Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 10, 2014
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James Gill: BP execs show sharp sense of humor Opinion, James Gill, The Advocate. Jan. 10, 2014. “BP, alleging it is being forced to pay bogus Deepwater Horizon claims, is hoping to get the public on its side through national newspaper ads…” (read more) Experts discuss impact of Mississippi River diversion in Louisiana By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Jan. 9, 2014. “There’s an idea in the general public that creating diversions of fresh water and sediment from the Mississippi River …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 9, 2014
Intensive review begins of Louisiana’s plans to rebuild ravaged coastal wetlands By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 8, 2014. “…Urging more speed in getting the first diversion built was Jim Tripp, senior counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, who has been following Louisiana’s coastal erosion problems for 40 years…” (read more) BP hasn’t lived up to its commitment following spill Letter to the Editor, Cheri Foytlin, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 8, 2014. “Re: “BP has honored its commitment, spokesman says,” Your …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 8, 2014
Public comments on Southwest Coastal Louisiana Plan (+video) By Erica Bivans, KPLC TV (Lake Charles, La.). Jan. 7, 2014. “A draft for the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Study was released in December. It identifies a plan to reduce the risk of storm damage as well as restore coastal ecosystems…” (read more) National Hurricane Center to use test storm surge maps during 2014 hurricane season By Mark Schelifstein, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 7, 2014. “The National Hurricane Center will issue maps showing potential flooding from storm …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 7, 2014
Let Nature Fill in the Details (Op-Ed) Op-Ed, David Festa (EDF), LiveScience. Jan. 6, 2014. “I recently was struck by a line in an article in the new issue of Scientific American. It called the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands “the greatest environmental, economic and cultural tragedy on the North American continent.” It’s easy to see why they would say that…” (read more) ‘Bayou Woman’ runs blog, tours By Rachel Warren, The Daily Comet (LaFourche Parish, La.). Jan. 6, 2014. After …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 6, 2014
Column: How to spend oil spill fines wisely By Daniel Rothschild, The Tampa Bay Times. Jan. 3, 2014. “A federal judge in New Orleans will soon decide how much oil company BP has to pay in Clean Water Act fines for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill…” (read more) Researchers still on the case of Louisiana’s mysterious ‘brown marsh’ By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Jan. 5, 2014. “It was the mystery of 2000 for coastal researchers. Why were …
Job Opening: Coastal Scientist, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Position Open Immediately – Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Position in Coastal Restoration – Coastal Scientist / GIS New Orleans, Louisiana Deadline: COB January 27, 2014 About Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is a not-for-profit environmental organization and is an equal opportunity employer. LPBF has an immediate opening for a coastal scientist at our offices at Pontchartrain Beach Office (2045 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, LA.). The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation was established in response to environmental concerns …
Tagged EconomicsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 3, 2014
Public meeting set on river diversion projects By The Advocate. Dec. 31, 2013. “The first meeting of the Expert Panel on Diversion Planning and Implementation will be held 8:30 a.m. Jan. 8 at the Capital Park Welcome Center, 702 N. River Road in Baton Rouge…” (read more) BP Wins Expedited Appeal of Bid to Stop Spill Payments By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg Businessweek. Jan. 3, 2014. “BP’s bid to block economic-loss payments tied to the 2010 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 2, 2014
Coastal plan targets Southwest La. Projects By Richard Burgess, The Advocate. Jan. 1, 2014. “A federal report on coastal protection and restoration in southwest Louisiana calls for $1.7 billion in projects, a plan that state officials say is an encouraging start but far short of what is needed…” (read more) BP has honored its commitment, spokesman says: Letter Letter to the Editor, The Times Picayune. Jan. 1, 2014. “Re: “BP should dial back the attacks,” Opinions, Dec.20. Your recent editorial …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 31, 2013
Hold against the tides Opinion, The Advocate. Dec. 31, 2013. “While some may have forgotten the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the people of southwest Louisiana can never forget the devastation of its 2005 sister in destruction, Rita…” (read more). BP Asks Court to Block Payments Not Directly Linked to Spill By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Calkins, Bloomberg Businessweek. Dec. 30, 2013. “BP Plc (BP/) asked a federal appeals court to block economic loss payments in its $9.2 billion settlement …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 24, 2013
Restoration work may help the birds By Jacob Batte, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Dec. 23, 2013. “A local coastal restoration program may have a positive impact on an endangered migratory bird that nests along the Gulf Coast. A study is being done in conjunction with the Caminada Headland project, a $1.7 billion component of the state’s plan to save the coast…” (read more) Dam on Pearl River could affect coastal restoration, Louisiana agency says By Sara Pagones, The Advocate …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 23, 2013
For BP cleanup, 2013 meant 4.6 million pounds of oily gunk (+Audio) By Debbie Elliott, NPR. Dec. 21, 2013. “…But environmentalists say the fact that 4.6 million pounds was collected this year — more than three years after the disaster — is telling. “You put that much oil into an ecosystem, and you’re going to be living with the consequences of it for a long, long time,” says David Muth with the National Wildlife Federation in New Orleans…” (read more) …
The Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy Gingerbread House
By Philip Russo, Plaquemines Parish Outreach Coordinator, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign We have many holiday traditions down here in the Mississippi River Delta. But whether you’re planning to bask in the smoky warmth of a levee bonfire or tour the illuminated oaks of New Orleans City Park, we here on the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign have decided there’s room for one more holiday tradition: the Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy gingerbread house. The idea for this resilient confectionary …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 20, 2013
Suffering dolphins are bad news for all life in damaged Gulf of Mexico By The Houma Courier, Editorial (Houma, La.). Dec. 19, 2013. “People along the Gulf Coast are used to bad news stemming from the 2010 BP oil spill — a human, ecological and economic nightmare. We have heard about ongoing efforts to clean up the oil that is still fouling our waters and coast…” (read more) BP disputes report linking La. dolphin illnesses to oil spill By Amy …
Louisiana bird watchers flock to Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count
By Erik I. Johnson, PhD., Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon Louisiana Between December 14 and January 5, bird watchers from around the country will spend a perfectly good day counting birds for the 114th Christmas Bird Count (CBC), organized by the National Audubon Society. The longest-running citizen science program in the world, this annual event is an irreplaceable tool for researchers and the conservation community to learn about how our birds are doing – are their populations increasing or decreasing, and …
When it comes to restoration, let nature fill in the details
This was originally posted by Environmental Defense Fund on EDF Voices: People on the Planet. By David Festa, Vice President, West Coast & Land, Water & Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund I was struck by a line in an article in the new issue of Scientific American. It called the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands “the greatest environmental, economic and cultural tragedy on the North American continent.” It’s easy to see why they would say that. Since the 1930s, efforts to control the Mississippi …