Category Archives: Gulf oil spill

Since the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010, dolphin strandings have occurred at an unprecedented high level—over 500 stranded dolphins—one indicator that there is still a major problem in the Gulf (NOAA). Another strong indicator is the accelerated rate of coastal … Continue reading

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Merblogogy An interactive blog about water resources and the ocean. Get involved with debates about the Gulf oil spill, dead zones, ecology, and other water issues. http://merblogogy.tumblr.com/ Blog: Sustainability: Protect the Wetlands By Elizabeth Kreitinger – The Cornell Daily Sun … Continue reading

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What is dredging? Underwater excavation is called “dredging.” Usually when people think of “dredged material,” they imagine the murky water from the sediments stirred up in the process of dredging a river, waterway or wetland. For example, the Army Corps … Continue reading

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Climbing on a mountain Floating out on the sea Far from lights of a city The elements they speak to me… Whispering that life Existed long before greed… Balancing the world On its knee… -1/2 Full, Pearl Jam (Eddie Vedder, … Continue reading

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      “We need to understand that the environment and our        lifestyle and our communities and the businesses that       flourish down here must work together.”                    –Town Hall Participant, Houma, Louisiana,                      Administration’s Long Term Recovery Plan In July 2010 … Continue reading

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Mystery solved: this week on NPR, Robert Peck, curator at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences unveiled a long-sought first print of John James Audubon – a sketch of a running grouse on a $3 bank note from 1824. Peck explained … Continue reading

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A Voice in the Wetlands: Democracy Now Video “Day 74, Voices from a Devasted Community…” http://jahnessasworld.blogspot.com/2010/07/ democracy-now-video-day-74-voices-from.html

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Video: Fox Ridge Presents Wetlands and Vernal Pools http://media.www.dennews.com/media/ storage/paper309/news/2010/06/08/ OnlineExclusives/Video.Fox.Ridge.Presents. Wetlands.And.Vernal.Pools-3921387.shtml#4 Category Five – Season 2, Episode 1: Wetlands Watch Video on Gulf Oil Spill – June 6, 2010 http://category5wetlandswatch.wordpress.com/

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Latest Gulf oil spill forecast shows push west to fragile Louisiana wetlands Press Register Blog – May 10, 2010 The latest Gulf of Mexico oil spill forecast map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to show a … Continue reading

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Which Would You Choose: Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil? By Francis Beinecke – Switchboard/NRDC blog – May 3, 2010 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/ which_would_you_choose_offshor.html

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