In the News
2021
7/30/2021--NOLA.com
"Here are Louisiana's seven strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions"
7/29/2021--WWNO
"Report Finds Industry Is Biggest Source of Carbon Emissions In Louisiana"
7/28/2021--NOLA.com
"This map shows 20 Louisiana industrial plants that release most greenhouse carbon
gases"
7/26/2021—NOLA.com
"Here's how much greenhouse gas Louisiana emitted in 2018, and which plants are responsible"
7/14/2021--Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
"Captivating Carbon Struggles" (subscription required)
7/13/2021—WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
“Abandoned Wells in the Gulf”
7/2/2021--NOLA.com
"Rural Louisiana could see 7 new large-scale solar projects worth nearly $1 billion"
6/28/2021-- WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
“Should a Chalmette refinery get a tax break to save 500+ jobs? Pt. 2”
6/17/2021--The Advocate
"Louisiana oil executives react to injunction on executive order that paused oil leasing
operations"
6/17/2021--WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
"Good news for the oil and gas industry?"
6/14/2021--Louisiana Radio Network
“Crude oil up over $70 dollars a barrel for the first time in nearly three years”
6/11/2021—The Advocate
“Our Views: Common sense on energy from Louisiana’s governor, but not from Joe Biden”
6/2/2021—Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
“Dismukes: Higher oil prices likely to have muted impact on Louisiana”
6/1/2021--The Advocate
"Our Views: We need more plastics investment in Louisiana, and much less interference"
6/1/2021—The Advocate
“Why this Louisiana plastics plant has become a national lightning rod for environmentalists”
6/1/2021--The New York Times
“Add ‘Climate Hazards’ to Your Home-Buyer’s Checklist”
5/18/2021--Popular Science
"Louisiana is making bold climate goals, but still wants its fossil fuels"
5/13/2021—AP News
"Louisiana gov urges feds to resume offshore leases in months"
5/10/2021—The Advocate
“Hackers shut down a major oil pipeline, which runs through Louisiana. Could it affect
gas prices?”
4/26/2021—The Louisiana Weekly
“‘The real threat is not taking action’: Experts say renewable energy poses an opportunity,
not a threat, to Louisiana”
4/21/2021—Lifewire
“How Google Earth Illustrates Climate Change”
4/19/2021—The West Side Journal
“Experts say renewable energy poses opportunity, not a threat, to Louisiana”
4/19/2021--KTBS ABC 3
"Experts say renewable energy poses opportunity, not a threat, to La."
4/19/2021—KALB Central Louisiana
“Experts say renewable energy poses opportunity, not a threat, to Louisiana"
4/18/2021--NOLA.com
"Should Louisiana be a 'sanctuary state' for oil and gas? This bill would make it
so"
4/18/2021--The Advocate
"Louisiana businesses face reality of no new federal offshore leases anytime soon"
4/16/2021--10/12 Industry Report
"The Energy Evolution: How will Louisiana fare?"
4/16/2021--10/12 Industry Report
"Louisiana: World leader on climate change?"
4/7/2021--Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
"Louisiana drivers can expect gas prices to reach 3-year high this summer" (subscription required)
3/29/2021-- WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
“Impact of Suez Canal Blockage”
3/24/2021—Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Louisiana Public Square
“Renewable and Reality | March 2021"
3/24/2021—Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
“Dismukes challenges report calling Formosa project ‘financially unviable’” (subscription required)
3/23/2021--KLAF NBC
"The Economy and the Environment; LPB Looks at What is Realistic for Louisiana"
3/16/2021-- WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
“Carbon Pricing”
3/4/2021—Civil Engineering Source
“Oregon tests granular approach to pay-per-mile fees”
2/21/2021—The Advocate
“LNG export company looks to salt caverns for natural gas storage in Cameron Parish”
2/18/2021—WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
“Impact of Cold Weather On Oil and Gas”
2/11/2021—The Advocate
"Louisiana braces for impact beyond 700-job refinery closure as Shell plans to cut
oil production"
2/10/2021—The Center Square
"Louisiana officials: U.S. can fight climate change, still drill for oil"
2/10/2021—Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
"Biden’s environmental agenda creates regulatory whiplash for industry”
2/3/2021—NOLA.com
“Interim Climate Task Force report focuses on how to choose carbon reduction rules;
no rule changes proposed yet”
2/3/2021—Tiger TV
“President Biden includes Cancer Alley in Climate Change Initiative”
1/28/2021—The Advocate
“Why Joe Biden's oil and gas moratorium is expected to have long-term effects on Louisiana's
economy”
1/27/2021—The Advocate
“A reeling Louisiana oil and gas industry anticipates another setback: Loss of federal
subsidies”
1/27/2021—The Advocate
“Our Views: Business leadership sees rebound but also pitfalls after pandemic”
1/27/2021—Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
“Biden’s ban on new federal leases prompts outrage from energy industry”
1/26/2021—The Center Square
“Proposed tax changes for Louisiana oil and gas draw industry opposition”