AltWeeklies Wire
Louisiana Perks Up for the Emerging Carbon Trade Marketnew
The rapidly evolving industry — dubbed the "cap-and-trade" market — pays sellers, typically landowners, for sequestering carbon dioxide by growing trees and plants that remove it from the atmopshere with the potential of limiting the level of pollutants that contribute to global warming.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
06-25-2008 |
Environment
Getting the Oil and Gas Companies to Help Pay to Restore Louisiana's Coastnew
Until recently, Walter Williams was best known as the creator of Saturday Night Live's infamously tragic character, Mr. Bill. His recent documentary, Restoring the Coast: Who Pays?, explores the legacy of oil and gas companies along Louisiana's coast.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
04-15-2008 |
Environment
The Forgotten Forestsnew
Louisiana's coastal wetland forests are hard to define, but they could be easy to lose if timber and environmental interests don't resolve some fundamental differences.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Coal Hard Truthnew
Concerns about climate change and regional economics collide in Entergy's bid to refit a power plant to burn coal in Louisiana.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
12-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Much Ado About Mulchnew
Wal-Mart has agreed to stop selling Louisiana cypress mulch, but much more needs to be done to protect Louisiana's iconic tree.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
10-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Unkindest Cutnew
Environmentalists try to save dwindling Louisiana cypress forests from becoming ground cover for gardeners.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
08-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
