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• The Nature Conservancy Urges Strong Commitment to Gulf Ecosystem Restoration

  ARLINGTON, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  May 24, 2013 2013 05 24

  Draft plan outlining restoration criteria is important step forward, but continued action is needed Learn More

• Businesses with Combined Annual Revenues of $20 billion Send Letters to Gulf State Governors in Support of Restoration

  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  February 22, 2013 2013 02 22

  Many different groups are coming together in support of the strong connections between environmental restoration and economic renewal.  Learn More

• Gulf Restoration Groups Praise Historic Settlement for Oil Spill

  Washington, D.C.
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  January 03, 2013 2013 01 03

  Transocean penalties a step forward for unprecedented restoration efforts Learn More

• New Opportunities for a 'Restoration Economy' on the Coast

  Thibodaux, LA
  July 19, 2012 2012 07 19

  Connecting the dots to put local people to work on new projects in the Gulf Coast: between businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and workers. Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Applauds Passage of the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act

  ARLINGTON, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  June 29, 2012 2012 06 29

  Legislation restoring Gulf Coast natural resources and economy passes with the Transportation Bill Learn More

• Two new scientific reports put real numbers behind history of oyster reefs; economics of restoration

  ARLINGTON, Virginia
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  June 13, 2012 2012 06 13

  Two studies released today by scientists at The Nature Conservancy shed new light on the history of oyster reefs in the United States and demonstrate that restoring these reefs makes good economic sense. Learn More

• Gulf Restoration Groups Praise Formation of House Gulf Caucus

  Washington, DC
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  March 10, 2011 2011 03 10

  Bipartisan House Gulf Caucus formed to support restoration of the Gulf of Mexico's environment and economy following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Learn More

• Groups Hail Progress on Gulf Restoration

  Washington, D.C.
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  April 18, 2012 2012 04 18

  House Includes key restoration provision in transportation measure Learn More

• First Round of Restoration Projects Announced Under NRDA

  Arlington, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  December 14, 2011 2011 12 14

  Conservancy commends Trustees for advancing restoration in the Gulf Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Applauds the Gulf Task Force’s Comprehensive Strategy for the Restoration of the Gulf

  Houston, TX
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  December 05, 2011 2011 12 05

  Part of the state and federal commitment includes an ambitious NRCS Gulf of Mexico Initiative Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Commends Positive Advances for Gulf Restoration

  Arlington, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  October 05, 2011 2011 10 05

  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Draft Report and House Legislation are “Two Significant Steps Forward” Learn More

• White House Receives Blueprint For Bringing Gulf of Mexico Back to Health

  Washington, DC
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  August 01, 2011 2011 08 01

  As Senators consider bill on oil spill penalties, conservationists urge lawmakers to invest fines in Gulf’s natural systems and communities that need them Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Applauds Senators' Bill to Invest Oil Spill Fines in the Restoration of the Gulf of Mexico

  Arlington, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  July 21, 2011 2011 07 21

  Gulf State Senators Co-Sponsor Bill to Dedicate Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf Restoration Learn More

• Statement on Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration, and Resiliency Bill

  Arlington, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  April 15, 2011 2011 04 15

  Statement from Robert Bendick, Director of U.S. Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy, on Bill Introduced by Senator Nelson Learn More

• Statement from Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, on the Mabus report to President Obama

  ARLINGTON, VA
  September 28, 2010 2010 09 28

  The following is a statement from Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, in response to the Mabus report released today titled, “America's Gulf Coast: A Long Term Recovery Plan After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” Learn More

• Immediate Efforts Needed to Reverse Decades of Decline to Restore the Gulf

  ARLINGTON, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  September 28, 2010 2010 09 28

  The Nature Conservancy's Brian McPeek, North America regional director, provided testimony before the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, on September 28, 2010.
   Learn More

• Senate Should Heed Oil Spill Commission Staff Recommendation to Use Fines for Gulf Restoration
  

  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  December 07, 2010 2010 12 07

  Commission Staff Recommendation Echoes Mabus Report to President Learn More

• Congress Should Heed Oil Spill Commission Recommendation to Use Fines for Gulf Restoration

  Washington, D.C.
  January 11, 2011 2011 01 11

  Eight non-profit groups today called on Congress to heed a key recommendation in the final report from the bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Learn More

