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‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Lessons from the slow death of Louisiana’s oil industry
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Lessons from the slow death of Louisiana’s oil industry The Gulf Coast is bleeding oil jobs. Here’s what it tells us about a just transition. AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber David Dismukes studies the energy industry for a living. As the executive director of the Center for Energy Studies at […]
Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses As 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Damaged
Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses As 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Damaged More than a million customers across Louisiana are without power on Tuesday morning. Some reports indicate it could take weeks for the lights to come back on as thousands of miles of transmission lines were damaged after Hurricane Ida rolled through on Sunday. […]
“Extremely Dangerous” – Hurricane Ida Almost Category 5 Strength As It Nears Louisiana
“Extremely Dangerous” – Hurricane Ida Almost Category 5 Strength As It Nears Louisiana Hurricane Ida has rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 MPH, just seven mph shy of a Category 5. The storm is set to strike Louisiana later this afternoon/evening, and on the same day, 16 years ago, […]
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State Louisiana is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change. Even though the state is already feeling the costly impacts to life and property due to extreme weather and an eroding coastline linked to a warming planet, its […]
Federal Judge Halts Bayou Bridge Pipeline Installation, But Photos Show Damage Already Inflicted
Federal Judge Halts Bayou Bridge Pipeline Installation, But Photos Show Damage Already Inflicted There was an eerie stillness along the route of the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin the day after a federal judge halted work on the pipeline. A temporary injunction was granted two weeks after groups opposed to the pipeline had their […]
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms
State Of Emergency Declared Across Southeastern US As Hurricane Nate Looms Update (1 pm ET): With Nate expected to strengthen into a category 2 storm by the time it makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana late Saturday, the NHC has expanded its storm warnings to include the part of the Florida panhandle east of the Okaloosa/Walton […]
Harvey Makes Second Landfall In Louisiana After Leaving “Apocalyptic” Flooding, Record Rainfall In Texas
Harvey Makes Second Landfall In Louisiana After Leaving “Apocalyptic” Flooding, Record Rainfall In Texas Five days after it first plowed into southwest Texas as a category 4 hurricane, Tropical Storm Harvey has made second landfall west of Cameron on the border between Texas and Louisiana, early Wednesday according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, […]
Extreme Weather, Widespread Flooding Hammer Louisiana as Federal Government Prepares to Lease Gulf of Mexico for Drilling
Extreme Weather, Widespread Flooding Hammer Louisiana as Federal Government Prepares to Lease Gulf of Mexico for Drilling Walter Unglaub never thought flooding would threaten the carriage house he rents in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It is on a bluff 30 feet above the Bogue Falaya River, in an area that is not considered a flood zone. But that didn’t […]
Bypassing Big Oil’s Alliance with Government
Bypassing Big Oil’s Alliance with Government New Orleans Environmental Attorney Creates ‘Shadow Agency’ In his almost 30-year career as an advocate for environmental justice, Louisiana attorney Stuart Smith has fought many of the biggest energy companies in the world and has come away victorious in his fair share of cases. Smith tells the stories behind these cases […]
Breaking: Fracking Permit Issued in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish | DeSmogBlog
Breaking: Fracking Permit Issued in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish | DeSmogBlog. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a drilling permitfor Helis Oil and Gas today, bringing the company one step closer to realizing its ambition to frack in St. Tammany Parish. Public outcry against fracking in St. Tammany Parish, an area known for its pristine […]
