Will people ever learn?

New Orleans still in danger of being flooded. $14.8 Billion dollars spent on inadequately protecting New Orleans? I wonder how many miles of coastal wetland, an area which would definitely protect New Orleans, you can create using $14.8 Billion dollars?

Save the Marshes, Save the Planet!

Nope, no saving cute cheerleaders, sorry.

Soil Scientists Restore Coastal Wetlands.

Soil scientists spread material dredged from shipping channels over shore areas to help rebuild marsh areas. Wetlands along the shore protect the land from storm surges, create habitat for wildlife, and the plants that grow in them could sequester three to eight tons of carbon dioxide per acre every year.

Why did New Orleans get it's ass kicked in 2005? The loss of her wetlands, that's why. And it got a lot worse after Katrina hit.

Wetland destruction = GHG emissions

Destroying wetlands leads to release of green house gases.

Some 60% of wetlands worldwide -- and up to 90% in Europe -- have been destroyed in the past 100 years, principally due to drainage for agriculture but also through pollution, dams, canals, groundwater pumping, urban development and peat extraction.

60%.

These waterlogged (either seasonally or year-round) areas contain an estimated 771 gigatonnes (771 billion tonnes) of greenhouse gases -- both CO2 and more potent methane -- an amount in CO2 equivalent comparable to the carbon content of today's atmosphere.