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Mardi Gras means parties and parades along the Alabama Gulf coast. That means it’s also prime time for people who like to catch the colorful beads and doubloons that are thrown from the parade floats. This may sound like all fun and games, but environmentalists say there’s a darker side to this Mardi Gras tradition.

Alabama officials say the state exported a record $21.7 billion in automobiles, chemicals and other goods last year.The Tuscaloosa News reports the…