Part two on ‘Hybrid’ levees:
why the corps shouldn’t get high on exotic (levee) grass. ~LaCoastPost
~Editor’s note: My first foray on a Louisiana levee happened on a rainy Sunday afternoon in the mid seventies along the river south of LSU. My tour guides were open-minded friends from Shreveport and Los Angeles in pursuit of ’magic mushrooms.’
My interest was purely ecological, of course, and that’s when I first gained an interest in the potential expansion of the biodiversity of levee landscape. ~Len Bahr, Phd
Historic, Possibly Deadly Flooding Predicted Swath of U.S
~More than a third of the U.S. faces a high risk of flooding this spring, and Midwesterners may get the brunt of it, according to government forecasters.~Please also see: NOAA: Imminent Flood Threat in Midwest, South and East Also at Risk
The Secret of Sea Level Rise:
It Will Vary Greatly by Region
~Michael D. Lemonick
~As the world warms, sea levels could easily rise three to six feet this century. But increases will vary widely by region, with prevailing winds, powerful ocean currents, and even the gravitational pull of the polar ice sheets determining whether some coastal areas will be inundated while others stay dry.
And in some coastal areas — most notably along the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana — the land is falling as well: Thanks to massive oil and gas extraction, the continental shelf is collapsing like a deflated balloon. “The rate of subsidence measured at Grand Isle, Louisiana,” says Rui Ponte, of the private consulting firm Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc, “is almost 10 millimeters per year, compared with two or three in other areas.” That’s especially problematic for a city like New Orleans, which already lies partly below sea level.
Now It’s The Woman’s Turn ~NOLAFemmes
Louisiana AG: No decision on opposing health care overhaul
Oh Snap!
Is Bobby Pissed???
~Show us your War Face, Bobby!
N.O. Entrepreneur Week highlights local startup success
HUD: La. hurricane victims misuse elevation money
‘I will own my education.
I will own my school’
~Dr. Andre Perry
Louisiana courts ranked near bottom in business survey
~R.T. Scott~Gary Perilloux
Law would help La. property owners claim credit
Transocean Has 25% of Fleet Standing By in Shipyards
Good Night Beautiful Boy
~Signs of Life in new Orleans
BIO IPCC Spring Conference
~The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Spring Conference & Meeting on April 19-21, 2010.
La. network involved in SCinet computer set-up?
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Farms in the sky:
a New York City roundup
~Suyeon Kim~H/TnT~Planetizen
Hollygrove Market and Farm, A NOLA Vegetarian’s Best Friend
~Nola Eats
Gourmet Eats From A Truck
New Orleans chefs make list of James Beard food awards
A Cheese You Should Be Eating: Beaufort~Serious Eats
Interview: Fiona Robyn ~NOLAFemmes
New Orleans stories
~Against the Wind
Adding a touch of poetry and music to March’s madness
~Geraldine Wyckoff
The postcard of New Orleans that America didn't get.
~OhNoTheyDidn't
New (Susan) Orleans~Deitch
Monday Music Special~slabbed
Wicked, Tennessee Williams, Pirates and 'Wednesdays at the Square' highlight the week ahead
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