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The Burgermeister of Beignets Is As Useful As Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management
Do you think we need a French Bread czar in Washington? How about a national crawfish compliance agency? Oh, and don’t forget to appoint the Burgermeister of Beignets.
“Ridiculous, Church!” I can hear you shouting now and while I agree...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy, French Bread, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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US oks BP's return to deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
ReutersBP passed its final hurdle to returning to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, receiving its first permit to drill a new well since its role in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Mexico, Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations
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Cronyism runs wild in Louisiana
Cronyism, by definition, is partiality to long-standing friends (or family), especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. We've seen this for far too long in Louisiana and it's time for it to stop....Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Bobby Jindal, Government, Executive Branch
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Gulf oil spill: Scientist finds ocean floor still oily, dead
WGNO NewsOil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor. That report is at odds...Tags: Mexico, Environmental Issues, Jane Lubchenco, National Government, Trials
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Louisiana Gained Over 26,000 Jobs in 2010
ABC26 NewsLouisiana added 26,300 non-farm jobs in 2010 as it continued to plow through a slow economic recovery, state labor officials said Tuesday. The state still had 42,200 fewer jobs last month, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, than in December 2008 - three...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), National Government, Employment Opportunities, Louisiana, Government
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Commission won't be last word on Gulf oil spill
ABC26 NewsA presidential commission's conclusion on the largest offshore oil spill in history that decisions meant to save time and money created an unreasonable amount of risk won't be the final word on the disaster. But it already has the companies involved...Tags: Commerce, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Halliburton Company, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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Questions Remain For State Of Unemployment In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsAfter nearly a year with only part-time work, New Orleans resident James Wicht finally scored a job - in a different profession, 1,200 miles away, in a town of 3,700. "You have to go where the jobs are," he said. During the 30 years Frank Loria has...Tags: Shipbuilding, Aerospace Manufacturing, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Louisiana, Northrop Grumman Corporation
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New Orleans judge to handle most Gulf spill suits
ABC26 NewsA federal judge in New Orleans was picked Tuesday to preside over more than 300 lawsuits filed against BP PLC and other companies over the Gulf oil spill, in a move that should please many of the plaintiffs' lawyers and their clients. The U.S. Judicial...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Litigation, Trials, Texas, Halliburton Company
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Lt. Governor Scott Angelle: Forum on Offshore Drilling Testimony
ABC26 News"Good Morning Director Bromwich. I bring greetings to you from Governor Bobby Jindal and the men and women of Louisiana who have been working, day in and day out, for 147 days to restore our way of while never forgetting the 11 great Americans who lost...Tags: Court Preliminary, Texas, Trials, Bob Graham, Louisiana
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Pres. Obama Wants to Double Oil Inspection Fees
President Obama wants to double the fees the government charges oil and gas companies to inspect their offshore operations.
The White House Monday asked Congress to approve the fee hikes as part of a request for $80 million in new spending for the agency...Tags: Barack Obama, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Heads of State, Government
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Entergy Customers Get New Natural Gas Lines
ABC26 NewsYou may have noticed construction crews using heavy equipment in and around your neighborhood. It's all part of Entergy's effort to improve city-wide utility service. Three years ago the Utility began the process of replacing more than 8-hundred miles...Tags: Hurricane Damage, Natural Gas, Entergy Corporation, Heavy Engineering, Natural Resources
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Louisiana Receives $5 Million to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies
ABC26 NewsU.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that Louisiana Geothermal, based in Cameron Parish, La., has been selected to receive $5 million to research, develop and demonstrate cutting-edge geothermal technologies that could significantly cut carbon...Tags: Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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