” People are visible Wednesday, June 6, 2007, on the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where a section of the $4 million protective sand berm was washed away by higher-than-usual tides over the weekend. An intact section of the berm can be seen in the background.” Image & caption credit: Mobile Press-Register This is not some inter-party squabble over Federal resource allocation. U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Thursday approved portions of Louisiana’s ‘wall of sand’ meant to prevent oily water from penetrating wetlands … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mississippi Governor Barbour Opposes Widespread Beach Berm Building In Louisiana