Shell Oil may still have plans to drill in the arctic, but thanks to Greenpeace’s pressure on Lego with this amazi…
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The Gulf, One Year Later
One year after an explosion that triggered the worst oil spill in history, EcoSalon examines the continuing impact. R…
Helicopters over Deepwater Horizon, Part 2
“So all the dispersants are gone,” I ask. “Yes,” says John from NOAA. “So, again, at this…
Helicopters Over Deepwater Horizon and Why the Media in the Gulf Is Letting Us Down, Part 1
We wake up in Mobile, Alabama, early, and head for Houma, Louisiana. We’ve arranged to get on a BP-sponsored helic…
Watching Grown Men Cry: Fear and Mistrust in Mississippi
We’re rushing from Grand Isle, Louisiana to D’iberville, Mississippi where our guide, Pat Heidingsfelder, ha…
TarTurtlebabies and the Myth of Sisyphus in Gulf Shores Alabama
I’m driving from Bayou La Batr down to Gulf Shores, the Miami Beach of southern Alabama. It’s August; touris…
BP and The Bayou: Oil and Water Mix
We’re standing on a very remote dock on Grand Bayou, a chain of wetlands interspersed with human made channels whe…
Seeing the Gulf From Above
A picture is worth a thousand words. The expression may sound cliche, but in the conservation movement, it couldn’…