http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Environmental GeoRSS is a set of standards for representing geographical location information. In GeoRSS, the content such as news articles consists of geographical points. Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Environmental - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Environmental Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Environmental,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/environmental/ http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/early-morning-ammonia-leak/119945/Jun-21-2009_9-52-pm/
An ammonia leak in Bayou la Batre barricades many neighbors in their homes and sends a police officer to the hospital. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/early-morning-ammonia-leak/119945/ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:46:43 +0000 30.4060442699695 -88.25265884399414 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/ft._pickens_road_opening_up_for_business/70028/May-20-2009_5-24-pm/
Fort Pickens Road has been closed since Hurricane Ivan, but that changes on Friday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/ft._pickens_road_opening_up_for_business/70028/ Wed, 20 May 2009 22:29:09 +0000 30.323100460201647 -87.19505310058594 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whats_killing_catfish_in_weeks_bay/30302/May-07-2009_10-34-am/
Hundreds of hardhead catfish have washed up on Baldwin County shorelines in the Weeks Bay area in the past two weeks. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whats_killing_catfish_in_weeks_bay/30302/ Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:09 +0000 30.396568538569362 -87.83157348632812 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fourth_grade_lawmakers/25579/Apr-24-2009_5-11-pm/
Local 4th graders may be naming a new state symbol. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fourth_grade_lawmakers/25579/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:58:35 +0000 30.705755583984423 -88.13910484313965 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/earthquake_rattles_central_alabama/25479/Apr-21-2009_7-42-am/
Officials say the 3.8 magnitude quake was centered near Centreville in Bibb County ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/earthquake_rattles_central_alabama/25479/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:05:28 +0000 32.930318199070534 -87.16552734375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/boy_scouts_going_green/25435/Apr-19-2009_6-05-am/
The Greater Alabama Council Boy Scouts of America have launched a campaign to promote green efforts to protect the environment. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/boy_scouts_going_green/25435/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:03:08 +0000 30.637912028341123 -88.04443359375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/paddle_wheel_power/25193/Apr-09-2009_6-57-am/
Gulf Shores man "thinks green" by building paddle wheel to harness tidal energy to power home. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/paddle_wheel_power/25193/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:50:25 +0000 30.27092836721901 -87.681884765625 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/strawberry_farmers_watching_weather_closely/25127/Apr-06-2009_5-08-pm/
Baldwin County farmers gearing up for possible freeze which could spell disaster just days away from Strawberry Festival in Loxley. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/strawberry_farmers_watching_weather_closely/25127/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:39:20 +0000 30.63200391558272 -87.75054931640625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fed_wants_gulf_shores_to_return_hurricane/24697/Mar-23-2009_7-33-am/
Officials in Gulf Shores have been told that government auditors want the city to return nearly $9.8 million used for cleanup after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fed_wants_gulf_shores_to_return_hurricane/24697/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:26:51 +0000 30.25550857462476 -87.69424438476562 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/no_doubt_redoubt_erupting/24688/Mar-23-2009_3-43-am/
Alaskan volcano already erupted three times since Sunday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/no_doubt_redoubt_erupting/24688/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:39:58 +0000 60.48158544292342 -152.76077270507812 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/rumbling_redoubt/24471/Mar-16-2009_4-20-am/
Alaska's Mount Redoubt getting active, again. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/rumbling_redoubt/24471/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:06:49 +0000 60.484291829879204 -152.73605346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_damaged_road_re-opens/24188/Mar-06-2009_6-35-pm/
One of the last reminders of how damaging hurricanes can be has finally been repaired and is now open to the public. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_damaged_road_re-opens/24188/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:42:43 +0000 30.36813582872057 -86.93824768066406 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/stranded_dolphin_rescued/23826/Feb-20-2009_10-07-am/
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is working to save a beached dolphin ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/stranded_dolphin_rescued/23826/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:59:16 +0000 30.313616689930676 -89.25567626953125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_peanut_problems/23729/Feb-18-2009_12-33-pm/
Salmonella-tainted peanut products have killed at least nine people and made hundreds ill -- now they're inflicting pain on Baldwin County farmers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_peanut_problems/23729/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:56:31 +0000 30.555165634175708 -87.79586791992187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/rabid_fox_found_near_bay_minette/23644/Feb-14-2009_12-44-pm/
Health officials urge pet owners to make sure their pets are vaccinated against rabies ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/rabid_fox_found_near_bay_minette/23644/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:40:53 +0000 30.883369321692267 -87.77389526367187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fort_morgan_lands_giant_pipe/23299/Feb-04-2009_5-37-pm/
The waters of the Gulf of Mexico have once again revealed a mystery ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fort_morgan_lands_giant_pipe/23299/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:15:10 +0000 30.228555192278182 -87.9825496673584 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/its_raining_birds/23013/Jan-27-2009_10-44-am/
New Jersey town alarmed after hundreds of birds fall dead from the sky ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/its_raining_birds/23013/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:45:40 +0000 41.105225732223445 -74.5806884765625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_power_considers_alternatives/22775/Jan-19-2009_2-13-pm/
Alabama Power is considering possibly burning wood as an alternative to generate electricity. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/alabama_power_considers_alternatives/22775/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:57:47 +0000 30.682801890953776 -88.04306030273437 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/missing_manatee/22584/Jan-13-2009_5-26-am/
Scientists with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab want you to be on the lookout for a manatee that may be sick. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/missing_manatee/22584/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:11:06 +0000 30.682801890953776 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/another_tva_ash_spill/22515/Jan-09-2009_4-10-pm/
