Grist
AUGUST 10, 2023
As it flowed south on its way to the sea, the river continually poured sediment into the basin, gifting it with fresh, nutrient-rich river mud that replenished the land and prevented coastal erosion. But some scientists warn that sea-level rise is ultimately a wild card.
Energy and Cleantech Council
JUNE 8, 2022
As reported in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate , “[t]he ocean is essential for all aspects of human well-being and livelihood” and ocean warming, acidification and sea level rise are impacting fisheries and food production and depleting key ecosystem services.
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GreenBiz
JULY 20, 2020
fisheries adapt to climate impacts; catalyzing the growth of a "new sustainable seafood industry," including aquaculture, mariculture and plant- and cell-based seafood alternatives. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. It’s not just a wish list.
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 21, 2021
The tide is turning against Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion Mississippi River sediment diversion project, that supporters say is needed to save the coast from rapid land loss due to subsidence, damage done by the oil and gas industry, extreme weather events, and sea level rise quickened by climate change.
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The project’s supporters, including major environmental nonprofits like the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Audubon Society, say large river diversions are the most effective way to send land-building sediment streaming into the bayou from the Mississippi River to fight land subsidence and sea-level rise.
AGreenLiving
JULY 20, 2020
fisheries adapt to climate impacts; catalyzing the growth of a “new sustainable seafood industry,” including aquaculture, mariculture and plant- and cell-based seafood alternatives. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. It’s not just a wish list. ” Given U.S.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Opponents of Air Products’ proposed CCS project point out that if built, Manchac’s picturesque wetlands, its unique culture, and Lake Maurepas’s productive estuary critical to the local seafood industry will be put at catastrophic risk. Credit: Julie Dermansky. It feels like we aren’t in a climate crisis. .
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