Job Opening: Communications Director, National Audubon Society
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Position: Communications Director, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign Job Location: Baton Rouge or New Orleans, La. Type: Regular, Full-Time Job Category: Communications/Marketing Overview: Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Audubon’s mission is engaging people in bird conservation on a hemispheric scale through science, policy, education and on-the-ground conservation action. By mobilizing and aligning its network of Chapters, Centers, State and Important Bird Area programs in the four …
Tagged EconomicsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 4, 2014
The Battle to Control the Story – and Science – of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe By John Platt, Takepart.com Oct. 31, 2014. “BP argues the impact of the spill was short-lived. Conservation groups disagree …” (read more) Denial is not a river in Louisiana By Holly Moeller, The Stanford Daily. Nov. 3, 2014. “You’d never know that just fifty miles away on the Gulf Coast, Louisiana is experiencing the greatest rate of land loss on the planet…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 3, 2014
BP seeks to reconsider parts of Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement based on Claims Administrator ‘conflict of interest’ By Kyle Barnett, The Louisiana Record. Oct. 31, 2014. “A filing earlier this week by BP PLC seeks to halt parts of the Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement it alleges were tainted by Claims Administrator …” (read more) BP Steps up Legal Assault on Gulf Spill Settlement Administrator By Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek. Nov. 3, 2014. “The lawyer, Patrick Juneau of Lafayette, La., …
Happy Halloween: Beware of the Rougarou!
On Saturday October 25th, the Restore the Mississippi River Delta field team came together to recruit supporters for coastal restoration at Rougarou Fest in Houma, Louisiana. Rougarou Fest is a family-friendly festival with a spooky flair that celebrates the rich folklore that exists along the bayous of Southeast Louisiana. It is also the primary fundraiser supporting the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that is working to educate individuals about Louisiana’s disappearing coast. If you are not a native to …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 30, 2014
Gulf Coast landowners, farmers can tap $40M in conservation cash from BP oil spill By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 29, 2014. “This monumental partnership is an encouraging sign of the cooperation and dedication present on all sides with a stake in restoring this unique ecosystem…” (read more) BP’s aggressive PR strategy obfuscates facts By Alexis Sobel Fitts, Columbia Journalism Review. Oct. 29, 2014. “The company’s flack blurs lines between journalism and company mission…” (read more) Public comments sought on …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 29, 2014
Private Landowners to Benefit from New Gulf Restoration Partnership By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Oct. 28, 2014. “U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Norco, LA on Monday to announce a new environmental initiative aimed at private landowners along the Gulf Coast…” (read more) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Announces New Gulf oil spill Recovery Program By Janet McConnaughey, Associate Press. Oct. 28, 2014. “It’s a way to ensure private landowners can receive the right sort of incentives to undertake the kinds of …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 28, 2014
BP spill left “bathtub ring” of oil across more than 1,200 square miles of Gulf seafloor, new study says By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com – The Times-Picayune. Oct. 27, 2014. “Scientists have found evidence of a “bathtub ring” of oil particles from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill covering more than 1,200 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico’s seafloor…” (read more) Gulf Coast landowners, farmers can tap $40M in conservation cash from BP oil spill By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com – The Times-Picayune. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 27, 2014
To save Louisiana’s coast, protect our Restore Act funds: Kevin Kane Letter to the Editor by Kevin Kane, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 25, 2014. “Louisianans received good news this month, in the form of an announcement…” (read more) Yes, BP Did Damage the Gulf By Kara Lankford, Politico. Oct. 26, 2014. “In an opinion article published Tuesday, the oil giant BP would have us believe…” (read more) Author of Bayou Farewell returns to Louisiana coast, describes how much has changed in a decade …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 24, 2014
Coastal Rundown: NOLA Gets Philly By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Oct. 23, 2014. “In September, a delegation of local officials traveled to Austin to learn how they manage…” (read more) BP Shouldn’t Get Trial on Spill Ruling, Halliburton Says By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg. Oct. 23, 2014. “BP’s bid for a new trial over causes of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill…” (read more) Gulf Anglers Release List of Priorities for Oil Spill Funds By Ted Williams, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 23, 2014
Officials take patient approach to oil spill fine money By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet. Oct. 22, 2014. “Local officials are taking a patient approach to spending money being allocated…” (read more) BP Oil Spill Didn’t Ruin Gulf of Mexico, Says Politico Piece Written by BP Communications Guy By Zach Schonfeld, Newsweek. Oct. 22, 2014. ““No, BP Didn’t Ruin the Gulf,” argues a Politico Magazine story published Tuesday…” (read more) Your City’s Best Defense Against Climate Change: Nature By Kristine Wong, TakePart. Oct. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 22, 2014
New Orleans Hosts 2014 Greenbuild Conference And Expo (+audio) By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Oct. 21, 2014. “Here are two buzzwords you probably hear a lot these days: ‘sustainability’ and ‘resilience’…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 21, 2014
Supreme Court rejects bid to revive lawsuits against BP By The Associated Press. Oct. 20, 2014. “The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from 11 Louisiana parishes…” (read more) Agency approves Water Campus building By Timothy Boone, The Advocate. Oct. 20, 2014. “The first component of the Water Campus, a 33-acre center for coastal education and research…” (read more) Honors Thesis studies coastal region research By Kelsey Bordelon, The Daily Reveille. Oct. 20, 2014. “It’s not every day Honors College …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 20, 2014
Lack of federal oversight cited in coastal restoration grants By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Oct. 19, 2014. “A recent report by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General slammed…” (read more) New Orleans Film Festival best bet, Day 5: BP oil-spill doc ‘Great Invisible’ puts focus on human toll By Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 20, 2014. “There have been other documentaries about the BP oil spill, and there will be many more to come…” (read more) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 17, 2014
A Tale Of Two Coastal Towns Part 1: Staten Island (audio) By Jesse Hardman, WNNO. Oct. 16, 2014. “Low lying coastal areas are the front lines for sea level rise, and increasingly frequent…” (read more) A Tale Of Two Coastal Towns Part 2: Plaquemines Parish (audio) By Jesse Hardman, WNNO. Oct. 16, 2014. “For the first 50 years of his life Donald Stokes lived happily in Braithwaite, a town…” (read more) Could Louisiana reclaim its coast from the Gulf? By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 16, 2014
New marsh flood protection at Bayou St. John (Video) By WWL TV. Oct. 15, 2014. “Some say it’s a way to restore vital marshlands in Louisiana. Others tout the green space it’ll provide…” (read more) Louisiana hopes to get between $1 billion and $4.9 billion in Restore Act oil spill fine money (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 15, 2014. “Louisiana hopes to receive between $1 billion and $4.9 billion for coastal restoration…” (read more) Gulf Coast chambers right …