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LA to the winners-Arbor Day posters on the path of national competitions sponsored by the National Day of the tree and the Toyota Foundation, according to the country and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain.

The first three winners were the expansion of a jury to consider all entries of the entire state. Devin Leboeuf, a student in primary school in South Thibodaux Thibodaux, won first place; Savannah Davis, an elementary student in the pine forest Deridder, the second place, and Abigail Thomas, a student at Peabody ‘ Montessori elementary school in Alexandria, the third Place.

Displays all entries were created on the theme “Trees are terrible… inside and outside.”

Conference of wetlands in New Orleans

Representatives of national environmental and conservation organizations, energy companies, businesses and regional interests and heads of government begins to cooperation in the four State-America’s Energy Coast for sustainable development in the region of the Gulf coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

The group meets on February 7 in New Orleans to start in writing the agreement, the outline priorities for political cooperation and measures to promote a new era of sustainability for the region. An initiative of the America Wetland Foundation (AWF), America’s Energy Coast (AEC), which includes energy and environmental interests on working towards a coastal region, the power of the nation and ensure America’s economic and energy security on a landscape environmentally sustainable.

“We have much to gain from the research background of our common interests. Now more than ever it is time to work together rather than separately. In the event of loss of Louisiana’s Land, for example for the clock ticking and we we must welcome the cooperation of urgent solutions to this battle to save the towns on this coast and the protection of national economic interests at the same time, “said milling R. King, chairman of the board ASF.

Sidney Coffee, Senior Advisor to the AWF, said: “This is a regional approach to the sustainability of a territory, its people to offshore oil and gas, and some of the most important and threatened fisheries and wildlife and habitat in the world. ”

The members of the ACS initiative for a “New sustainability of the Gulf Coast”, work in conformity with the co-chairman of the task forces include:

The principles of sustainability / Agreement structure - Task Force Co-Chairs: Dr. Robert Twilley, LSU, coffee and Sidney, ASF
Legal, issues of sustainability - Task Force Co-Chairs: Mark Davis, Tulane University, and Jody Henneke, Texas Land Office
Ecosystem security holes - Task Force Co-Chair: Susan Kaderka, National Wildlife Federation, and Mark Savoff, Entergy
The development of Residential Energy Task Force Co-Chairmen: Melody Meyer, Chevron, and Karen Gautreux, The Nature Conservancy
Transport, navigation and infrastructure - Task Force Co-Chairmen: Raymond Butler, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Association; Ted Falgout, Greater LaFourche Portland Commission, and Sam Giberga, Hornbeck Offshore Services
Culture, Community & Economic Development - Task Force Co-Chairmen: Nancy Marsiglia, Women of the Storm, Mayor Randy Roach, Lake Charles, and William Walker, Department of Marine Resources, MS

This meeting is the second phase of a process that began with the inaugural AEC Leadership Forum to convene academic scientists, responsible for economy and industry, the Confederation and government agencies and national matters of environmental and conservation organizations, including representatives of organizations and institutions include: CH2MHill, Chevron, the coast guards, the Dow Chemical Company, Entergy Ducks Unlimited, Environmental Defense, Greater Port Fourchon, Hornbeck Offshore Services LMOGA the LA LA Nature Conservancy Wildlife Federation, Louisiana State University, National Wildlife Federation, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Shaw, on the coast, Shell, Texas General Land Office, Tulane University, University of Maryland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Minerals Management Service, and women in the storm.

Two important industry stakeholders on the coast have strengthened, to ensure financing for the effort. Shell and Chevron, two officers of high-level industry role in efforts to determine the best available technology, best practices, assess and verify economic policy and environmental sustainability of the coast of Gulf energy-producing region.

“It is important that we convene with municipal leaders and economic interests along the Gulf coast, which lies at the heart of this challenge,” said Mark Hurley, chairs, and AEC industry is president of Shell Pipeline Company. “We must act with a strong regional voice for the conservation of our communities, economy and landscapes that supports them. Durability of this region are crucial for the provision of a future American Energy and network security solutions. ”

“We consider this a unique opportunity for the municipality, industry and environment-interests to rest at the same table to work together for a common goal of sustainability. We know that it takes a certain degree of cooperation and ensure that these viable region for many generations to come, “said Melody Meyer, Vice President of Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, co-president of domestic violence a mission to the development of the energy sector.