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WSJ OP-ED: Governments push heavily subsidized renewables, but fossil-fuel use continues to increase even faster.
Globally, we spent almost $2 trillion in 2023 to try to force an energy transition. Over the past decade, solar and wind energy use has...
Jun 25, 2024

LED: The company is expected to create 81 direct new jobs at the Port of Caddo-Bossier
SHREVEPORT, La. – Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc. announced it is moving forward with the first phase of a decarbonization project...
Jun 25, 2024


Louisiana’s first wind energy degree program prepares new industry workforce
When they’re not studying hydraulic systems, electric motors and coastal ecology, the inaugural class of a first-of-its-kind community...
Jun 11, 2024


ExxonMobil awards EPC contract for Louisiana CCUS project
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to Technip Energies and Turner...
Jun 10, 2024


Louisiana lithium industry gets a sales tax rebate. A lawmaker says there's more to come.
Though lithium has not yet been publicly discovered in the north Louisiana Smackover formation, Louisiana is ready for it with a newly...
Jun 6, 2024


HUNTSMAN: Silicon Valley’s Coming Energy Crisis
The campaign to phase out fossil fuels is on a collision course with the artificial-intelligence revolution. Energy-intensive AI...
Jun 3, 2024

RANDOLPH: Leading from the front: Louisiana’s opportunity on carbon capture technology
The following guest column was originally submitted to the Alexandria Town Talk by Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Deborah...
May 21, 2024


Louisiana's environmental chief looks to ease permitting for businesses
"It's knowing that he wants to ensure that we are protecting our environment, that it's clean and it's healthy, while also at the same...
May 16, 2024


KNOE: South La. company sells for $50 million, what NELA businesses need to know about acquisitions
Transcat, Inc., a leading provider of calibration, cost control and optimization services based in Rochester, N.Y. announced Monday...
Apr 17, 2024


AP: New EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants (Many in LA) must reduce toxic emissions
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule...
Apr 9, 2024


A solar-power plane being tested off the Mississippi coast is pushing the limits of flight
Deep in the piney woods of south Mississippi, an aerospace company is pushing the boundaries of solar-powered flight. Working from a...
Mar 29, 2024


Louisiana oil tax cut passes state House
In an attempt to revitalize the state’s oil industry, the state House has passed a bill to cut the oil severance tax rate by 4 percentage...
Mar 26, 2024
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