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National Treasures or American Wastelands, the Choice is Ours
The rough, white texture of the bark was still bright in the fading glow of sunset. I turned my head and gazed out over the valley to enjoy the last few moments of it bathed in golden light. Some of the greatest feats of humankind had been achieved since this wood had been stacked together...electricity, the automobile, telephones, antibiotics, the internet and landing on the moon to name a few. I closed my eyes and imagined this place as it must have been back when a Crow Indian warrior used it as a scouting point. At least that is what this teepee-like structure of large wooden branches and logs is thought to have been, a scouting post for Crow warriors watching over the valley for any enemy war parties. What anthropologists do know is it pre-dates 1872, a very special year. That year, President Ulysses S Grant, in a document …
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Everything You Do Makes a Difference, Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, TreeHugger
Dispatch From the Gulf Oil Spill: Breaking the Law to Save the Gulf
In the past week I had the pleasure of meeting Jamie Hinton, Chief of the Magnolia Springs Fire Department. Jamie is one of the many examples of people who translate their awareness into action. Awareness is only the first step in committing to making changes that will help protect our planet. Click here to read the my blog about Jamie and the Gulf Oil Spill on TreeHugger
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, CNN
Witnessing Beauty Before Oil Hits
NOTE: This is the first of Philippe Cousteau's blogs for CNN.com's "This Just In" series, for which he will be a regular contributor. After a very successful telethon for "Larry King Live" — we raised almost $2 million — I boarded a red-eye and headed down to Florida. Unfortunately, tar balls are starting to wash up on the shore, the same kind I saw on the beaches of Alabama that now, three weeks later, have weathered oil and sheen washing up on the beaches and into the marsh. If recent history is any indication (and I hope I am wrong), the Gulf coast of Florida is next. As part of my work here in the Gulf, I wanted to get ahead of the catastrophe and witness the beauty of these fragile environments before the oil spoiled them. My destination was Apalachicola Bay, a delta system that is among …
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, CNN
Wake-up Call
Another long week. The oil spill in the Gulf has kept me and my team busier than ever. As I prepared for my 5th trip to Grand Isle, I wrote a blog for CNN that chronicles my experiences in the gulf and demonstrates why we must start being not only aware but active about making changes to protect the environment around us for both nature and our own sakes. Click here to read my CNN blog on the Gulf Oil Spill
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Everything You Do Makes a Difference, Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill
Why We Are All Responsible for the Cleanup
We only have to look in the mirror to find someone to blame for this oil catastrophe because it is a symptom of a wider problem.
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Grand Isle, Louisiana
I knew she was waiting to die, shivering and too weak to stand
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, Good Morning America
Philippe on Good Morning America
Watch Philippe's dive in the oil spill
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, TreeHugger
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Now the oil has made it into the marshes and mangroves
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, TreeHugger
Louisiana: Day 2
Philippe dives in the oil spill
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Expeditions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media, TreeHugger
Venice, Louisiana
I arrived this morning in New Orleans
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