News

Jun

For the past month, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil have been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico each day. Nearly a half-dozen Waterkeeper programs are located directly in the impact zone and have been fighting on the front lines since day one to protect their communities from this...

May

Out of Control…

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

May

Estimates Show Oil Leaking at 70,000 Barrels a Day

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Andrew Wunderley

Advocacy, Issues

After spending two hours analyzing underwater video of the BP oil spill, Steve Wereley, a Purdue University professor, has calculated the leak to be between 56,000 to 84,000 barrels of oil per day (versus BP’s proclaimed estimate of 5,000 barrels a day). ** 70,000 barrels is equal to roughly 2.8...

May

Hurricane Creekkeeper’s Video Featured Around the World

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Andrew Wunderley

Waterkeeper Alliance

As you all well know, many of our Waterkeepers throughout the world are impacted by a variety of issues every single day. It is not as common, however, for a half-dozen of them to be impacted by the same issue all at once. The recent BP oil disaster has caused...

May

Louisiana Bayoukeeper Featured on TIME

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Andrew Wunderley

Waterkeeper Alliance

Tracy Kuhns, our Louisiana Bayoukeeper, was recently feautured, alongside her husband, on TIME.com. Tracy is one of the 5 Waterkeepers located in the direct impact zone of the BP oil disaster. For the latest news and updates on what our Gulf Waterkeepers are doing to protect their communities’ right to...

May