Lessons From Hurricane Isaac – Will the Gulf Coast Fare Better in 2013?

August 20, 2013
In response to the Gulf Monitoring Consortium (GMC) report "Lessons from Hurricane Isaac: Gulf Coast Coal and Petrochemical Facilities Still Not Storm Ready," an industry trade group issued a response challenging some of the report's premises. On August 9, Energize LA, a public relations site operated by the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) posted a blog entry calling the report "Weird Science." Their critique focused on three main areas, which they…

Gulf Coast Coal and Petrochemical Facilities Still Not Storm Ready

August 6, 2013
On August 6, five environmental organizations comprising the Gulf Monitoring Consortium announced their findings from a review of pollution reported from petrochemical and fossil fuel processing facilities during and immediately after Hurricane Isaac. Based self-reporting by "responsible parties" to state and federal authorities, GMC members found operators blamed the storm for at least the following pollution from their facilities: 341 ,044 gallons of oil, chemicals, and untreated waste-water 192.3 tons of gases and other…