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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...
BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; BVL: EC; TSX: ECP), through its subsidiary in the United States (Ecopetrol America Inc.), submitted the best bids for 7 blocks offered in the round "Oil & Gas Lease Sale 218", as was disclosed yesterday in New Orleans by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the governmental authority in charge of the process in the U.S. Ecopetrol's interest in all blocks is 100%, with an area...
GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) is giving a $250,000 grant to America's Wetland Foundation to help the group build public support for policies that protect the Gulf Coast region against a changing environment. Entergy announced the donation Wednesday evening following a Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities/America's Energy Coast forum in Galveston. The Galveston event is the latest in an ongoing series of community forums being held across the...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together, the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, is holding its 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, November 10 -12. This year, Rebuilding Together also celebrates the completion of Rebuild 1000. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090421/REBUILDINGLOGO) After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, Rebuilding Together created the initiative Rebuild 1000, a...
BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL; BVL: EC; TSX: ECP) announces a hydrocarbon discovery in the Logan 1 well, located in the U.S Gulf Coast. Ecopetrol's subsidiary Ecopetrol America Inc. has a 20% interest. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090209/ARM001LOGO ) The Logan 1 well was drilled by the Discoverer Americas and operations were completed on October 22nd of 2011. The well discovered hydrocarbons and evaluations are ongoing to...
Located at the John C. Stennis Space Center, the new office is intended to help Marstel-Day expand its trademark environmental consulting services by focusing on ecology, ecosystem services, and ecosystem markets within the Southeastern and Gulf Coast regions of the U.S. Fredericksburg, VA (PRWEB) September 06, 2011 Rebecca Rubin, president of the innovative environmental and conservation consulting firm, Marstel-Day, LLC, announced today that the company has established an office in the...
Public wants common-sense approaches to reducing carbon emissions NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new national poll shows 91% of Americans believe the Gulf Coast is vital to the nation's economy and domestic energy security and the U.S. should invest additional funds in restoring the area. Protecting the Gulf Coast area that supplies energy to the country should be the responsibility of the federal government, according to 90 percent of respondents, with only 10%...
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Six years after Hurricane Katrina, poor and low-income residents, African-Americans, immigrants, indigenous populations, and other at-risk communities living along the Gulf Coast report that the storm's devastating effects continue to be felt. The need for environmental restoration, affordable housing, employment opportunities, the right to return for displaced persons, and access to quality healthcare and education remain, and have been...
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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...