• Boat People SOS Joins Coalition of Public and Private Conservation Partners to Build Oyster Reefs along Alabama’s Gulf Coast
  

  Mobile, AL
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  January 20, 2011 2011 01 20

  Newly forged agreement builds a foundation for local environment, economy and culturally diverse communities to thrive.
   Learn More

• Hundreds of Volunteers Convene in Mobile Bay, AL to Restore the Gulf

  Mobile, AL
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  January 24, 2011 2011 01 24

  On January 22-23, 2011, nearly 550 volunteers from Alabama and beyond donned boots and gloves and donated their time to place 16,000 bags of oyster shells along the shore – the first step to building 100 miles of oyster reef over the next three to five years in Mobile, AL. Learn More

• House Bill Amendment to Dedicate Gulf Oil Spill Fines to Gulf Restoration Praised

  Washington, D.C.
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  January 27, 2011 2011 01 27

  Seven nonprofit advocacy groups praised an amendment in an updated oil spill response bill introduced last night by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Ma.) and other House Democrats that would implement a key recommendation by the bipartisan oil spill commission. Learn More

Texas spends Gulf oil spill cash on conservation

AP
Oceans & Coasts
April 10, 2012

Texas signs first conservation deal using money from Gulf oil spill settlement. Read more

Protecting Gulf of Mexico crucial for our future

San Antonio Express News
Oceans & Coasts
February 29, 2012

Op-ed written by Laura Huffman, state director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, on the urgent need to direct Gulf spill settlement funding back towards restoration of the Gulf. Read full article here.

Coastal Restoration: A Smart Investment

Huffington Post Green
Oceans & Coasts
February 22, 2012

With a potential BP settlement for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill possible as early as this week, Gulf Coast communities are speaking up, urging Congress to quickly pass the RESTORE Act. Read more

Restoring the Gulf: Difficult and Expensive

Houston Chronicle

December 13, 2011

Federal officials estimated that restoring the Gulf would cost billions of dollars and take many years to accomplish. But the effects of not addressing the Gulf's problems would also incur a heavy cost. Read more

Gunter Guy's Millions: Spending $100 million no easy task for conservation commissioner

Mobile Press-Register
al.com

July 18, 2011

As commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Guy represents the state in the federal Natural Resources Damage Assessment process related to the spill. He will help decide how Alabama’s portion of environmental restoration money is spent. Read the full story

Alabama and Oyster Restoration: A Photographer's View

The Blind Monkey

May 03, 2011

In December 2010, Andrew Kornylak was hired by The Nature Conservancy to shoot photographs and video of our conservation and community-building projects in Bayou Le Batre, Alabama along the Gulf Coast. Read his account of the trip.

Nature Brains: 5 Questions for Jeff DeQuattro on the Gulf

Cool Green Science
Oceans & Coasts
April 22, 2011

Jeff DeQuattro, coastal projects manager for The Nature Conservancy, answers questions about the BP oil spill and oyster restoration in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full interview.

You Break It, You Fix It

Houston Chronicle
Oceans & Coasts
April 17, 2011

Texas state director Laura Huffman talks about the oil spill in the Houston Chronicle

And the Winner Is...

Treehugger
Partnerships
April 06, 2011

The Nature Conservancy and its partners in coastal Alabama have received a 2011 Best of Green Award for efforts to help restore the Gulf of Mexico. Treehugger, a Discovery Company, awarded the 100-1000: Restore Coastal Alabama coalition the Best Public-Private Partnership award. The coalition was organized in 2010 to address the environmental impacts of the oil spill and reverse years of damage from pollution, storms, development practices and erosion along the Alabama coast. The Conservancy is leading the science and restoration portion of the partnership, which aims to restore 100 miles of oyster reefs and grow 1,000 acres of marsh and sea grass. This past winter about 600 volunteers from across the country came together to build the first quarter mile of oyster reef.
Learn more about this tremendous volunteer effort.

Jimbo Meador talks marshes

Alabama Press-Register
Oceans & Coasts
November 21, 2010

Trustee for the Alabama chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Jimbo Meador, talks about the importance of marshes to the entire Gulf ecosystem, and the long term effects of the BP oil spill. Read the full article.

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