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November 2010

Tue, 2010-11-02 07:38

After the Glitter

image of flagSpeech by Susan Felio Price from Rally for Gulf Change, 10/30/2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Good afternoon! I'm Susan Felio Price, owner of a marine vessel repair business in Chauvin, La., mother, grandmother and a child advocate for 10 years.

As I stand before you today my heart is heavily burdened....my mind is troubled... [...Read more]

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Tue, 2010-11-02 10:27

Stake your Claim

Gulf Change RallySpeech from the Gulf Change Rally. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 10/30/10.

This summer I have traveled the coast witnessing, reporting and documenting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Catastrophe. [...Read more]

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Tue, 2010-11-02 12:10

Draw a line in the sand

Gulf Change RallySpeech by Karen Hopkins delivered at the Rally for Gulf Change.  Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 10/30/10. [...Read more]

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Wed, 2010-11-03 14:44

Well is capped but trouble is floating below the surface

The BP disasterBy Kate Rogers, Crossposted from The NonProfit Times [...Read more]

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Thu, 2010-11-04 11:19

Louisiana Oystermen: Out of Work, Out of Options

By Barry Yeoman.  Crossposted from OnEarth.org [...Read more]

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Thu, 2010-11-04 11:43

A Forgotten Fishermen Fights to Survive the BP Oil Disaster

I first met JJ Creppel last summer while standing in the checkout line of the Buras Dollar Store. It’s one of the few places in this Louisiana fishing town deep down in the bayou where you can buy basic groceries and milk. Nearly all the other stores were destroyed five years ago in the monster storm that roared through here and leveled this community of 5,000 people. [...Read more]

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Rocky Kistner


Thu, 2010-11-04 20:16

Is the Gulf of Mexico safe?

shrimp_netExperts, fishermen and residents disagree with federal agencies' claims that the Gulf and its seafood are safe. By Dahr Jamail, Al Jazeera English  [...Read more]

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Sat, 2010-11-06 23:24

Ocean Springs Fishermen Oiled and Out of Work

By John Wathen.  Cross-posted from BP Slick. 

Click here to see more. [...Read more]

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Mon, 2010-11-08 11:46

Mississippi shrimper hospitalized after boating in Gulf; Doctors call it "acid reflux" [VIDEO]

catfish_youtubeThis weekend James "Catfish" Miller, was hospitalized after falling ill during a boat ride in the Gulf of Mexico.  A commercial shrimper from D'Iberville, Mississippi, Catfish is certain his illness was caused by chemical dispersants sprayed on the Gulf in response to the BP oil disaster. [...Read more]

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Ada McMahon


Thu, 2010-11-11 14:57

Reeling from BP, Alabama residents still seek assistance to rebuild after Katrina [VIDEO]

ana_chauBayou La Batre, Alabama - Like so many on the Gulf Coast, Ana Chau is dealing with two disasters.

This time last year, she and her husband made their living shucking oysters.  Now they are out of work, their industry crippled indefinitely by the millions of gallons of crude oil and toxic dispersant dumped into the Gulf of Mexico by BP. [...Read more]

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Ada McMahon


Tue, 2010-11-09 16:51

The Incarceration Capital of the US

school 2 prison sign A struggle over the size of New Orleans’ jail could define the city’s future [...Read more]

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Jordan Flaherty


Tue, 2010-11-09 17:10

NEW GRN VIDEO: Long Road to Recovery

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Aaron Viles


Fri, 2010-11-12 14:48

In New Orleans, leading the way to a greener future

Co-authored by LaTosha Brown and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins. Crossposted from Nola.com.

In the next few months, we can redefine how the rest of America -- and the world -- sees New Orleans. [...Read more]

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Sun, 2010-11-14 16:11

1000 Cranes

In the pictures below, I was out shooting around the oil spill one day. There were cleanup workers everywhere. Yellow buoy floating all around the pier. I happen to catch this crane just standing on the pier, next to some guys fishing off the pier. The unusual thing was. It didn't budge at all. I got very close to it. It never moved. It just moved to the side to let me walk right by. So, I took a few snap shots of it. [...Read more]

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Mon, 2010-11-15 13:29

Lisa Jackson, Gulf Restoration Task Force meet public in Pensacola

cherri_lisa_jacksonThe first public meeting of the Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force met on Monday, November 8, from 11:30am - 4:00pm., at the Pensacola Civic Center in Florida. [...Read more]

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Mon, 2010-11-15 14:07

BP Oil Disaster Victims Vow Never Forget

Down in the Louisiana bayou, the fall season is changing with the north winds. Millions of ducks, geese and migratory birds are arriving as they have throughout the millennia. Shrimp are slowly abandoning the nourishing coastal marshes as cooler water pushes them out to sea. [...Read more]

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Rocky Kistner


Tue, 2010-11-16 05:18

Q & A with Reilly Morse – attorney behind MS housing victory, HUD's new Katrina program

North Gulfport, Mississippi - Yesterday Governor Haley Barbour, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Mississippi housing advocates represented by Reilly Morse, announced a major agreement that makes $133 million available to assist low-income Mississippians in repairing their Hurricane Katrina-damaged homes. [...Read more]

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Ada McMahon


Tue, 2010-11-16 06:45

Katrina survivors respond to news of new housing assistance in Mississippi

crowdNorth Gulfport, Mississippi - Yesterday Governor Haley Barbour, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Mississippi housing advocates represented by Reilly Morse, announced a major agreement that makes $133 million available to assist low-income Mississippians in repairing their Hurricane Katrina-damaged homes.  [...Read more]

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Wed, 2010-11-17 22:14

Blood Money

This is truth. This is what the people are facing down here. If you have any interest in the genocide that is happening in our Gulf, if you are not afraid to know the truth, watch this. [...Read more]

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Fri, 2010-11-19 19:49

We're Not Forgotten

ms_leevones_headshotBy Leevones Dubose.  Founder, CEO and housing coordinator, Bay Area Women’s Coalition.  Crossposted from Huffington Post. [...Read more]

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