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Fantasy island: combo offshore container port, hurricane barrier and posh resort for Louisiana?
Giant palm tree island in the Persian Gulf constructed by the government of Dubai Louisiana has an obvious interest in maintaining a competitive position into...
Levees may give false sense of security in New Orleans: READ THE COMMENTS!
New Orleans, LA September 21, 2005 - Repairs are underway at one of the three sites where the levee was breeched. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA New Orleans CityBusiness describes a January...
Plaquemines Parish moving quickly on protection/restoration plans
Mississippi R. bed changes over time Amy Wold’s latest coastal article in the BR Advocate describes what sounds like an unusually innovative effort on the...
State announces partnership with DU to build marsh terraces
Diagrammatic x-section through a marsh terrace (adjacent borrow pit not pictured) Governor Jindal’s Office today issued a press release that describes...
Can Watermarks be objective in appraising restoration success?
Breaux Act Task Force Members? OK, prepare for a rant! For many years I have complained that we aren’t using cutting edge science in Louisiana’s...
Do TV meteorologists dismiss the human roots of climate change?
Jay Grymes, chief meteorologist WAFB-TV An anonymous commenter on a previous post has described concerns that a well-known Baton Rouge meteorologist (Jay Grymes)...
Science finally appreciated at the White House!
Graphic from the NY Times Arguably science is the most successful human activity of all time. Dennis Overbye During his inaugural address I was obviously not...
Fish farming in the gulf; about to happen?
Gulf oil platforms could anchor fish cages Cain Burdeau wrote an article in the Thibodaux Daily Comet about the long-discussed...
Entergy CEO advocates carbon trading before rush to solar power
offshore wind turbines The New York Times carried a provocative op/ed by J. Wayne Leonard, the CEO of Entergy, with important implications for Louisiana (also...
St. Tammany gets help for coastal forest protection
Coastal forest (Sierra Club photo) The Times Picayune carried an article by Kia Hall Hayes on the imminent purchase of a 22 acre parcel of land along Bayou...
