Some call the Gulf our nation’s energy coast, while others call it the nation’s energy sacrifice zone.  It is undeniable that the Eastern Gulf has shouldered damaging and environmentally careless energy development in the past, and is the primary domestic target area for new development.  From liquefied natural gas terminals to oil & gas drilling in the outer continental shelf, the Gulf bears a heavy burden.  But the burden does bring benefits, from economic activity to the fantastic fishing around offshore rigs.  

The Gulf region is well aware of the true environmental costs associated with the world’s reliance on oil & gas: the devastation of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, oil spills, refinery pollution, sea level rise, and increasingly intense hurricane seasons.