Energy and Environment
June 6, 2006 -
A new report by the Southern Growth Policy Board says:
June 1, 2006 -
A thorough assessment of the region's flood defenses found no "glaring weaknesses," said Col. Richard Wagenaar, the Corps' district chief in New Orleans.
May 26, 2006 -
With Washington apparently uninterested in acting on issues from good-paying jobs to environmental protection, the burden is increasingly falling to the states.
May 19, 2006 -
Whatever one might say about today's Congressional leadership, every once in a while they do show an uncanny ability to stick their fingers in the air and figure out which way the winds of public sentiment are gusting.
May 17, 2006 -
Energy and contracting giant Halliburton is having its annual shareholders meeting today. It appears that moving the meeting from Texas to the town of Duncan, Oklahoma isn't helping them avoid the protests that engulf their gatherings each year:
May 12, 2006 -
Here's a gem I just ran across from the latest Harper's magazine (which, by the way, just won twice at the National Magazine Awards -- congrats!).
May 5, 2006 -
Howard Troxler, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, sounds the alarm over a stealth "energy bill" advancing in Florida: