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WATCH: Gen. Honore takes his ‘Green Army’ to TV

In Human Interest, Louisiana Sinkhole, Main, Oil Spill Facts, Politics, Regulation, Response, Video

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Recently I’ve told you about one of the more exciting pieces of environmental news we’ve had in Louisiana in some time: The new political crusade led by Gen. Russel Honore, the straight-talking Creole who won deserved high marks for the Katrina recovery in 2005. The now-retired general is working with long-time Louisiana environmentalists and with author John Barry, the former levee...

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Magazine exposes how Big Oil lobbyists run Louisiana

In Important Articles, Investigations, Legacy Lawsuits, Louisiana Sinkhole, Main, Oil Spill Facts, Politics, Regulation

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The new November issue of Harper’s magazine — available on newsstands now — features a must-read article on the issues that launched this blog in the first place: Big Oil’s domination of Louisiana politics and its fight to protect polluters over landowners whose property has been dumped on. The piece entitled “Dirty South: The foul legacy of Louisiana oil,” by...

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