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Governor refuses to rethink rationale for risky sand berms
Back-of-the-envelope 'engineering design plan' for sandy oil barriers by Len Bahr, PhD* The sordid saga of Gov. Jindal’s coastal sand plan During...
September Coastal Scuttlebutt: daily mini-posts
September 10 Sand berm project permit draws strong scientific objections The following letter from The Western Carolina...
Query to Admiral Allen: what about tapping, rather than capping Macondo?
by Anonymous Contributor Beer keg being lofted a mile high in 2009, before being tapped after gravity had done its job. Don’t cry over spilled oil, sell...
Build business, not berms with BP bucks!
Figure 1. A three headed sea level rise, storm surge and sediment deficit monster approaches Grand Isle. by Len Bahr, PhD* Lessons learned – or...
August Coastal Scuttlebutt: daily miniposts (continued)
August 31 Brian Williams, BP, Billy and Barack Public perception of post-disaster presidential...
Anticipating Jindal’s second act: “Too much of a good thing?”
Bobby Jindal playing Touchstone the court jester in As you like it (graphic modified from Oxford Classics) by Bill Nuttle* All the world’s a stage, And all...
What’s the point of sand berms along the Chandeleur Islands? A project supporter weighs in.
Figure 1. Anatomy of the E4 Chandeleur sand berm segment (photo taken on 7-31-10) by Len Bahr, PhD* By now, regular readers of this blog are probably weary of...
August Coastal Scuttlebutt: Daily Miniposts
August 15 Photo of algal bloom east of the Mississippi River from The Times-Picayune Loss of deltaic...
Which is harder on coastal marshes, crude oil or crude engineering?
Fig. 1. This containment dike at Grand Terre Island is apparently on hold while hydraulic dredges are busy elsewhere building sand barriers against (non-existent)...
Scientists sign letter to Admiral Allen on Louisiana’s response to Deepwater Horizon blowout.
To: Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (Ret.) National Incident Commander Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Re: An open letter from the community of...
