Comments for Peril at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.theind.com Sun, 19 May 2013 16:07:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/6369-peril#comment-8170 Sally, RUN AROUND DA ROSES ! HEH ? JP, AMEN SOULMAN. The absence of a permanent floating marsh berm has never been constructed on our coast is a true reflection of the ignorance of our political leaders..... The Federal Government, itself cannot be held responsible for the continuious loss of our wetlands, hell everyone of us, act as though GOD, has forsaken us, when we do not get up off our lazy ass, without being prodded by the almighty dollar. Meanwhile BP, continues their PR relations by hiring every vote buying ORG. to offset the bad publicity.. And we seem to not give a damn about our coastline, which a gang of 100 cajuns could clean-up the tarballs from here to kingdom come easily, "JUST ANNOUNCE A BEACH PARTY W/ BEER ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:23:26 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/6369-peril#comment-8168 The books sound good. Perhaps a silver lining to the oil spill will be a serious focus on the wetlands. Old Man River needs to run free or freer, to start building the delta. Nonetheless, at $49.50 a big part of my wallet gets washed away too. Maybe Sally C., late of the Dept of Ed., would buy me a copy. Hell, she could be us all copies. - Ballistic Bob Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:28:20 +0100 http://www.theind.com/cover-story/6369-peril#comment-8150 Mr. Davis gave an excellent account of the peoples and culture of Louisiana's coastal wetlands, but I was pretty stunned by this statement: "In the end, the coast is a people place, as they give this topographic element its significance. Otherwise, this landscape would not have any recognizable importance, other than aesthetic." There are other significant and important aspects of our coastal wetlands besides the anthropocentric sort. The biological productivity of this place is astounding, almost on a level of tropical rainforests. The adaptations that plants and animals have evolved in this habitat of sun, water inundation, salt, and hurricanes are amazing. Geography is a people-oriented subject, but that does not necessitate a dismissal of the biological significance. Let's also not forget the coastal wetlands' importance in buffering hurricanes for inland communities and their ability to filter and clean vast amounts of water that move through the area before reaching the sea. A brown pelican or piping plover has no "use" for humans, but does its significance change if it is soaked in oil and destined to die? - JP Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:37:06 +0100