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