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Taylor “Not In a Position to Discuss Investment Advice”

“We’re really not in a position to discuss investment advice,” Mr. Pecue, sole employee of Taylor Energy. During a coastal chat on 91.5fm, James Hartwell and Scott Eustis renewable energy and the Taylor Energy leak and the company’s reluctance to disclose any information about environmental impact.James Hartwell reveals the secret of the eternal leak in …

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The Tar Sands of Grand Isle

As the Department of Justice moves closer to finalizing the settlement with BP, there is much that leaves us unsettled. Our trip to Grand Isle State Park this past 14 November, offered more than a stroll in the sand. Many of the usual tar balls were scattered on the beach just yards away from the …

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Secret Rivers in the Gulf

If you listened to too many Louisiana politicians, you might think that the Gulf of Mexico is only good for Deepwater extraction and harboring the largest mainline of oil import into the United States. If you were satisfied with macro-scale oceanography, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Loop Current was all you needed …

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Stormy Seas, Rising Risks: Why Corporate Disclosure Matters

This guest blog was written by Christina Carlson, Policy Research Assistant with the Union of Concerned Scientists. Ten miles outside New Orleans stands a two-million barrels per day oil refinery, surrounded by community streets in Meraux, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Meraux oil refinery flooded. Damaged tanks spilled 25,000 barrels of oil, covering …

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WATCH how coal and petroleum coke wind up in a restoration project

Step One: Coal Export Terminals place materials in the river. The black smear in the brown water on the riverbank is a pile of coal and petroleum coke from United Bulk: The black in the middle of the brown river is a pile of spilled material that has accumulated, despite the fact that United Bulk …

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Monitoring the Gulf by Land, Sea and Air

This articles is excerpted fromGulf Currents, GRN’s printed newsletter. To read the rest of the Summer 2014 edition of Gulf Currents, clickhere.Oil leaking from a submerged pipeline in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. April 11th, 2014. Photo: Jonathan Henderson, GRN. Flight provided by Southwings.orgGulf Restoration Network is continuing our work to watchdog the impacts of the energy …

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PetCoke and Coal in Plaquemines restoration

October 2012Meselhe et al at the Water Institute and ARCADIS–in regards to necessary environmental analysis for theRAM terminal proposal:”debris and dust generated during the loading process would be captured in the outfall channel and transported into the marsh areas potentially causing environmental issues. The investigation of water quality was not part of the scope of …

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