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VOTE: Should Industry use river water in order to protect Baton Rouge’s water supply?
The Business Report discusses an important topic about groudwater use in the Capital Region. What do you think?
A poll on the homepage of the Baton Rouge Business Report is asking a very important question:
Several groups say industrial plants in north Baton Rouge should be required to use Mississippi River water instead of the groundwater beneath their plants to protect household water supplies from saltwater intrusion.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Business Report, Capital Region, Hays Town, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, saltwater intrusion
NRC Reports for January 2014 – MS River Corridor
Release of pollutants reported to the National Response Center during the month of January, 2014 along the Mississippi River industrial corridor in Louisiana.
Release of pollutants reported to the National Response Center during the month of January, 2014 along the Mississippi River industrial corridor in Louisiana.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Baton Rouge, Benzene, Louisiana, National Response Center, NRC, UNKNOWN QUANTITIES
Louisiana Groups: Arbor Day is no Cause for Celebration in State
BATON ROUGE – A coalition of environmental organizations marked Arbor Day in Louisiana by calling attention to serious threats to the state’s forests from short-sighted policies and lack of responsible oversight. Specifically, the groups called attention to a number of port facilities under construction in Louisiana for production of wood pellets which are destined for foreign energy consumption.… Our Forests Aren’t Fuel!
Big business wants Europeans to pay them to burn your forests for energy.
Biomass Secure Power Inc. of Canada, Drax Biomass International of the United Kingdom and Point Bio Energy of Wisconsin are in the process of building facilities at the Port of Baton Rouge that will manufacture wood pellets out of trees from Louisiana forests and then ship them to Europe to be burned in power plants and furnaces. Check out the investigative video below!… LEAN Backs Coastal Lawsuit
Executive Director, Marylee Orr’s letter to the editor supporting the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East’s lawsuit was published in the Advocate today, 8/30/13.
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/6904341-123/letter-lean-backs-coastal-lawsuit
From The Advocate:
August 30, 2013
I have been the executive director of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) for over 25 years.… Food Drive for the Fishermen
The Louisiana Environmental Action Network and the Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER hold the family fishermen of Louisiana in the highest regard. They achieve in life what many strive for. Self sufficiency, independence, harmony with nature all while putting food on the familiy table.… Please Join C.C. Lockwood And The Crew Of The Old Man River Project
The Old Man River Project
A modern day adventure on the Mississippi River
Please Join C.C. Lockwood And The Crew Of The Old Man River Project For A Multimedia Presentation Of journeys Down The Mississippi River.
Renowned award-winning Louisiana nature photographer C.C.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Baton Rouge, C.C. Lockwood, LASM, Louisiana Arts & Science Museum, Mighty Mississippi River, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, River Project, Tuesday December, York Boat
Baton Rouge Loop Threatens Alligator Bayou – Take Action
You probably know that there is a “Loop” in development for Baton Rouge. What you may not know is that a number of the routes being considered for the loop would bring it right through the Spanish Lake Basin / Alligator Bayou / Bluff Swamp area.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Ascension Parish, Baton Rouge, Greater Baton Rouge, Iberville Parish, Livingston Parish, Spanish Lake Basin
