Aaron Viles

So why am I going to DC to fight tar sands?

Earlier this year, an amazing list of 20 environmental and social justice leaders issued an invitation to help fight for our climate. I read it.  I thought about it.  I shared it on FB. And then I pretty much forgot about it, returning my attention to GRN's efforts to protect and restore the Gulf.  [...Read more]

The nation's attention has drifted back to the Gulf for a moment, prompted to remember the disaster that the Chilean miner drama knocked from the headlines. Why? because it's been 365 days since the Deepwater Horizon exploded, ending the lives of 11 men and changing the Gulf of Mexico forever.  Our nation, our media is drawn to anniversaries. [...Read more]

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This week, the New York Times green blog covered the Gulf restoration planning process, announced by President Obama in his June 15th Oval office address, and headed up by Navy Secretary (and former MS Gov) Ray Mabus.  The Gulf Restoration Network, and many other Gulf Coast [...Read more]

 Mental Health Crisis Looms as Jobs Disappear; Toxic Dispersant Still Being Used: Unsafe Seafood Threatens Commercial Fishing and Human Health; Dead Wildlife Washing Ashore [...Read more]