BP's claims of Gulf recovery are a mockery | Commentary
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Commentary by David Yarnold, President, National Audubon Society Tribune News Service – April 22, 2015 Just in time for the fifth anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. maritime history, BP has declared all’s well on the Gulf Coast: The oil has been mopped up and there’s been no lasting damage to birds, wildlife or fish. Really? At the same time that BP was releasing its five-years-later report, BP contractors were trying to clean up 25,000 pounds of oiled sand …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 21, 2015
Oil still visible on La. Coast five years after BP spill (video) *features David Muth, NWF, Simone Maloz, ROR By John Snell, WVUE. April 20, 2015 “Earlier this month, just as BP released a report heralding the gulf’s recovery, news crews approaching east Grand Terre Island stumbled onto workers mopping up a 30,000 pound tar mat, of BP oil.” (Read More) What will it take to restore the Gulf Coast and its people? *features NAS & NWF By Brentin Mock, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 20, 2015
5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Focus on Restoration – Not Misinformation | Commentary By Douglas Meffert, NAS, David Muth, NWF, Steve Cochran, EDF, Roll Call. April 20, 2015 “We all have an urgent calling to save the Mississippi River Delta, one of America’s greatest national treasures. Yet despite BP’s claims, five years later, we have a long way to go before the Gulf is back to normal and meaningful restoration is achieved.” (Read More) Five years after spill, Gulf …
Roll Call – 5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Focus on Restoration — Not Misinformation | Commentary
Commentary by Douglas J. Meffert, National Audubon Society, David Muth, National Wildlife Federation, and Steve Cochran, Environmental Defense Fund Roll Call – April 20, 2015 It’s been five years since images of oil-soaked pelicans, dead turtles and contaminated shorelines along the Gulf Coast shocked our national consciousness. Half a decade after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and unleashing the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history, BP would like you to believe that everything is back to …
Restoration Groups Call on President Obama to Make Leadership on Gulf Restoration a Priority Issue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Andrew Blejwas, The Nature Conservancy, 617.785.7047, ablejwas@tnc.org Rachel Guillory, Ocean Conservancy, 504.208.5816, rguillory@oceanconservancy.org RESTORATION GROUPS CALL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MAKE LEADERSHIP ON GULF RESTORATION A PRIORITY ISSUE Five years after the start of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, nation’s largest environmental groups ask the President to accelerate restoration (Washington, D.C. – April 17, 2015) Today, …
5 years later: Revisiting the areas most affected by the BP oil spill
By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund This post was originally published on the EDF Voices blog. April 20 marks the five-year anniversary of the BP oil spill, and people around the country are reflecting on the state of the Gulf – how ecosystems and communities have recovered from the spill and how far they have yet to go. I recently had the opportunity to spend time in coastal Louisiana, visiting some of the areas most affected by the …
5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Audubon Stewards the Gulf
In the wake of the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history, Audubon is working to protect bird populations and restore critical habitat across all five Gulf states. By Chris Canfield, Vice President, National Audubon Society, Gulf Coast and Mississippi Flyway This post has been cross-posted from an article originally published on the National Audubon Society’s website. This Monday marks five years since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, claiming 11 lives and unleashing the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 16, 2015
Commentary: Charting a new future for the Gulf of Mexico By Laura Huffman, Houston Chronicle. April 15, 2015 “The Deepwater Horizon oil spill destroyed livelihoods, damaged fragile ecosystems and disrupted the way of life of the Gulf region. But from that tragedy has emerged an unparalleled opportunity to invest in the future of the Gulf Coast.” (Read More) Gulf health 5 years after BP spill: Resilient yet scarred By Seth Borenstein & Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. April 16, 2015 “The …
Five Years after BP Oil Spill: Focus Should Be on Continued Need for Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Five Years after BP Oil Spill: Focus Should Be on Continued Need for Restoration Leading Conservation Groups Challenge BP to Stop Campaign of Misinformation, Fund Restoration (New Orleans, LA—April 16, 2015) Monday, April 20, marks five years since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and spewing at least 3.19 million barrels …
Using adaptive management to help restore coastal Louisiana
By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund This post is part of a series about oil spill early coastal restoration funding and projects, be sure to check out parts one and two. In November 2014, the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced that its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund would award more than $13.2 million to Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to fund and further develop parts of its Adaptive Management Program. Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan …
Tagged ReportsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: April 15, 2015
Is Gulf Oil Spill’s Damage Over or Still Unfolding? *features Doug Meffert, NAS & Natalie Peyronnin, EDF By Craig Welch, National Geographic. April 14, 2015 “Five years after the worst oil spill in U.S. history, early reports from this and other research suggest that the ecological damage lingered in unexpected ways. But scientists say cataloging what that means for the Gulf’s future grows more complex with time.” (Read More) 5 Years after the Gulf oil spill: What we do (and …
The Science of the Spill
By Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist, National Wildlife Federation The blow out of the Macondo well claimed 11 lives and began the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. It took 87 days to finally cap the well and by then at least 134 million gallons of crude oil had been expelled into the Gulf of Mexico. With the source of the oil nearly a mile below the surface of the water and at four times the size of the Exxon …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 14, 2015
Gulf Revival – Incoming oil spill funds drive conservation efforts across the Gulf By Frederick Reimers, Carlton Ward Jr., Nature Conservancy Magazine. April/May, 2015 “The Gulf of Mexico is one of the nation’s most biologically productive regions, teeming with thousands of species. It’s also one of the most economically important, with Gulf waters supporting a fishing industry that supplies more than a third of the seafood Americans eat. As expansive as the Gulf of Mexico is, the ecosystem’s foundations of …
5 Years Later – Birds Still Need Your Help
By Ashley Peters, Communications Associate, Audubon Louisiana In 2010, waves of oil in the Gulf strangled and crippled the very birds that conservationists had been fighting so hard to protect, like the Brown Pelican and Piping Plover. The outpouring of support was incredible as tens of thousands of people signed up to volunteer with the National Audubon Society, all of them asking, “How can I help?” In response to the 2010 Gulf oil disaster, the Audubon Coastal Bird Survey (ACBS) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 13, 2015
5 years later, no final word on BP spill’s effects *Features Doug Meffert, NAS, David Muth, NWF, Alisha Renfro, NWF By David Hammer, WWL TV & Richard Thompson, The New Orleans Advocate. April 12, 2015 “Five years on, many scientists say that it will take more time, perhaps even decades, to fully grasp the spill’s impact on the region.” (Read More) BP Oil Spill After Effects (Audio) *Features Doug Meffert, NAS, Steve Cochran, EDF WWL. April 10, 2015 “Don Dubuc …