{"article":{"id":249389,"heading":"BTL:Federal-State Task Force Proposes Strategy to Restore Oil Spill-Ravaged Gulf of Mexico","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2011-11-05 12:01:05","modified":"2011-11-05 12:01:05","last_modified":"Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:01:05","article":"<p>Federal-State Task Force Proposes Strategy to Restore Oil Spill-Ravaged Gulf of Mexico <br><br> Interview with Aaron Viles, deputy director with the Gulf Restoration Network, conducted by Melinda Tuhus  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> After last year's British Petroleum oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal-state task force began looking at ways to address long-term environmental damage along the Gulf Coast. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force issued a preliminary strategy in early October that has been hailed by many stakeholders as a step in the right direction. The oil disaster panel specified several goals which include building resilient communities, protecting marine and coastal ecosystems and safeguarding water quality.   <br><br> Story continues <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/111111bf-btl-viles.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/111111bf-btl-viles.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"mail(AT)btlonline(DOT)org","link":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","address":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Interview with Aaron Viles, deputy director with the Gulf Restoration Network, conducted by Melinda Tuhus","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/11\/249389.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}