Right at the beginning of our trip to the Gulf Coast we had the opportunity to meet with Tulane University Professor Michael Blum. Yesterday he was interviewed on the Colbert Report: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c All’s Well That Ends Oil Well – Michael Blum www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 [...]

As we approached the bayou fishing village of Cocodrie, Louisiana, generations of boats of all kinds were moored in the canal – small skiffs, oyster boats, crabbers. On Tuesday, five team members took a boat from Cocodrie to witness the impacts of the BP oil disaster. Our captain, Tate, grew up in this town and [...]

We’re approaching the part of Louisaina where land and water become indistinct. South of New Orleans, approaching Grand Isle, we’re driving a series of elevated roadways and bridges, traversing a mammoth, venerable estuary the likes of which I’ve never seen. The likes of which I never knew existed. This area serves as a natural buffer [...]