Gulf Future: A Unified Action Plan for a Healthy Gulf

The oil spill has passed, and with it, much of the media and public attention to the events of one year ago. Now it’s time to look forward to the future for the Gulf. That’s why I’m excited that our friends at the Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) and dozens of Gulf partners have come together to launch Gulf Future: A Unified Action Plan for a Healthy Gulf.

Here’s more from Dan Favre of GRN in his post: Gulf Future: A Unified Action Plan for a Healthy Gulf
originally posted on the Gulf Restoration Network blog on April 20, 2011

Today, thirty-six organizations unveiled a collaborative effort called Gulf Future: A Unified Action Plan for A Healthy Gulf. The diverse group is made up of fishermen, faith leaders, environmentalists, clean-up workers, and residents who live, work, and play on the Gulf Coast.  The organizations come from all five Gulf Coast states and represent culturally and racially diverse communities.

Divided into four areas of concern – marine restoration and resiliency, coastal restoration and resiliency, community recovery and resiliency, and public health – the Gulf Future action plan expresses immediate goals, including specific demands of Congress, federal agencies, and the Obama administration for a healthy and whole Gulf Coast.

Download the Gulf Future Action Plan or check out www.gulffuture.org for more.