Today is day 44 of the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico just 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. It is also day 2 of the 2010 hurricane season. This area of the world is my home and a vital part of my home state, Louisiana.
Our wetlands [...]

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Sherri
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The Rachel Maddow Show visited New Orleans on February 5 to help us celebrate the first time the Saints ever went to the Superbowl. It turns out the Saints also won their first Superbowl competition, so WHO DAT? WE DAT!!!
Here is a clip from the show about the levees and flood protection system progress. Rachel [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Sherri
Filed under: Environment, Lessons & Analysis, Science, Videos | 1 Comment »