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By Dennis Washington March 10, 2021 Dan Bates created Litter Gitter to collect floating trash in smaller streams and creeks. (Dennis Washington / Alabama NewsCenter) Don Bates loves his job. His official title is “Founder and Owner” of Osprey Initiative (OI) but his business card lists him as CLG. “Chief Litter Gitter,” Bates said with a grin. “The day I get to put my hip boots on and go to work is a great day.” Bates’ story doesn’t start with trash but rather is rooted in the swamps around Manchac, Louisiana, where he grew up. “My family is all commercial fishermen from Louisiana,” Bates said. “There’s life in it and the fact that our team can keep the litter out of, we just think that tells the story of the circle of life.” ....
Mardi Gras Is an Environmental Disaster The annual carnival along the Gulf Coast was canceled this year due to the pandemic. Here’s how to make it more eco-friendly in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sharon Salvaggio cleans up beads from a Mardi Gras float in 2006. Residents and businesses along the Gulf Coast may be missing the Mardi Gras festivities canceled due to the pandemic this year. The planet probably isn’t. Shiny Mardi Gras beads used to be few in number and relatively high in quality. But in the past few decades, as numerous articles have now pointed out, the ....