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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...
Coastal stars, passed over by the ‘Louisiana Luddites,’ drafted by the ‘BP Blowouts.’
Why is the state letting BP draft the 'Lebron's' of coastal science? by Len Bahr, PhD Misbegotten war games against oil in the Mississippi River delta In...
Coastal Scuttlebutt: July Daily Miniposts (continued)…
A youthful Bobby Jindal dreams of becoming Louisiana's first governor proficient in coastal engineering. July 31 The never-ending Jindal sand...
Chandeleur sand berm segment shrinking like a wool sweater in hot water!
by Len Bahr, PhD* If a single picture is worth 1,000 words this 3-picture 378-word post is short on verbiage but long on information. Regular readers of LaCoastPost...
Obama’s Louisiana Purchase
Editor’s Note: Once more I’m very happy to publish a guest post by Bill Nuttle, my friend, Canadian coastal engineer, and Mississippi River delta authority. by...
Silence of the Eco-lambs
by Len Bahr, PhD* Since founding LaCoastPost.com I’ve invested considerable thought and time promoting seemingly reasonable proposals to offset the permanent flooding...
July Coastal Scuttlebutt: daily mini-posts
Portrait of sand berm success? July 15 One more in a long series of coastal plans? In nola.com today Aimee Miles described a new coastal initiative announced by...
