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Take Action: Help Fight The Gulf Dead Zone   Your support is essential to our work  to decrease water pollution that enters the Gulf and causes the Dead Zone.  Please consider making a contribution   to help continue the fight for a healthy Gulf. A recent decision by the EPA means that the fight agains t the Dead Zone means tough battles  ahead. See below for details. Blogging For A Healthy Gulf: EPA Denies Action, Dead Zone Rages   The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a  petition to implement a clean-up plan for the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Check out GRN Director  Matt Rota's blog on why this is a problem for the Gulf region's fishing economy and marine life. BP Gulf Coast Investigation Announcement  The Government Accountability Project has announced an investigation  to document any workplace violations by BP and BP subcontractors that pose a substantial threat to public health  and safety. Workers or residents who have been adversely impacted are encouraged to come forward at this time. For more information and to read the official announcement, please visit here.  Host Or Attend A Defend The Gulf Movie What better way to spend an evening than with  friends, family, or even new friends while defending the Gulf? It is not to late to sign up to  host your very own movie screening and we  have got some great incentives for hosts. You are also invited to attend GRN's official screening event in New Orleans on August 18th. Feinberg Denies All BP Disaster Health Related  Claims The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has denied all claims seeking compensation for illnesses related to toxic exposure from the BP oil drilling disaster. To see why this unfairly treats Gulf residents and first responders, check out this article by Advocates For Environmental Human Rights  entitled The Human Right to Health Denied:Feinberg’s Rejection of BP  Illness Claims Breaks with Past Practices. White House Receives Blueprint For Bringing Gulf of Mexico Back to Health  Conservation groups working across the Gulf region have sent a strategic plan to the White House tha t outlines restoring the region’s threatened natural systems and for helping communities that rely on the Gulf for survival. The groups delivered their recommendations to the Presidential Task Force on Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration. You can read the groups recommendations by clicking here. Creature Feature: Sand Dollar With all of the talk these days about money for Gulf  recovery, what better creature to feature than  the Sand Dollar? This species  of echinoid belonging to the order Clypeasteroida is actually a dark color when alive and are covered with short dark spines that look almost like fur. Check out this neat video of a live Sand Dollar!   Gulf Islands Tar Globs Persist  Barrier islands on the Gulf coast continue to show troubling signs. Take, for example, Deer Island in  the Mississippi Sound where just this week fishermen reported submerged tar mats in 2-3 feet of water as well as onshore. BP  declared Deer Island 'clean' back in May with the approval of state and federal agencies. Texans Feel Winds Of Change  With searing temperatures causing increased demands and strain to  the electrical grid in Texas, wind  turbines along the Texas Gulf coast are lauded by state officials  for helping to provide much needed relief. Check out this article in the Houston Chronicle to see how much wind-driven power is being used and how it is helping to prevent outages during peak demand.  Events*** Getting the Water Right, Getting the Jobs Right A Coastal Restoration/Protection Forum August 12, from 10am -4pm Rev. Percy M. Griffin Community Center,  5535 Hwy 15,  Davant, LA 70040 For more information, please visit here. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Gulf Future Action Plan Grants Available To Gulf Future Coalition Members To support activities that help to lift up and strengthen local organizing and build gulf-wide movement. For more information, please visit here. Catalyst: Artists of Southern Louisiana Respond to the Gulf Oil Crisis July 8th through September 15 Space 301 at the Living Art Center Mobile, AL For more information, please visit here. Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan Meetings Various locations in South Louisiana For more information, and a full schedule of  meetings please visit here. 2011Smart Growth SummitAugust 17-19  at the Shaw Center for the Arts Baton Rouge, La. For more information and to register, please  visit here.  August Green ScreenScreening of DEFEND THE GULF!  Admission is FREE, Defend the Gulf is a selection of short films compiled by GRN August 18, 6:30-9:30 For more information, please visit here. Volunteers Needed For Beach Sweeps and Marsh Plantings Bayou Grace Community Services August 18, 19, 24, 26 in various Louisiana locations For more information and locations, please visit here.  NOLA Wise: A New Financing Opportunity for a Healthy, Comfortable and Efficient Home  August 24th, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Global Green USA’s Green Building Resource Center 841 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 For more information, please visit here. A Green-It-Yourself Workshop:  Easy Tools and  Tips for Home Energy SavingsAugust 30th, 6pm-8pm  Global Green USA’s Green Building Resource Center 841 Carondelet St, New Orleans For more information, please visit here. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation 22nd Annual Beach Sweep September 17, 9am-noon, followed by a picnic  for registered participants. For more information, please visit here. ***For a complete listing of events, please visit here. JOBS Louisiana Green Corps3-month job-training program For more information, please visit here.    Global Green Coastal Restoration Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA) New Orleans, LA. To apply, please email resume and cover letter to: asickle@globalgreen.org. Global Green Coastal Restoration Intern New Orleans, LA. To apply, please email resume and cover letter to: asickle@globalgreen.org. Consortium for Ocean Leadership Project Administration Manager, Gulf Research Initiative (GRI) For more information, visit here. Environmental Defense Fund - Conservation Project Manager, Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Oceans Program For more information, visit here.