After meeting with Speed, I continue down Claiborne, heading to what’s left of the Lower Ninth Ward. Six years pos…
Katrina
Her Name Is Katrina and She Knows a Junkie Named Speed, Part 1
It’s our last day in NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana – as the locals call it), and my schedule is free. After b…
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…
Shrimp, Petroleum and a Hurricane Named Katrina
Last week I wrote about about my friend Mary Osborne’s trip to the Gulf. Writing it hit me a hard emotionally, as …
I Want My Green TV: From Louisiana Disasters to the Tiger Trade
This week Green TV showed us two kinds of eco-disasters. An HBO drama tackled the environmental devastation in New Orlea…