Gulf still devastated; Need for data critical; Gas drilling suspended in NY; Navy not protecting marine mammals

Bob Deans appeared on the nationally syndicated Diane Rehm Show on Washington, D.C.’s local NPR station, to speak about the repercussions of the ongoing Gulf oil disaster on the economy, environment and health in the Gulf… In Mother Jones, David Pettit called on the federal government to be more transparent with Gulf oil data… Wesley Warren stressed in New Orleans’ Times-Picayune that oil contamination of Gulf waters is still a severe problem, even if much of the oil is not visible on the water’s surface… In Politico, David Pettit said that the federal government’s announcement that most of the oil in the Gulf has disappeared is misleading…

Kate Sinding explained to the Associated Press that the New York Senate approved a measure to suspend gas drilling in the state after seeing environmental damages from the Gulf oil disaster and other fossil fuel extraction efforts… Kate was quoted by Bloomberg News, explaining that New York is on the path to set an example for the rest of the nation in protecting residents’ health and the environment from the dangers of gas drilling; she was also quoted by the Albany Times Union, Propublica, and WAMC among others…

In USA Today, Michael Jasny stressed that the U.S. Navy is failing to comprehensively consider how expanded sonar testing would harm marine mammals… In an Associated Press article on the new solar installation at NASCAR’s Pocono Raceway, Darby Hoover explained that professional sports can greatly educate the public about clean energy options…