Bird’s Eye View: New Leaks Discovered and Reported

October 8, 2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Be sure see the report on the first flight from GMC member Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper - /gmc/oil-and-gas-leaks-in-the-gulf-business-as-usual/ Earlier this week, GRN participated in three Gulf Monitoring Consortium coastal flyovers as part of our ongoing efforts to raise awareness and document ongoing oil and gas industry pollution and destruction of Louisiana’s wetlands and coastal environment. Gulf Monitoring Consortium (GMC) is a rapid response alliance that collects, analyzes and publishes images and other information from space,…

Oil and Gas Leaks in the Gulf – Business as Usual

October 3, 2013
On September 30, 2013 the Gulf Monitoring Consortium conducted a monitoring flight of south-east Louisiana and found what it always finds; oil and gas operations spilling oil and other pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana coastal wetlands. Here are some highlights, or perhaps, "lowlights" from the flight: The slick from the still leaking Taylor wells off of the Mississippi River delta stretched into the distance as usual and reminded the passengers…