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Should Louisiana be a sanctuary state for oil and gas? This bill would make it so
Tristan Baurick
A state lawmaker wants to make Louisiana a fossil fuel sanctuary state, quixotically asserting special sovereignty to nullify any federal law, regulation or tax that in any way harms the oil and gas industry.
Rep. Danny McCormick, a Republican from Oil City, a town of about 1,000 residents in northwest Louisiana, says his House Bill 617 is a preemptive effort to protect the industry from the future policies of President Joe Biden s administration. What he ll do, I can t answer yet, McCormick said Wednesday, shortly after the bill was introduced in the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee. There may be no limit to his attacks on the fossil fuel industry.
Here in Louisiana, we have more than our fair share of delectable heritage foods. Many of them are harvested from the wild. On this week s show, we go Down on the Batture with Tulane University
One of several photographs that Alexander Allison shot of the flooded conditions along the Mississippi River at the turn of the 20th century. Tulane University professor Oliver Houck used this picture on the cover of his classic book, Down on the Batture.
Credit Alexander Allison
environmental professor Oliver Houck. He explains the ecology of this small sliver of land, the bounty of foodstuffs found there, and the opportunities it provides for fringe living.
captioning sponsored by public affairs television this week on bill moyers journal. judicial elections are really the national scandal that few people know about. moyers: the supreme court opens judicial elections to the highest corporate bidder. people don t go pouring money into campaigns because they want fair and impartial treatment. they want results. moyers: justice for sale. stay tuned. moyers: welcome to the journal . that famous definition of a cynic as someone who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing has come to define this present moment of american politics. the power of money drives cynicism into the heart of all levels of government. everything- and everyone- comes with a price tag attached; from a seat at the table in the white house to a seat in congress, to the fate of health care reform, our environment, and efforts to hold wall street accountable. on the right and the left and in the vast middle more and more americans doubt