Healthy Gulf Interview

The Gulf of Mexico, an area rich with diverse ecosystems, has lost much of it’s natural beauty due to the oil and gas industry. There are currently more than 27,000 oil wells that have been drilled and abandoned in the Gulf. 

Healthy Gulf works to reverse the long-term exploitation of the Gulf of Mexico’s natural resources. 

Find out how you can take action to support the Gulf Coast.

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April 12, 2021

The Waters We Love Will Waste Away

#180 Great.com Talks With... Healthy Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico is home to more than 750 estuaries and bays, containing a vibrant variety of coral reefs as well as dolphins, whales, sea turtles, manatees and at least 49 different species of sharks. Devastatingly, though, all of these habitats are at risk due to the effects of large-scale pollution and dredging. In this episode, we spoke with Scott Eustis from Healthy Gulf about their mission to protect the Gulf’s marine species, waters, and natural beauty.

Not Just Wildlife: The Effects on the Local Population

Even more problematic, are the acts of ‘environmental racism’ which target African-American towns for the building of petrochemical facilities; which destroy the land and pollute drinking water. Eustis explains how these facilities drastically affect local businesses and existing infrastructure, as well as emitting the equivalent of 13 megatons of carbon dioxide per facility, per year. Healthy Gulf works in collaboration with local communities, to monitor, report, organise and take action to protect water and wetlands for people and wildlife. 

Listen to the whole interview to find out how you can take action to protect the natural beauty of the Gulf of Mexico yourself. You can also sign the petition to stop Formosa Plastics from building a petrochemical plant in Louisiana, read more about the millions of unplugged oil and gas wells in the US, and check out Scott Eustis’ recent presentation about how Healthy Gulf works to tackle climate change. It is dependent on everyone to protect waters and wildlife, so that our planet can prosper.

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