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Two people were killed, four people were hurt. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hospital_releases_two_people_hurt_in_tugboat_explosion/537088/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:30:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/orange_beach_fishermen_protest/510689/Nov-07-2009_11-26-pm/
Dozens of boats crowded Perdido Pass waters to send a message to fishing regulators. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/orange_beach_fishermen_protest/510689/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:22:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/growing-funds-for-weeks-bay-reserve/432960/Oct-10-2009_8-54-pm/
Reserve volunteers are holding a plant sale this weekend to raise money for the Weeks Bay Reserve. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/growing-funds-for-weeks-bay-reserve/432960/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:52:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/slowing-the-snail-invasion/408573/Oct-03-2009_5-29-pm/
Volunteers were scraping away some invasive snails around Langan Park today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/slowing-the-snail-invasion/408573/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:25:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/exotic-critter-invading-wetlands/398647/Sep-29-2009_6-49-pm/
An exotic critter has invaded some of our wetlands. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/exotic-critter-invading-wetlands/398647/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/relief-from-high-water-rates/363832/Sep-17-2009_9-28-pm/
Prichard contracts out water services. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/relief-from-high-water-rates/363832/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:08:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/segway-inventor-takes-aim-at-thirst/343940/Sep-11-2009_3-29-pm/
If you listen to inventor Dean Kamen, the biggest health problem facing the world today is not AIDS, obesity or malnutrition. It's a shortage of water. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/segway-inventor-takes-aim-at-thirst/343940/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:09:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what-smells-like-french-fries/321299/Sep-03-2009_7-10-pm/
City workers in Orange Beach say new eco-program converting used cooking oil and grease into bio-fuel smells like their favorite fast-food restaurant ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what-smells-like-french-fries/321299/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:52:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/grass-roots-hedging-our-bets/292060/Aug-26-2009_7-53-pm/
Senator Richard C. Shelby discusses changes coming in flood insurance and State Senator Ben Brooks describes his legislation to improve homeowner’s insurance costs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/grass-roots-hedging-our-bets/292060/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:48:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/grass-roots-water-runs-down-hill/274937/Aug-19-2009_5-36-pm/
We can do better. Alan Sealls and Dr. George Crozier explain the nature of our coastal watersheds. Dr. Kevin White discusses alternate storm water management practices. and Malcolm Steeves outlines the problems caused to our water system. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/grass-roots-water-runs-down-hill/274937/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:36:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-movies-classes-and-nature/243258/Aug-07-2009_2-23-pm/
5 Rivers in Spanish Fort offers hands on learning fun for everyone in the family...for FREE! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/free-movies-classes-and-nature/243258/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/wind-and-water/220454/Jul-29-2009_5-42-pm/
Beaches, Barrier Islands and Storm Surge ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/grass_roots/article/wind-and-water/220454/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:39:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man-sought-for-questioning-over-malnourished-chickens/218337/Jul-28-2009_10-33-pm/
About 200 birds are found in the backyard of a home in Grand Bay ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/man-sought-for-questioning-over-malnourished-chickens/218337/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:09:17 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/oyster-reef-promises-hundreds-of-jobs/169766/Jul-07-2009_9-42-pm/
State conservationists say it could save Alabama's shellfish population too. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/oyster-reef-promises-hundreds-of-jobs/169766/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:31:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire-officials-still-keeping-eye-on-woods-fire/131477/Jun-24-2009_9-41-pm/
The fire started as a controlled burn in Bayou La Batre on Tuesday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/fire-officials-still-keeping-eye-on-woods-fire/131477/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:40:52 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire-officials-keeping-vigil-in-bayou-la-batre/128862/Jun-23-2009_11-21-pm/
A controlled burn gets out of hand, forcing evacuations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire-officials-keeping-vigil-in-bayou-la-batre/128862/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:07:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/got-a-big-power-bill/124855/Jun-22-2009_8-52-pm/
Your thermostat could be the culprit. Tips on how to beat the heat without the costs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/got-a-big-power-bill/124855/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:27:00 +0000 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/alabama/article/hazmat_scare_in_downtown_mobile/82663/Jun-05-2009_3-06-pm/
People who live within a 1/2 mile of the FGBI Company on Dunlap Drive were being asked to stay inside. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/hazmat_scare_in_downtown_mobile/82663/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:27:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/Jun-01-2009_5-22-pm/
With out a protective barrier the island could be dealt another massive blow this hurricane season. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_haps_on_green_energy/73718/May-31-2009_9-13-pm/
Local environmentalists want you to go green. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/the_haps_on_green_energy/73718/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:11:36 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wanted_bear_killers/70822/May-20-2009_9-17-pm/
