Grand Isle: The Ghost
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Grand Isle: The Ghost in the Water
Grand Isle and other Louisiana Gulf coast communities are worried about their future-- worried that a ghost still lurks out in the water. But there is a bigger, long-term problem that threatens their very existence.
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Elegy for the Wetlands
What has taken thousands of years to build has taken mere decades to destroy.
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Where’s the oil?
Not all of the oil that spilled into the Gulf is accounted for.
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Grand Isle Confronts Compensation Chief
Kenneth Feinberg faces angry Gulf coast residents in Grand Isle.
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Grand Isle: The Ghost in the Water
Venice: Out from the Oil
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Venice: The View from the Firehouse
They help residents rebound time and time again through hurricanes, oil spills and economic hardship.
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
With sustained winds of 127 mph, Katrina was one of the strongest storms ever to lash the United States coast.
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Lafitte Confronts BP Compensation Chief
Angry Lafitte families and fishermen lined up to confront BP “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg.Angry Lafitte families and fishermen lined up to confront BP “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg.
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A Fort Reborn, Then Abandoned
Just north of the port town of Venice stands the remains of Fort Jackson.
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The Oil Spill and Wildlife
The oil spill could not have come at a worse time for sea turtles.
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La. Fishermen Say Seafood is Safe to Eat
Many seafood-related business workers blame the media for exaggerating the problem.
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Two Industries Maintain a Shaky Truce
As important as the fishing industry is to the Louisiana economy the oil industry is equally important.
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Dispersants: The Unanswered Questions
There has long been a saying that you should fight fire with fire, but what about oil?
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A School On The Edge Of The World
Boothville-Venice Elementary has survived more in the past five years than most schools face in decades.
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Venice: The View from the Firehouse
Bios
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Steven Reiner
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsFaculty
Steven Reiner is an associate professor of broadcast journalism at Stony Brook University. He joined the Stony Brook faculty after working for more than a decade as a producer for the CBS News magazine program “60 Minutes.” -
Carl Safina
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsFaculty
Carl Safina is a prominent ecologist and marine conservationist and president of Blue Ocean Institute, an environmental organization based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. -
Brittany Wait
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsBrittany Wait was born in Syracuse, N.Y., but now lives in Long Island to pursue a degree in journalism at Stony Brook University. As a senior, she has a focus in online journalism and a concentration in global issues and concerns. -
Adam Peck
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsAdam Peck entered the School of Journalism in his freshman year, and hasn’t regretted a moment since. While he is technically concentrating in broadcast journalism, Peck can see himself working with any medium after college. -
Scott Moore
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsScott Moore is a senior online journalism and U.S. history major at Stony Brook University and is planning to graduate in May. He resides at Stony Brook throughout the school year, but was born and raised in Lindenhurst, N.Y. -
Erin McKinley
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsErin McKinley is a senior journalism student at Stony Brook University where she is also the Executive Editor of the campus web organization, the Stony Brook Independent. She is 21 years old and originally from Queens, New York. She has been a journalism major for four years and plans on working for a news website upon graduating in May. -
Jennifer Long
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsJennifer Long is a senior at Stony Brook University, majoring in journalism and minoring in media arts. An out-of-state student from New Hampshire, Jennifer came to Stony Brook as an undeclared major in 2007 and declared journalism as her major in the spring of 2009. In her past four years at Stony Brook she has worked as a university tour guide, a resident assistant and a staff writer and editor at The Statesman. -
Colleen Harrington
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsColleen Harrington is a Long Island native who has aspired to be a writer since childhood. She spent several years as a reporter for the campus publication the Stony Brook Press, where she primarily covered the university's administration. -
Daniel Cristofaro
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsDan Cristofaro is a senior broadcast journalism major. Cristofaro has experience in all forms of media, interning in television, print, online and entertainment. He grew up in a small town outside of Rochester in western New York. Cristofaro plans to focus on sports journalism upon graduation. -
Najib Aminy
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsNajib Aminy came to Stony Brook University keeping his family tradition alive — he is the third person in his family to attend. Originally on the health-science track, Aminy realized that route would not suit him well. “Chemistry and I never bonded,” he says.