• TammyTobacco
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    6 months ago

    Maybe we should hold federal money due to climate change events if the state isn’t trying to make progress against climate change.

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    6 months ago

    The Government of Putin will continue their “drill baby drill” for the oil industry, who wrecked the coastline in the first place.

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    6 months ago

    Louisiana has lost its damned mind. Ever since the old Democratic governor ran out of terms they’ve just been speed-running Florida.

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    There goes Landry fucking us over. Called it a long time ago. The shit weasel has been primed and ready to drag this already completely fucked state into the ground. I hope the dopes that voted for this asshat are happy.

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    6 months ago

    I dunno so much about the rest of the state, but New Orleans has been sinking since it was founded.

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      Large parts of the state are uncompacted sediment. It does compress and settle as a result. There are a bunch of things you can do though:

      • Stop extracting and burning fossil fuels to slow sea level rise
      • Stop the oil and gas industry from cutting channels through marshes, which causes them to erode quickly
      • Divert sediment from the Mississippi to wetland restoration, raising land levels
      • Help people move when that’s the best remaining option