Gulf Spear Fishing Links

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill’s 30-Year Legacy

Source: IPS A surprisingly small number of scientists have studied the impacts of the oil spill resulting from the 1979 blowout at the Ixtoc I oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Wes Tunnell, who first studied the spill’s effects in July and August of 1980 and has returned many times since, is one of the few exceptions.

BOETTGER: Cor-po-rats d. De-mo-crats

Oops, that sounded snarky. Before I lose my non-lefty readers, let me emphasize right off that this column is NOT going to whine about it, and try to get everyone to rise up against the evil empire, etc. I’m ‘way over it.

Aug. 29: Hurricane Katrina, five years later

Transcript of the August 29, 2010 broadcast of NBC's Meet the Press, featuring Mary Landrieu, Mitch Landrieu, Brad Pitt, Wendell Pierce, Garland Robinette and Douglas Brinkley.

Dig deep in the Top End

From hunting to bush cooking, fishing to didgeridoo playing, Max Anderson experiences three remarkable indigenous tours.

Mayor Delivers Address To National Press Club

Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu traveled to Washington, DC, to address the National Press Club on the state of New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina and just months following the BP oil disaster.