Hope for Legacy Omnibus Public Lands Bill
As the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress gets underway, there remains hope among conservationists some 21 wilderness and wildland protection bills currently in legislative circulation may be passed as an omnibus public lands bill while Democrats still command effective, if vanishing majorities. Lawmakers from both parties have long wish lists, but the coming shift in the political landscape may compel the outgoing Democratic majority in the House to make a last-ditch push for a public lands “legacy” bill. You can help.
Below the Surface at the Gulf of Mexico
The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and resulting three-month well blowout has become the largest maritime oil spill in history, and one of the worst environmental calamities ever. The spill has also come to personify the worst excesses of elite corporate greed, enabled regulatory laxness, bureaucratic inertia, and the destruction of a way of life dependent upon the sea. Below the Surface co-founder Jared Criscuolo recently returned from an emergency trip to the Gulf Coast.
Static Kill: Taking Stock of the BP Oil Spill In the Gulf of Mexico
The deadly explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig and resulting three-month well blowout has become, without a doubt, the largest maritime oil spill in history, and one of the worst environmental calamities ever. The spill has also come to personify the worst excesses of elite corporate greed, enabled regulatory laxness, bureaucratic inertia, and the utter destruction of a regional way of life dependent upon the sea.
