May
01
2023
Watching Louisiana’s oil-soaked politicians madly embracing carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions recalls a famous saying from the 1960s: Long hair can cover a red neck.
Yes, the world desperately needs to reduce emissions any way it can if Louisiana’s coastal...
Jan
08
2023
How can a brilliant work of engineering and science signal a moment of pride and hope for a state, but also include dire warnings and be missing an essential message?
That’s my first reaction to the draft edition of the...
May
16
2022
Lately some readers have asked me how they can become “mosquitoes” for Louisiana’s coast.
That question was prompted by my use of an aphorism credited to the Dalai Lama about the importance of individual action even when confronted with a...
Oct
18
2021
Readers dismissing the importance of reducing fossil fuel emissions to secure a future for Louisiana’s coastal communities usually have three concerns.
Today let’s take them one at a time.
1) What about China?
Some who oppose reducing U.S. fossil fuel use to...
Sep
20
2020
When Gov. John Bel Edwards last month announced his step-by-step plan to put Louisiana on a path to “net zero” global warming emissions by 2050, a lot of hyperbolic boos and cheers followed. Those who make their livings mining...
Nov
04
2018
So, you just stopped at a red light to find one of those ubiquitous panhandlers begging for a donation. But this one has a very different sign:
Fighting lung cancer. Need money for cigarettes.
Well, that’s the message Louisiana is sending...
