I appreciate everyone's input and perspectives. There is a lot of value in this conversation.
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Originally Posted by Duck Butter
... the squeaky wheel gets the grease and in Louisiana its politics, not science based 'greasing'.
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I am optimistic that Louisiana is growing in positive directions under Governor Jindal. It may take time, but I think the more and higher quality science we can have in the conversation, the better the odds for a favorable outcome.
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Originally Posted by Duck Butter
One more thing is the oil spill and the Corexit, there are studies out there that are showing impacts of this stuff. I listened to an entymologist talk about not being able to find any insects around the areas where oil was present. It sounds minor, but this is the basis of the food chain. You know that if you ever walk in the marsh, there is no shortage of insects.
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When we were weighing and measuring all the fish in our oil spill study, we took note of the lack of insects, which we attributed to the lack of local rainfall. It's good to know that there is an alternate explanation with some science behind it.
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Originally Posted by Dink
Blow the mississippi river levee south of Baton Rouge. Let the river do what it wants......
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Now this is out of the box thinking.
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Originally Posted by ckinchen
They already have their own experts on the "payroll", do they need more? ...
More state or government jobs is the last thing Louisiana needs.
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I agree completely. The State of Louisiana has too many employees already, and when your paycheck is coming from the State, it is much harder giving truly independent scientific input. Wildlife management is more likely to be improved with a combination of independent science as well as improved state sponsored science.
As we exercise our political clout, I think we would better serve future generations not by saying "raise the limits" or "lower the limits" but rather by saying "show me the science."
Practice a bit if jumping up and down like Cuba Gooding in Jerry McGuire:
Show me the science!
Show me the science!
Show me the science!