Effects still being felt Opinion, The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Ms.). October 20, 2011. “The U.S. House has finally moved to produce a bill that would allow fines from the BP oil spill to go to affected states…” New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish share in Hurricane Katrina recovery money By The Associated Press. October 21, 2011. “NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu says more than $33.9 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help repair New …
Latest news: October 20, 2011
Louisiana’s Oyster and Shrimp Supplies Will Remain Tight By Susan Buchanan, Huffington Post. October 19, 2011. “Lately, Louisiana residents have worried that their lunchtime oyster and shrimp poboys, or sandwiches, are torpedoing the weekly budget. After a series of calamities in recent years, Louisiana shellfish is expensive and won’t become cheaper anytime soon, industry members say…” Fourchon director says port has rallied despite spill By Cara Bayles, Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). October 19, 2011. “The executive director of Port …
Latest news: October 18, 2011
Republican congressmen take aim at Environmental Protection Agency By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). October 18, 2011. “Since assuming control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, Republicans have passed at least 75 bills, riders and amendments designed to scale back environmental regulations they say stymie job creation. Opposition by most Senate Democrats and the Obama administration have stopped the measures from becoming law, but that could change if the GOP holds onto the House, unseats enough Democrats …
Latest news: October 17, 2011
BP Recovers $4 Billion From Anadarko for Gulf Spill By Julia Werdigier, The New York Times (New York, Ny.). October 17, 2011. “LONDON — The British oil company, BP, said Monday that a partner in a well that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, Anadarko Petroleum, had agreed to pay $4 billion to settle claims relating to last year’s oil spill…” Wetlands project facing closure due to cost By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). October 17, 2011. “On …
Latest news: October 14, 2011
Ellen DeGeneres coming home to help Brad Pitt ‘Make It Right’ By Jerry McLeod, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). October 13, 2011. “Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is coming home on March 10 to help Brad Pitt “Make It Right” in the Lower 9th Ward…” BP allowed to buy more oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico By George Altman, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). October 13, 2011. “WASHINGTON — BP PLC can purchase oil and gas …
Latest news: October 13, 2011
Move to close West Bay diversion meets opposition By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). October 13, 2011 “Complaints from shippers set in motion plans to close the controversial West Bay diversion near the mouth of the Mississippi River. But the diversion got unexpected support Wednesday from two key players in the shipping industry during a meeting of the federal-state coastal restoration task force, which earlier this year voted to close it down…” BP and partners face $45m in …
New Report Supports Ecosystem-Wide Approach to Gulf Restoration
By Alisha A. Renfro, Ph.D., National Wildlife Federation Last summer’s BP oil disaster was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The assessment of the damage to the Gulf of Mexico from the oil—as well as the dispersants that were used in the clean-up effort—is still underway. A new report released last month by the Pew Environment Group titled “A Once and Future Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem” looks to the future of recovery from this tragic event. For the report, …
Latest news: October 12, 2011
EDITORIAL: Oil spill fines back to Gulf Coast By Editorial staff, The American Press (Lake Charles, La.). October 11, 2011. “Louisiana’s plea to dedicate the lion share of BP penalties paid because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Gulf States for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration appears to be gaining momentum and supporters…” Working to reverse damage to Gulf of Mexico By Editorial staff, The St. Petersburg Times (Tampa Bay, Fl.). October 12, 2011. “Last year’s BP oil spill in …