Friday, May 14, 2010

Colorado Rocky Mountain School students plan to gather youth perspectives on Gulf disaster

John Stroud
Post Independent Staff
Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado

CARBONDALE, Colorado — Colorado Rocky Mountain School seniors Jared Carlson and Luke Newbury had already planned to travel to New Orleans this spring to help build Habitat for Humanity houses for their senior service project.

But the recent oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and its impacts in the Gulf Coast region presented another opportunity for the aspiring young filmmakers.

“The oil spill changed our focus a little bit,” Carlson said. “Now, we'll also be filming a documentary, focusing on the youth of Louisiana and some of their perspectives.

Complete story is here.

No comments:

Post a Comment