The Tennessee Valley Authority says it's stopped a leak from a waste site at an Alabama power plant. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/another_tva_ash_spill/22515/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:06:28 +0000 34.89494244739732 -86.2701416015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_mayor_supports_t._boone_pickens/21286/Nov-25-2008_6-27-pm/
Robertsdale mayor supports Texas oil tycoon's plan on alternative energy sources ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_mayor_supports_t._boone_pickens/21286/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:16:49 +0000 30.55161778147876 -87.70797729492187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sugar_cane_jet_fuel/20193/Oct-21-2008_6-28-pm/
Corn, cow manure, even chicken grease have all been used to make alternative fuels. In the next couple of years, you may be able to add sugar cane to that list. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sugar_cane_jet_fuel/20193/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:34:26 +0000 30.884547891921983 -87.72994995117187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/electric_motorcycle/19978/Oct-14-2008_3-53-pm/
A Robertsdale man may never have to buy gas again after completing a summer project. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/electric_motorcycle/19978/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:31 +0000 30.545704405480997 -87.70660400390625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/biophilia_and_nature/19719/Oct-08-2008_8-54-am/
An Elberta woman is working to foster an appreciation of nature. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/biophilia_and_nature/19719/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:15:02 +0000 30.411966135142254 -87.59674072265625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_gas_stations_go_green/19479/Sep-26-2008_4-26-pm/
Two Mobile gas stations are part of the longest "Clean Corridor" in the country. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_gas_stations_go_green/19479/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:34 +0000 30.686566375551838 -88.20806980133057 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/federal_agency_fighting_lng_terminal/19106/Sep-25-2008_12-43-pm/
National Marine Fisheries Service has asked the Coast Guard to deny permission for a liquefied natural gas terminal south of Fort Morgan saying it could kill millions of fish eggs and other marine life. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/federal_agency_fighting_lng_terminal/19106/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:43:40 +0000 30.174811761900496 -88.02040100097656 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/turning_trash_into_gas/18119/Sep-17-2008_6-01-pm/
Bay Minette wants to turn household trash and garbage into alternative fuel sources ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/turning_trash_into_gas/18119/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:53 +0000 30.890440525562102 -87.7752685546875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/muddy_lake_forest_lake/18076/Sep-16-2008_4-45-pm/
Lake Forest Lake is shrinking. The Lake is filling up with dirt! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/muddy_lake_forest_lake/18076/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:25:27 +0000 30.65194234999009 -87.901611328125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sand_island_lighthouse_gets_repairs/16662/Aug-15-2008_11-19-am/
The remote lighthouse is being repaired this season. Workers are securing the base in the first phase of a long restoration project. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sand_island_lighthouse_gets_repairs/16662/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:02:10 +0000 30.203300547277813 -88.05953979492188 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/mississippi_river_re_opens/16322/Jul-26-2008_2-13-pm/
Ships began crawling up the Mississippi River, two days after a massive oil spill shut it down. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/mississippi_river_re_opens/16322/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:41:21 +0000 29.910900554639493 -90.09063720703125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/parking_nightmare_for_commuters/16272/Jul-31-2008_12-58-am/
Commuters using the Baylinc bus route connecting Mobile and Baldwin Counties frustrated over lack of parking at Eastern Shore bus stops ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/parking_nightmare_for_commuters/16272/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:52:56 +0000 30.681620845933267 -88.03619384765625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/cutting_corners_on_your_commute/16197/Jul-31-2008_12-59-am/
Cutting corners on your commute may be easier than you thought! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/cutting_corners_on_your_commute/16197/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:00:05 +0000 30.68870689937537 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apple_snail_invades_langan_park_lake/15184/Jul-31-2008_1-01-am/
A new type of animal has invaded the lake at Langan Park in Mobile. If you look closely, you'll see pink clusters of eggs belonging to the South American Apple Snail. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apple_snail_invades_langan_park_lake/15184/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:38:22 +0000 30.69343064607602 -88.04580688476562 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/dead_zone_growing_off_ms_coast/15136/Jul-31-2008_12-26-am/
Scientists are keeping an eye on the waters off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It appears that a "dead zone" of oxygen-depleted water is spreading. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/dead_zone_growing_off_ms_coast/15136/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:30:43 +0000 30.3088744605735 -88.58963012695312 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/four_day_work_week/14878/Jun-16-2008_11-17-am/
Prattville will switch to a four-day work week for some of its city employees to help them conserve $4-a-gallon gasoline. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/four_day_work_week/14878/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:17:01 +0000 32.45994981267565 -86.4459228515625 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/bay_buddy_program/13866/Jun-10-2008_10-28-am/
Baldwin County students are learning an important message about Mobile Bay. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/bay_buddy_program/13866/ Tue, 13 May 2008 21:45:00 +0000 30.52101217024287 -87.89774894714355 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/environmentalists_push_for_more_recycling_in_alabama/13243/Jun-10-2008_10-32-am/
Alabama Department of Environmental Management figures show that only 81 of Alabama's 460 municipalities currrently have some sort of recycling program... ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/environmentalists_push_for_more_recycling_in_alabama/13243/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:35:00 +0000 32.37996146435729 -86.220703125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saraland_switches_to_biodiesel/12344/Jul-31-2008_1-18-am/
Saraland is the first city in Mobile County that will use alternative fuel in Public Work trucks. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saraland_switches_to_biodiesel/12344/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:13:16 +0000 30.8244223296079 -88.08975219726562 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/is_blue_the_new_green/9158/Jul-28-2008_4-29-pm/
Here comes a new color in green building! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/is_blue_the_new_green/9158/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:44:47 +0000 30.62373195163005 -87.75604248046875 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/go_green_with_cooking_oil/7061/Jun-10-2008_1-57-pm/
Cooking oil recycling in Baldwin County may lead to greener travels. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/go_green_with_cooking_oil/7061/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:05:00 +0000 30.414445809472067 -87.59777069091797