New Orleans clippings - Filed under 'environment'

February 20, 2010

Environmentalists pushing for return of recycling In New Orleans | wwltv.com

It has been a historic month in New Orleans, where celebrations surrounded both a Saints Super Bowl win and a super-sized Mardi Gras. Police estimates show it may have been one of the most well-attended Mardi Gras in a generation. Some of those estimates are based on the amount of garbage collected. In all that waste, though, is there any room for recycling it? …

$700,000 awarded for anti-erosion project | WXVT-TV Delta News

The federal Minerals Management Service has approved a grant of just under $700,000 to Tangipahoa Parish for the first phase of a shoreline protection project on the northern edge of Lake Pontchartrain.

The money will be used for engineering and design, land rights and administrative costs.

New Orleans a test case for global warming | CNN.com

Climate change is real and happening now. The world already is reeling from the consequences -- rising sea levels, more violent storms, more frequent flooding and prolonged droughts. Hurricane Katrina, the killer heat wave in Europe, China's floods and the enduring drought in Australia are not anomalies, they are harbingers.

Local environmental group releases report on excess emissions from refineries | WWL-TV

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade examined state emissions data from 10 of the state's 17 oil refineries. What they found is that the refineries have released anywhere from hundreds of thousands, to millions of pounds of additional emissions during a four-year period, from 2005 to 2008.

Brownfield cleanups in New Orleans set example for nation, EPA leader says | NOLA.com

Susan Poag/The Times-Picayune
The 2009 National Brownfields Conference touted several local examples of successful cleanup projects, including the former Malter site in Gretna. Household and industrial chemicals contaminating the 7-acre site were cleaned up, and the property was sold to Zatarain's in September of 2009.

Cargo ship leaks oil in Gulf of Mexico | UPI.com

A hole in the hull of a cargo ship near the Mississippi River near Louisiana caused a 12,000-gallon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Divers inspected the hull were waiting Saturday for parts for plugging the hole to arrive, the Coast Guard said.

Green Rebuilding in New Orleans | Renewable Energy World

The ongoing effort to rebuild and restore the city of New Orleans has prompted a number of questions about exactly how to rebuild in the city. As it has turned out, the times are ripe for rethinking how we build and organize urban spaces and a number of people – in New Orleans and around the country – have called for an approach that offers greater attention to sustainability.

New Orleans man on a mission to save city's oak trees | New Orleans Metro Real Time News | NOLA.com

Eliot Kamenitz / The Times-Picayune
Steve Picou points out oak trees in the New Orleans area that are receiving bad treatment, according to him, earlier this month. He says this one in City Park is being damaged by the newly constructed shelter which he says is too close to the root system.

Louisiana State Parks' “Statewide Trails Day” 11/7/2009

Celebrate 75 years of camping, history, hiking, birding and enjoy our great state.

On Saturday, November 7, 2009 all visitors get Free Entrance to enjoy Louisiana State Park sites on foot. Special commemorative hiking badges will be available to the first number of visitors to each site.

More information on trails at Louisiana's State Parks and Historic Sites

Contact each park for specific information about their trails

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