Monday, March 22, 2010

Lundi

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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