Louisiana

'Drop-In' Biofuels: The Best of All Possible Worlds?

Colleen Becker | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Fuel Industry, Louisiana, Biofuels, Royal Dutch Shell, Alternative Energy, Synthetic Genomics, Exxonmobil, Environment, Petroleum, Ethanol, Drop-in Biofuels, Job Creation, ThyssenKrupp Uhde, Sundrop Fuels, Governor Bobby Jindal, Green News
Colleen Becker

Given the potential of drop-in biofuels, the U.S. and EU have every reason to raise renewable fuel thresholds higher. Advantages include energy security, reduced dependence on foreign oil, fewer carbon dioxide emissions and domestic job creation.

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Beautiful Ambivalence: The World Through the Lens of Richard Misrach

Matthew Harrison Tedford | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Photography, Atlanta, Art, Louisiana, Beauty, San Francisco, Berkeley, Richard Misrach, High Museum of Art, Arts News
Matthew Harrison Tedford

We live in a world full of horror and destruction. We spend most of our lives avoiding this fact (either actively or luckily). But when all the cards are played, the beauty of a sunset is no less real than a cancerous swamp.

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Cops Probe Possible Connection Between Two Missing College Students

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Mickey Shunick Lauren Spierer, Students Missing, Mickey Shunick, Indiana, Mickey Shunick Missing, Lauren Spierer, Missing Students, Video, Louisiana, Lauren Spierer Missing Student, Missing Persons, Mickey Shunick Case, Lauren Spierer Mickey Shunick, Lauren Spierer Missing, Crime News

Bloomington, Ind. police see similarities between the missing person cases of two college students. Indiana University student Lauren Spierer was l...

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Louisiana: The Prison Capital Of The World

New York Times | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Louisiana Prisons, Louisiana, Private Prisons, Charles Blow, Lousiana Private Prisons, For-Profit Prisons, Angola, Crime News

“Louisiana is the world’s prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among America...

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'Swamp People': Willie Grabs An Alligator By Its Jaws

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Louisiana, Swamp People, Tv Replay, Alligator Hunting, Alligators, Bayou, TV News

The alligator hunters featured on "Swamp People" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on History) often take risks, but Thursday night Willie risked his life in the heat ...

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Longmont Company To Build Nation's First Biofuels Plant

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Longmont Colorado, Green Gasoline, Video, Louisiana, Biofuels, Sundrop, Green Energy, Colorado Green Energy, Sundrop Fuels, Green Energy Economy, ThyssenKrupp Uhde, Denver News

A Colorado-based biofuels company announced a partnership Wednesday to build what will be the nation's first commercial biofuels plant with an expecte...

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David Lohr

Police, Family Search For 22-Year-Old Louisiana College Student Who Disappeared While Bicycling

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Louisiana Crime, Missing College Student, Mickey Shunick, Michaela Shunick, Crime News, Crime, Bicycling, Slideexpand, Cycling, Nancy Shunick, Mickey Shunick Missing, Video, Michaela Shunick Missing, Louisiana, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Missing Persons, Crime News

Authorities in Louisiana are searching for a college student who disappeared while bicycling Saturday. Michaela "Mickey" Shunick, a 22-year-old sen...

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'Duck Dynasty': Gator On The Loose

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Duck Dynasty, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Duck Commanders, Louisiana, Tv Replay, Aetv, TV News

On Wednesday night's episode of "Duck Dynasty" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on A&E) the Robertsons found themselves with an uninvited guest -- a wild alligator. ...

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California Primary Ballot Hodgepodge: We Need a Return to Voting By Party Members Only

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Al Gore, American Independent Party, 2000 Presidential Election, Louisiana, George W. Bush, California Democratic Party, Dianne Feinstein, Washington State, Proposition 14, Primary Elections, Non-Partisan Blanket Primary, Butterfly Ballot, U.S. Supreme Court, Michael Russnow, Blanket Primary System, Republican Party, U. S. Senate, Proposition 198, Peace and Freedom Party, Libertarian Party, Google, Politics News
Michael Russnow

Wasn't the purpose of political primaries to take the process out of the hands of big city bosses and to allow the citizenry of each state to choose their nominees?

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'Ax Men': Shelby Is Grossed-Out By Davi's Toenails

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Canada Tv, Video, Louisiana, Shelby Stanga, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Davi, Lumberjacks, Bayou, TV News

On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) Sunday night Shelby Stanga's new helper Davi had a rough day. First, Davi got stuck in a tree and dangled...

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'Swamp People': Dead Alligators' Skin Starts Peeling Off

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Louisiana, Swamp People, Tv Replay, Alligator Hunting, Alligators, Bayou, TV News

On "Swamp People" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on History) Thursday night alligator hunters Clint and Troy ran into an unusual problem. The dead gators lying o...

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The Indie on Demand Movie Review: Fightville

Dan Persons | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Documentary, Sports, Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, Louisiana, Ultimate Fighting, Fightville, Fightville-Movie-Review, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Fightville is a documentary about the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, a.k.a. Ultimate Fighting, a particularly intense brand of man-to-man combat where very few holds are barred.

