By Steve Hargreaves, senior writerFebruary 18, 2011: 4:56 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A federal court ordered the Obama administration Thursday to act on five deep water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico within 30 days, calling the delays in issuing new decisions "unreasonable, unacceptable, and unjustified." In a case brought by the drilling company Ensco, U.S. District [...]
By Ada McMahon, Bridge the Gulf On Monday, Feb. 14, the Sierra Club took Mississippi Power's proposed lignite coalmine and power plant to court, as part of its ongoing attempt to stop the project from being built. In a morning press conference, the environmental group and a diverse range of residents and advocates voiced their opposition to the project, calling [...]
By Amy McCullough GULFPORT — While lawyers prepared for the hearing upstairs, more than 20 Gulf Coast residents rallied in the lobby of the Harrison County Chancery Court this morning (Feb. 14), as Mississippi Sierra Club director Louie Miller explained a lawsuit with a pair of flip flops. Miller held up a pair of the popular beach sandals with the [...]
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 4:31 PM CST Updated: Feb 14, 2011 6:36 PM CST By Doug Walker - bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The Kemper County power plant case was in court Monday. The Sierra Club has filed suit, saying when the state Public Service Commission voted to allow the $2.4 billion Mississippi Power plant to be built, [...]
Join us for an evening of great discussion, food, and music to benefit the GULF RESTORATION NETWORK Sunday, November 14, 2010 6 to 8 p.m. MONDO 900 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana www.mondoneworleans.com Keynote Speaker Robert WiygulAttorney, Waltzer & Wiygul Law Firm and former GRN board member waltzerwiygul.com Involved in much of the litigation spawned by the disaster, Robert Wiygul [...]