A reward is being offered for the killing of bears in Mobile County. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wanted_bear_killers/70822/ Thu, 21 May 2009 02:03:10 +0000 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/weeks_bay_clean-up/37785/May-09-2009_6-28-pm/
Bay gets special attention in annual event. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/weeks_bay_clean-up/37785/ Sun, 10 May 2009 00:24:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whats_killing_the_fish/34654/May-08-2009_4-35-pm/
Hundreds of dead fish have been reported along the Eastern Shore. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/whats_killing_the_fish/34654/ Fri, 08 May 2009 22:30:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_county_water_festival/30643/May-07-2009_1-00-pm/
Some Mobile County fourth graders spend the day learning about clean water. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_county_water_festival/30643/ Thu, 07 May 2009 18:58:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/May-06-2009_11-49-am/
Protecting Dauphin Island when hurricanes hit, there's a new plan buzzing around town. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/ Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:42 +0000 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/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/contaminated_drywall_showing_up_in_south/24883/Mar-27-2009_3-05-pm/
As many as 60,000 homes may be rotting from the inside out because of chemicals containted in the drywall. Find out how you can tell if your home is affected by watching this story. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/contaminated_drywall_showing_up_in_south/24883/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:25:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sending_a_message_without_money/24771/Mar-24-2009_9-48-pm/
One Baldwin County restaurant hopes its environmental endeavor will encourage others to go green...even if that means not making money. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/sending_a_message_without_money/24771/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:35:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/flammable_water/24668/Mar-20-2009_4-52-pm/
A couple says they have so much natural gas in their water they can light it on fire. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/flammable_water/24668/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:52:25 +0000 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/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/environmental/article/whos_responsible1/23462/Feb-10-2009_3-34-am/
Testimony underway to determine who is at fault for July 2008 oil spill that shut down the Mississippi River ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/whos_responsible1/23462/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:04:55 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/devastating_aussie_fires_may_be_arson/23414/Feb-09-2009_7-38-am/
Death toll over 130 in a series of fires across Southern Australia. Investigators say some fires may have been intentionally set. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/devastating_aussie_fires_may_be_arson/23414/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:17:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_building_for_faulkner_state/23162/Jan-30-2009_4-12-pm/
New Health and Natural Science Building will be LEED certified, first in Alabama's two-year college system. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_building_for_faulkner_state/23162/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:01:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_organization_against_fish_farming/23131/Jan-29-2009_6-01-pm/
The Organized Seafood Association of Alabama going against Gulf Council vote. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_organization_against_fish_farming/23131/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:58:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/offshore_fish_farming_plan_passes/23103/Jan-28-2009_8-23-pm/
Gulf of Mexico would be the first area in the United States where fish farming could be legal. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/offshore_fish_farming_plan_passes/23103/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:02:13 +0000 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/weather/article/oyster_donation/22951/Jan-25-2009_5-12-pm/
Donation of 50,000 oysters to help Heron Bay. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/oyster_donation/22951/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:10:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire_ants_on_the_move/22843/Jan-21-2009_2-41-pm/
Have you noticed more fire ants around town this year? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire_ants_on_the_move/22843/ Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:18:40 +0000 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/delta_deteriorating/21881/Dec-14-2008_9-41-pm/
One local sportsman says the Mobile River Tensaw Delta is going down the drain. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/delta_deteriorating/21881/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:32:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_christmas/21332/Nov-27-2008_3-46-pm/
Do you have to buy a present for someone who seems to have everything? Here are a few green ideas to spread the holiday cheer! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_christmas/21332/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:00:28 +0000 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/its_easy_to_be_ungreasy1/21248/Nov-25-2008_1-33-pm/
Cooking up the traditional Thanksgiving fixings this week? Before you pour that leftover grease down the drain, there are places to recycle it. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/its_easy_to_be_ungreasy1/21248/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:10:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_home_in_fairhope/20751/Nov-08-2008_9-23-pm/
A new home in Baldwin County boasts eco-friendly credentials. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/green_home_in_fairhope/20751/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:25:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lng_pipelines_in_backyards/20364/Oct-27-2008_9-49-pm/
Proposal could mean a pipeline extension in south Mobile County. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lng_pipelines_in_backyards/20364/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:19:59 +0000 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