Gulf health concerns to Pres. Obama; Better drilling regulations needed; Native Americans tell Gulf stories; Invest in water infrastructure; Opposing coal plant in Chicago; Polluters and energy legislation; Locavores and organic food
Posted January 21, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
In an article in Facing South, the online magazine for the Institute of Southern Studies, Frances Beinecke, acting in her role as a member of the Oil Spill Commission, pledged to take the serious health concerns of the Gulf residents back to President Obama… David Pettit penned an Op-Ed for the New Orleans Times Picayune about the Oil Spill Commission’s findings on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and why tighter regulations need to be enacted to protect the people and environment of that region… The Huffington Post reported on NRDC’s project with StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf, “Stories from the Gulf: Living with the BP Oil Disaster," reposting the most recent StoryCorps video featuring Rosina and Geraldine Philippe members of the Atakapa Tribe in Grand Bayou Village, Louisiana…
Eric Goldstein was interviewed by CNN International on why it is crucial that the U.S. invests in replacing our water infrastructure; the interview was broadcast nationally…
In a Chicago Tribune article, Ann Alexander spoke out against a proposed coal to gas plant in Chicago… In a The Hill E2 Wire blog, Rob Perks condemned the Republican majority’s invitation to allow polluters into closed door meetings on energy legislation… An article in Everyday Health discusses the benefits of eating local and organic foods, and links to NRDC’s eat local online feature…
