Louisianians urged to prepare as TS Isaac coasts into Gulf
After declaring a State of Emergency for Louisiana Sunday, August 26, Gov. Bobby Jindal is urging Louisianians to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraging voluntary evacuations for those residing ...
Sinkhole spurs evacuations, lawsuits and an official resignation
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer After a sinkhole formed in Assumption Parish early this month, hundreds of neighbors fled, lawsuits were filed and Dept. of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle resigned. A ... Lawsuit seeks better regulation of oil spill dispersants
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — A coalition of fishing, conservation, wildlife and public health groups based in the Gulf Coast and Alaska has filed a citizen lawsuit ... State’s cypress trees are threatened which threatens flood protection
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You’ve probably heard that we shouldn’t buy Louisiana cypress mulch because those difficult-to-replace trees are needed for marsh preservation and bird habit. Conservationists worry that cypress logging ... Coastal director says BP must pay to the max
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said last week “we will not allow BP to walk out of here, wiping its hands” of ...
‘Resilience’ theme irks locals at green conference
By Susan Buchanan Contributing payday loans in boulder Writer Last week, earth-conscious representatives from the U.S., Mexico and Canada gathered in New Orleans at a conference on resilient communities, sponsored by the ... Ailing catfish growers want more help from feds
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You may think the fried catfish you lunched on was locally grown but it could have been pulled out of a basket in Vietnam’s Mekong River. Louisiana’s ... RESTORE Act offers Gulf Coast a shot at economic mobility after the oil spill
By Jeffrey Buchanan (Special from Oxfam America and Facing South) — Out of the tragedy of the 2010 BP oil disaster, we could soon see hope emerge. New legislation, the RESTORE ...
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After declaring a State of Emergency for Louisiana Sunday, August 26, Gov. Bobby Jindal is urging Louisianians to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraging voluntary evacuations for those residing ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer After a sinkhole formed in Assumption Parish early this month, hundreds of neighbors fled, lawsuits were filed and Dept. of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle resigned. A ... Lawsuit seeks better regulation of oil spill dispersants
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — A coalition of fishing, conservation, wildlife and public health groups based in the Gulf Coast and Alaska has filed a citizen lawsuit ... State’s cypress trees are threatened which threatens flood protection
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You’ve probably heard that we shouldn’t buy Louisiana cypress mulch because those difficult-to-replace trees are needed for marsh preservation and bird habit. Conservationists worry that cypress logging ... Coastal director says BP must pay to the max
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said last week “we will not allow BP to walk out of here, wiping its hands” of ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing payday loans in boulder Writer Last week, earth-conscious representatives from the U.S., Mexico and Canada gathered in New Orleans at a conference on resilient communities, sponsored by the ... Ailing catfish growers want more help from feds
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You may think the fried catfish you lunched on was locally grown but it could have been pulled out of a basket in Vietnam’s Mekong River. Louisiana’s ... RESTORE Act offers Gulf Coast a shot at economic mobility after the oil spill
By Jeffrey Buchanan (Special from Oxfam America and Facing South) — Out of the tragedy of the 2010 BP oil disaster, we could soon see hope emerge. New legislation, the RESTORE ...
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