Urban sprawl, pollution, over-consumption, deforestation…like it or not, U.S. taxpayers are still paying for all o…
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Foodie Underground: Dealing with Food Waste
In the U.S. we waste about 25 percent of all food produced. In California alone, food is the largest source of waste, an…
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’…
BP Took Our Arms; the Government Is Taking Our Legs
We’re approaching the part of Louisiana where land and water become indistinct. South of New Orleans, approaching …
The First 100 Days of Deepwater Horizon: Somebody Call Jack Bauer
From the Hill… Our friends at the Heritage Foundation (who think Jack Bauer is a real person) have deployed multip…
Scape-Goating BP Lets Big Oil Off Scot-Free
I’ve been watching the growing condemnation of BP from all sides of the political spectrum and it’s making m…
Can Disaster Tourism Be Beneficial? A Look at the Gulf
I came across an article today about President Barack Obama encouraging Americans, despite the wake of the oil spill, to…