America's Wetland Foundation

Louisiana hires adviser to help critique hurricane models

By: Rebecca Mowbray, Times-Picayune

With a new generation of hurricane computer models making it easier for insurance companies to make arguments to raise rates, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said he has put the woman who is considered the founder of the computer modeling world on retainer to help Louisiana poke holes in insurer's arguments.

Commissioners debate regional solution to Gulf Coast insurance woes

By: Rebecca Mowbray, Times-Picayune

A regional solution to the Gulf Coast's insurance woes is not as easy as it sounds, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told leaders gathered for a forum on America's energy coast Wednesday. Valsin Marmillion, managing director of the America's Wetland Foundation, the organizer of the two-day event at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, called the high price of insurance "the biggest issue for the economy of the region," and asked the commissioners whether Gulf Coast states could band together create a larger territory so that companies could spread risk more easily.

Dire consequences if coastal restoration is delayed: An editorial

By: Editorial Staff, Times-Picayune

Scientists and public officials in Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast have been sounding the alarm about coastal erosion for decades, urging Congress to dedicate the tens of billions of dollars needed to restore and protect Louisiana's wetlands.

Seagrass stores more carbon than forests - study

By: Reuters

Reuters) - Coastal seagrass can store more heat-trapping carbon per square mile (kilmometre) than forests can, which means these coastal plants could be part of the solution to climate change, scientists said in a new study.

2012 Coastal Master Plan aims to stem tide of Louisiana land loss

By: Maya Rodriguez, Times-Picayune

Looking 50 years into the future, Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan aims to turn back the tide of the relentless land loss plaguing the state. "We've been losing roughly 30 miles a year off of our coast. We can not continue to lose that amount of land and protect our people, protect our ecosystems," said Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-Louisiana.

Sen. Boxer promises quick action on bill to give Gulf states bulk of BP fines

By: Bruce Albert, Times-Picayune

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer said Wednesday she'll quickly move legislation giving Louisiana and other Gulf states the vast majority of fines imposed on BP for last year's massive BP oil spill.

Click Here to See Photos of Why Should We Save the Wetlands!

By: Bayou Grace Community Services

Check out this amazing photo project by one of our proud partners, Bayou Grace Community Services, on why should the Wetlands be saved!

UN to Help Give World’s Poor Fairer Share of Carbon Credits

By: Catherine Airlie, Bloomberg Businessweek

Efforts by the United Nations to ease rules for carbon-cutting projects may encourage investments in small-scale projects in solar water heaters and efficient cookstoves in Africa and Asia.

River charts new course

By: Amy Wold, Advocate

Scientists saw something new happen to the lower Mississippi River on Mardi Gras Day — the birth of a new Mississippi River pass.

Students at Episcopal Day School help replant the Wetlands

By: Kadi Hanes, KLPC

Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School students are spending two days in Cameron Parish replanting wetlands. 58 students will be in Cameron Parish from 9:00 a.m. until Noon on Thursday, May 10, and Friday, May11, helping plant 9,000 marsh grasses, called Bitter Panicum, that will help protect the coast.

Legislator says coastal plan not optional for state

Louisiana has little choice but to adopt a $50 billion plan to pay for projects that would protect and restore the state’s coastline, the second-highest-ranking member of the Louisiana House of Representatives said Monday.

Restore America’s Estuaries Releases Landmark Climate/Coastal Habitat Restoration Report

By: Restore America's Estuaries

A landmark study released today by Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) for the first time links ecologically important coastal habitat restoration with adaptation and mitigation strategies as a way to reduce the impacts of ongoing global climate change.

Editorial: We must save state’s unique treasures in coastal wetlands

By: American Press

One of Louisiana’s most popular businesses, the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, announced recently a program to let the world know about our state’s vanishing wetlands.

Students Participating in LSU’s Coastal Roots Program Honored by America’s Wetland Foundation

By: LSU Media Center

Students from two schools in the LSU College of Education’s Coastal Roots Program won five of the nine awards in America’s Wetland Foundation’s “Keep Your Eye on the Prize” contest in February.

Special message

By: The Daily Iberian

Iberia Parish’s best-known business is getting more involved in the fight for Louisiana’s coast.