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NEW ORLEANS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- America's Wetland Foundation has received a $200,000 grant from Entergy Corporation to help the group build public support for policies that protect the Gulf Coast region from a changing environment. The $200,000 grant brings to $450,000 the amount Entergy has donated to America's Wetland Foundation within the past year as the group works to raise awareness of the need to make the Gulf Coast more resilient to changing environmental...
OMAHA, Neb., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad named 74 companies as annual Pinnacle Award recipients for chemical transportation safety. The award recognizes Union Pacific customers that implemented successful prevention and corrective plans and achieved a rate of zero non-accident releases (NARs) for regulated hazardous materials shipments. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110304/LA59497LOGO) "We work closely with our customers to identify and share...
MIAMI, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From Key West up the west coast of Florida to the Panhandle, a group of seven law firms is launching a series of town hall meetings to help Gulf Coast businesses file claims related to the 2010 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. "Our goal is to educate business owners and residents about their legal options in the wake of a massive plaintiffs' settlement reached last month with BP," said Miami trial attorney Gabrielle D'Alemberte. A sixth generation...
PENSACOLA, Fla., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April 2012 will be an unprecedented month for the Flora-Bama as this famous "Last Great American Roadhouse" on the Florida/Alabama state line has completed renovations to this 48-year old Gulf Coast lounge. Restorations to this iconic establishment include rebuilding the original Main Room previously destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Re-opening this very special part of the Flora-Bama and celebrating its rebirth is an important part of local...
Vote Follows Recent House Approval of Efforts to Dedicate Oil Spill Fines to Gulf Restoration WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of six Gulf Coast restoration advocacy groups praised the Senate today for passing the Surface Transportation bill with an amendment that would dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act fines from BP and the other parties responsible for the Gulf oil spill to restoring the Gulf Coast. The current transportation bill...
NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The conservative-oriented organization "You Break It You Fix It" today asked Chevron CEO John Watson to answer one simple question: "Is British Petroleum (BP) responsible for cleaning its Gulf Coast oil spill?" You Break It You Fix It is working to educate conservative-minded Americans about Chevron's responsibility to clean up the 16-18 billion gallons of oil and pollutants it left behind after drilling in Ecuador, poisoning its streams and...
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. oil giant Chevron needs to do in Ecuador what BP is doing in the U.S. Gulf Coast region - clean up its environmental mess, the conservative-oriented organization "You Break It, You Fix It" today demanded. The group, which was formed to encourage conservative-minded Americans to speak out on Chevron's un-remediated oil spills in Ecuador, has charged the oil company with damaging America's image overseas through obstinacy and...
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite political opposition, the Keystone XL Trans-Canada oil pipeline is a viable economic and environmental alternative according to David Hackett, president at Stillwater Associates, an oil and energy consulting firm based in Irvine, CA. The Keystone XL initiative was designed to deliver heavy sour crude oil from sources in Alberta, Canada and light sweet crude oil from North Dakota to US refineries along the Gulf Coast. With recent...
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orleans restaurateur Chef Emeril Lagasse and his New Orleans area restaurants are proudly participating in the Gulf Coast Seafood & Tourism Bash sponsored by BP - a two-week celebration of Gulf Coast seafood and tourism tied to New Orleans hosting the Allstate Sugar Bowl and Allstate BCS National Championship. Lagasse, an avid Gulf fisherman, has been cooking up several Gulf seafood inspired tailgating...
The Asian Tiger Prawn, an invasive species in the Gulf of Mexico that can grow nearly a foot long and threatens native wild stocks, has been found on the Texas coast. The tiger prawns, native to the western Pacific, have been spreading along the Gulf Coast since 2006 and their numbers have increased this year. Shrimpers pulled the first one from Texas waters in June. So far shrimpers harvested three in Aransas Bay, one from Sabine Lake at the Louisiana Border and one from open waters about...
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Cumulus clouds are white in appearance and are formed when warm moist air near the earth’s surface is forced aloft by day time heating. Cumulus clouds are usually associated with nice weather, however if they continue to grow and get more moisture and instability with them they can turn into Towering Cumulus and CB clouds which would change the weather to increase the chance of seeing thunderstorms. Cumulus clouds are typically associated with being found ahead of the cold front and also...
Symbol: YULO Group: Monocot Family: Agavaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Shrub Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: YUARP Yucca arkansana Trel. var. paniculata McKelvey YUFR Yucca freemanii Shinners Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AR, LA, TX Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants...
Symbol: ELCE Group: Monocot Family: Cyperaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Graminoid Native Status: L48 N PR N VI N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, NC, TX Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division...
Symbol: CYAN5 Group: Dicot Family: Asclepiadaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Vine Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Synonyms: CYPA15 Cynanchum palustre (Pursh) A. Heller LYPA4 Lyonia palustris (Pursh) Small Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta –...
The Four-lined Skink, Eumeces tetragrammus, is a member of the skink family Eumeces. It occurs in northern Mexico and along the Mexican Gulf coast and in western and central Texas. They prefer lightly wooded areas, rocky areas, and grasslands. There are two subspecies; The Long-lined Skink and the Short-lined Skink. The Long-lined skink is gray to light brown in color and has light stripes from the eyes extending to beyond its forelegs. The Short-lined skink is darker in color and has...
