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We're losing people who have no true replacement and James Lovelock is one of those people. According to the wikipedia article he was pro nuclear and fracking a

We're losing people who have no true replacement and James Lovelock is one of those people. According to the wikipedia article he was pro nuclear and fracking as an environmentalist. I think largely natural gas and fracking is a relative success where regulation are followed and cost cutting does not occur. Some of the capability learned and gained in that area can be applied for a lot of useful things in the future. >Retreat, in his view, means it's time to start talking about changing where we live and how we get our food; about making plans for the migration of millions of people from low-lying regions like Bangladesh into Europe; about admitting that New Orleans is a goner and moving the people to cities better positioned for the future. We definitely need to consider moving towards sustainability much more quickly. CO2 burden related to climate and daily life should be looked at. Something needs to happen to save the bayou around New Orleans.

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
> Something needs to happen to save the bayou around New Orleans. Why? (Genuine question interested in your answer)
- WebbWeaver 4y ago
  To prevent habitat loss. Like the mangroves in Florida it can help resist sea level rise and from that the city and shipping lanes itself. There is also an entire local economy supported by it. You have tourism, sustainable living, and ecological science being done. He thought New Orleans is a goner and it honestly it might be. We can learn a lot of things regarding erosion and climate impacts from the wetlands of the area. In return we can help others resist other climate impacts. I'll support saving wetlands anywhere due to how useful they are. In the past we have viewed them as useless in other areas of the country and subsequently destroyed them. https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/why-are-wetlands-important https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/why-are-wetlands-important
- WebbWeaver 4y ago
  Supporting article https://www.science.org/content/article/rerouting-mississippi-river-could-build-new-land-and-save-retreating-coast?cookieSet=1 https://www.science.org/content/article/rerouting-mississipp...

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago

> Something needs to happen to save the bayou around New Orleans. Why? (Genuine question interested in your answer)

WebbWeaver 4y ago
To prevent habitat loss. Like the mangroves in Florida it can help resist sea level rise and from that the city and shipping lanes itself. There is also an entire local economy supported by it. You have tourism, sustainable living, and ecological science being done. He thought New Orleans is a goner and it honestly it might be. We can learn a lot of things regarding erosion and climate impacts from the wetlands of the area. In return we can help others resist other climate impacts. I'll support saving wetlands anywhere due to how useful they are. In the past we have viewed them as useless in other areas of the country and subsequently destroyed them. https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/why-are-wetlands-important https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/why-are-wetlands-important
WebbWeaver 4y ago
Supporting article https://www.science.org/content/article/rerouting-mississippi-river-could-build-new-land-and-save-retreating-coast?cookieSet=1 https://www.science.org/content/article/rerouting-mississipp...