In Gulf Of Mexico, Offshore Wind Stabs At Heart Of Oil & Gas Territory
The Gulf of Mexico is finally ready for its offshore wind power closeup, and the state of Louisiana is ready to pounce.
The Gulf of Mexico is finally ready for its offshore wind power closeup, and the state of Louisiana is ready to pounce.
Emissions of Baton Rouge’s Exxon plant, which produces 517,00 barrels of oil a day, have hit a peak of 350 pounds per hour, Reuters reports. That plant is around 5 miles from my home — they don’t call this Cancer Alley for no reason. It should be noted that this … [continued]
Yesterday, I spent the day down at the Louisiana State Capitol advocating for electric vehicles and clean energy while my state’s lawmakers were having their session. I learned a lot. The event was a spur-of-the-moment thing put together by a few Tesla owners in Baton Rouge — many of whom … [continued]
I was sent an article by The Guardian on the recent storms that plagued my state. The article was centered around Lake Charles, which again suffered the worst of these storms, and I actually found myself feeling rather fortunate that the flash floodwaters only reached the top of my bottom … [continued]
In an opinion piece for NOLA.com, Bob Marshall recently pointed out that climate change would wipe out south Louisiana and pondered as to whether or not our voters cared. He shared a thought from Donald Boesch, a native New Orleanian who’s also one of the world’s leading authorities on the … [continued]
The New Orleans City Council has given Entergy an ultimatum: power the city’s homes and businesses with emission-free technologies by 2050 and go 100% carbon-free or face penalties. The city council backed its rules requiring Entergy New Orleans to go 100% carbon-free within three decades and 90% carbon-free in two … [continued]
Louisiana’s Ways and Means will hear SB 8 on Monday, May 24. The bill proposes to accelerate the sunset date of alternative fueled vehicle (electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicle) tax credits in Louisiana. In essence, they want to end the tax credits earlier than planned. The bill, proposed by … [continued]
Just recently, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that the state is starting three large-scale coastal restoration projects. The projects will restore over 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh, and ridge in Southeast Louisiana. Edwards announces three large-scale coastal restoration projects https://t.co/9uQXlXnOOr via @Baton Rouge Business Report — Rachel Haney … [continued]
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has asked Congress to lift the pause on oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico and cited the possibility of 250,000 people losing their jobs. The governor spoke at a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing last week. Earlier this year, … [continued]
There’s a small town little ways north of my hometown of Shreveport, LA. This small town is named Oil City, and it was founded as a flag stop along the Kansas City Southern Railroad. It was once called Ananias. Most of the settlers were fisherman, trappers, and farmers. Some of … [continued]