Ike Aftermath: Two Oil Refinery Spills Foul Pristine Communities!

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  October 5th at 04:48 PM  | 

AP Investigation: Hurricane Ike’s environmental damage apparent as pipelines, oil rigs hit Ike’s toll on wildlife is still unfolding. Only a few pelicans and osprey turned up oiled, but the storm upended nature. Winds blew more than 1,000 baby squirrels from their nests. The storm’s surge pushed saltwater into freshwater marshes and bayous, killing grasses where cattle graze and displacing alligators. Flooding also stranded cows. | Read More »

Hurricane Ike: What would you do, redux?

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  September 6th at 05:15 PM  | 

I blogged a couple of weeks back about the dilemma that coastal residents face with an oncoming tropical storm. Hurricane Ike may reach landfall in the central Gulf Coast late next week, with the recovery from Gustav (landfall Sept 1) is in high gear. With Ike, we have added complexity: an estimated 2 million Louisiana residents evacuated for Gustav. Some of them may still be | Read More »