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Tenaska NG Fuels, Waller Marine Announce Louisiana's First Natural Gas Liquefaction And Fueling Facility
2014-10-06 12:59:30| oilandgasonline Home Page
Tenaska NG Fuels, LLC and Waller Marine, Inc. recently announced that they have agreed to develop, construct, own and operate Louisiana’s first natural gas liquefaction and fueling facility along the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Mississippi River corridor with access to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Georgia may replicate Louisianas charter school system
2014-09-11 22:17:00| American School & University
Louisianas system, known as the Recovery School District, was created in 2003. It allows the state to become involved after a school is categorized as academically unacceptable for four straight years. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Restoring Louisianas Coast Will Require Restoring Its Democracy
2014-04-17 00:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Managing the Mississippi River Delta is a daunting challenge, but the greatest barrier to restoration and flood protection is politics. Last year, a board of flood experts, acting to protect New Orleans, ignited a battle that has starkly pitted the public welfare against the sycophantic fealty of Louisiana`s toadying politicians to a rapacious oil and gas industry. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) oversees the greater New Orleans levee system. The deterioration...
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As Louisiana's coast washes away, threatened communities face questions about their identity
2014-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Picayune-Times: There are few changes more painful for a community than having to relocate in whole because their land is disappearing, but that's what some of Louisiana's coastal residents have had to face as erosion leaves them more vulnerable to flooding. That's why it's key that local and federal authorities working in our region and civic groups understand the nature of these communities before such relocation occurs, and how they can migrate while maintaining their roots, said experts at Friday the Building...
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Louisianas coastline is disappearing too quickly for mappers to keep up
2014-03-05 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Twenty-five years ago, miles of marshy land and grasses separated the small fishing outpost of Buras, La., from the Gulf of Mexico. But years of erosion - along with the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - have washed away much of that barrier. Today, the islands, inlets, and bays that once defined the coastline of Plaquemines Parish have begun to melt together. Like all coasts, the land around the Mississippi River is constantly evolving. In past centuries, that process was slowed...
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