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Ariel Edwards-Levy

NRA-Backed Gun Bill A Step Closer To Passage In Louisiana

HuffingtonPost.com | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Louisiana Gun Bill, National Rifle Association, Louisiana, Nra, Louisiana Gun Laws, Video, Politics News

A controversial bill that would amend Louisiana's constitution to broaden gun rights moved a step closer toward passage on Wednesday, when it was appr...

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GUARD DOG: Troubled Dog Gets New Career At Maximum Security Prison

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Prison Dog, Dog Prison Guard, Louisiana, Angola Prison Dog, Chief Prison Dog, Prison Dog Chief, Animals in the News, Angola Prison, Prison Guard Dog, Weird News News

NEW ROADS, La. -- The bad dog of the neighborhood has received a life prison sentence. The wolf dog hybrid named Chief – once ordered destroyed...

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'Green News Report' - May 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Dow Chemical, Climate Science, Exxonmobil, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Pacific Garbage Patch, Wildlife; Endangered Species; ALEC, Poll, Pipeline, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Electric Cars, Clouds, Ibm, Fisheries, Overfishing, American Legislative Exchange Council, Nrc, Water, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Oceans, Aei, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Poll show...

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Cannibal Gator vs. 'Swamp People'

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Louisiana, Swamp People, Tv Replay, Alligator, Bayou, Alligators, TV News

On "Swamp People" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on History) Thursday night alligator hunters RJ and Jay Paul were in the bayou on the trail of a vicious killer gat...

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This Got Worse In New Orleans

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Income Gap, Natural Disasters, Louisiana, Earning Gap, Income Inequality, Black Unemployment, Black Income Distribution, Hurricane Katrina, Wage Gap, Wage Inequality, Video, Business News

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans came back more unequal than before. That's the conclusion of a recent report from the American Constitution So...

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Conviction of Black Mayor Overturned by U.S. Court of Appeals in Case Closely Watched by Civil Rights Activists

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Trial, Racism, Louisiana, Prison, Civil Rights, Color of Change, Voting Rights, Crime News
Jordan Flaherty

In a 2-1 ruling today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the conviction of former Waterproof mayor Bobby Higginbotham, and vacated his sente...

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ACTs To Be Required For All Of State's High School Juniors

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Louisiana Education, High School Juniors Required to Take Act, College Entrance Exams, High School Juniors, Acts, Louisiana Schools, Louisiana, Act Exams, Video, Education News

Beginning next year, all high school juniors in Louisiana will be required to take the ACT -- for free. A new effort by the Louisiana Department of...

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'Green News Report' - April 24, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, Louisiana, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Earth Day, Mitt Romney, Seafood, Dow Chemical, Mexico, Factory Farming, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: BP Oil Di...

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New Study Shows Violence Costing America Over $460 Billion

Michael Shank | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Violence, Institute for Economics and Peace, Cambridge, Louisiana, Prison, Congress, US Peace Index, Arizona, Taxpayers, Michael Shank, Incarceration, Peace, Michigan, Maine, Wyoming, Policing, Homicides, Massachusetts, Detroit, Economy, Jail, Crime, Politics News
Michael Shank

The U.S. Peace Index is based on analysis of homicide, violent crime, policing, incarceration rates and availability of small arms data. With improvements in all five of these indicators from the 2011 to the 2012 USPI, the U.S. was found to be more peaceful than at any time since 1991.

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Blood, Sweat, Dreams: 'Fightville' Director Talks MMA and Rising Star Dustin Poirier

Turnstyle | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Fightville, Louisiana, Dustin Poirier, Tim Credeur, Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker, Gil Guillory, Documentary, Mixed Martial Arts, Documentary Film, Ufc, Gunner Palace, Mma, Arts News
Turnstyle

By: Noah J. Nelson In Fightville, directors Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein get down and dirty on the front lines of the mixed martial arts world....

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Bless These Shrimp: Faith, Fishing And Gulf Coast Restoration

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: RESTORE Act, Sustainable Food, Gulf Coast Recovery, Gulf Oil Spill, Louisiana, Catholic Church, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Coast, Green Faith, Gulf of Mexico, BP Oil Spill, Religion News
Jeffrey Buchanan

For many years, communities of faith have provided a safety net to fisher families impacted by bad seasons or disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the BP spill. They have also seen firsthand the vital connection between the health of natural resources and the life of the community.

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'Green News Report' - April 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Glaciers, Himalayas, Tornadoes, Rush Limbaugh, Speculation, Wall Street, Japan, Extreme Weather, Nuclear Waste, Solar Energy, Military, Radioactivity, James Cameron, Louisiana, Biofuels, Arctic, BP Oil Spill, Algae, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama cal...

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A Twist Of Fate: Six Lotto Tickets Sold At Same Store

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Louisiana Lottery Winnngs Watson, Watson Louisiana, Watson Louisiana Winning Lottery Tickets, Louisiana, Six 1 Million Lottery Tickets Louisiana, Six 1 Million Lottery Tickets, Louisiana Lottery, Video, Good News News

On the heels of the historic Mega Millions jackpot comes the story of another lottery oddity. According to Louisiana Lottery officials, six differe...

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