Cherri Foytlin is an environmental activist in Rayne, Louisiana. Her husband, Forest Foytlin, worked on a deepwater rig before the BP oil spill. On March 13 she leaves on a 1,200-mile walk to Washington, D.C. Her message to President Obama is surprising and complex. Produced by Barry Yeoman and Richard Ziglar for KRVS, Lafayette, Louisiana, […]
Researchers Call Oil Spills and Climate Change a Devastating Combination
Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could have even more far-reaching consequences than the BP spill. The reason is the growing influence of global warming, explains Tulane University’s Torbjörn Törnqvist. Produced by Barry Yeoman […]
Fork in the Road
Today organic foods seem as mainstream as frozen waffles, but the United States still lags far behind Europe. It’s time for Washington to give the industry a jolt. Originally published in Audubon. THE CHUK-CHUK-CHUK OF AN OLD FORD DIESEL pierces the morning at Joseph Fields Farm on Johns Island, South Carolina. Eight farmworkers make their […]
200 Ailing Pelicans Change One Man’s Life
The BP spill triggered an outpouring of volunteer energy. Americans lay boom, picked up tar balls, and performed mundane tasks like answering telephones. A few transported and cleaned oiled birds. Regardless of what they did, many volunteers found themselves transformed. Meet party-photographer-turned-bird-lover Bart Siegel. Produced by Barry Yeoman and Richard Ziglar for KRVS, Lafayette, Louisiana, […]
Pointe-au-Chien Indians, Reeling from the Oil Spill, Watch as Their Land Washes Away
The 700-member Pointe-au-Chien indian tribe south of Houma, Louisiana was one of the first communities to take a direct hit from the BP oil spill. For them, the disaster is ongoing—and part of a larger threat to their ancestral home. Produced by Barry Yeoman and Richard Ziglar for KRVS, Lafayette, Louisiana, and the Louisiana Public […]
Vietnamese Fishermen Search for the Monetary Value of a Lost Culture
Kenneth Feinberg, the Boston attorney in charge of reviewing claims for the BP oil spill, says he expects to start paying interim and final claims later this month. But as Louisiana’s Vietnamese-American fishing community has learned, some losses are harder to quantify than others. Produced by Barry Yeoman and Richard Ziglar for KRVS, Lafayette, Louisiana, […]
Saving Louisiana: What Can We Do?
There are solutions for the disappearing Louisiana coastline, but they all come with costs and controversies. Can we act before it’s too late? Part 10 of Losing Louisiana, a series originally published in onEarth. DURING MY TIME IN LOUISIANA reporting this series, I witnessed every variety of frustration and despair. I spent time with scientists, shrimpers, […]
Restoring the Marsh, One Hated Tree at a Time
A universally supported restoration project in coastal Louisiana involves undoing serious manmade damage. Part 9 of Losing Louisiana, a series originally published in onEarth. KERRY STAFFORD CAN’T RESIST THE OPPORTUNITY to catch a baby alligator with his bare hands. He maneuvers his airboat this way and that, reaching over the side, explaining that a picture of […]
Louisiana’s Great Wet Hope
While the Mississippi was walled off, the Atchafalaya River remained mostly natural. Now its cypress swamps show that commerce and wetlands protection can co-exist. Part 8 of Losing Louisiana, a series originally published in onEarth. DEAN WILSON CUTS THE ENGINE. Stillness surrounds us in the Atchafalaya Basin, two hours west of New Orleans. Cypress trees draped with […]
Elizabeth Edwards: A Political Thinker in her Own Right
Produced after Edwards’ death from breast cancer, this is an excerpt from Barry’s 2007 interview with Edwards for O, The Oprah Magazine. The audio version below is 4 minutes long and was broadcast by AARP Prime Time Radio. Below: Listen to Elizabeth Edwards segment (download here) There is also a 10-minute audio slideshow, published online […]
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