News Update: A Look Back at Hurricane Katrina
The President explained that the government is preparing for the future, building fortified levees to block floodwaters from ever overwhelming the city again. The project should be finished by the end of this year. The New Orleans public school system will receive $1.8 billion dollars from the federal government and will use the money to repair schools. The White House will also work to expedite c… ...
August 30th, 2010 by polina
When The Shrimp Go Marching In
With the BP gusher in the gulf capped, shrimping has resumed along the coast of Chauvin, Louisiana. Mike Blanchard, a shrimp boat captain here, trawls up Robinson Canal three days into the delayed commercial shrimp season. US Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bradshaw. Distributed by Tubemogul…. forms
August 26th, 2010 by polina
Day 109: Flight Over Gulf Oil Spill: Outer Islands of Terrebonne Bay and Barataria Bay, Louisiana
Drew Wheelan of the American Birding Association flies with Southwings Aviation and the Achafalaya and Lower MIssissippi Riverkeepers over the affected coastline from the Deepwater Horizon Oilspill in Louisiana. The flight takes them from Raccoon Island all of the way to the Mississippi River delta. On the outer islands they find oil on nearly every island and marsh, and see little evidence of any… ...
August 12th, 2010 by polina
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NGN Daily: Spilled Oil, Biofuel, and Music
netgreennews.com Gulf Spill Capped? BP is reporting for the first time in months that the oil has stopped flowing from the ruptured pipe in the Gulf of Mexico. The company lowered a capping stack onto the area a few days ago. Pressure testing in the area was conducted both yesterday and earlier today to ensure that the cap wouldn’t cause another portion of the pipe to explode. And for now the...
August 10th, 2010 by polina
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Crude Oil Bubbles Up Like Beverly Hillbillys on Louisiana Barrier Island
75% gone? A federal report being released Wednesday indicated that only about a quarter of the spilled oil remains in the Gulf and is degrading quickly, with the rest having been contained, cleaned up or otherwise disappeared. President Barack Obama, while noting that people’s lives “have been turned upside down,” declared in Washington that the operation was “finally close...
August 4th, 2010 by polina
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BP Grand Isle Birds, Drew Wheelan
100 days after the gulf coast oil spill, we take a boat ride near Grand Isle, Louisiana with bird expert Drew Wheelan…. henry
August 1st, 2010 by polina
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Sandra Bullock pulls her e-Penis out of the “BE THE ONE” campaign
clicktotweet.com Here is their Sponsor list: A representative of Sandra Bullock\’s has told the website ThinkProgress that the actress has asked that her participation in the \”Be the One\” public service campaign be removed until she can determine the extent of corporate influence — specifically oil companies — in the effort. Bullock was responding to allegations on...
August 1st, 2010 by polina
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Thad Allen Speaks on BP’s Latest Containment Effort
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says 290 oil spill exposure-related cases have been reported — the majority involving workers on rigs and doing cleanup. According to its seventh surveillance report released Monday, 216 of those cases involved workers on oil rigs or workers involved in the oil spill clean-up efforts, while 74 were reported by the general public. The department...
July 21st, 2010 by polina
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Devo’s Jerry Casale on the BP Oil Spill
Jerry Casale of Devo shares his views about the BP Oil spill. He discusses responsibility of the industry, the government, and the society. For more interviews with artists and musicians, go to
July 19th, 2010 by trashy
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July 18, 2010 Garden plants affected and neighborhood plants PROBLEM OR NOT
Damaged Louisiana plants. I do NOT use pesticides. It is obvious that this damage has not been ongoing, because of the evidence of the newly damaged leaves. I personally started noticing this sort of \”damage\” to the leaves and chlorophyll about 3 weeks ago..and the more I look- the more I see. Does anyone know wht this could be. In this video there is a clip of leafminers…but if...
July 18th, 2010 by polina
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