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Originally Posted by cherrylula
and we are watching the news on this Ike... SW Louisiana used to have wetlands, areas that have levees that didn't have levees before even are flooding now. Its very messed up down here and I don't think some of the places like Grand Isle are going to recover and flourish to their glory days ever again.
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It's a very difficult problem. Part of the problem stems from the offshore oil industry, which really helps the Louisiana economy. My thought would be to tax those offshore operations and use the money for wetlands restoration projects.
The Louisiana Wetlands are huge and help reduce tidal surge. Their shrinkage is much more than an environmental issue; it's an economic and human issue too.
The wetlands are somewhere around twice the size of the Everglades. The Everglades conservationists have done a much better job at promoting their cause. Maybe the Louisiana Wetlands need a better name to start. "Everglades" is pretty tight.