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Author: Mark Tirpak |
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Date Posted: 13:28:15 09/28/06 Thu In reply to: Mark Tirpak 's message, "New Orleans / Katrina Resources" on 12:57:35 09/28/06 Thu Below is an article from this Saturday´s Guardian about New Orleans Recovery -specifically, how local musicians have been impacted and are assisting in the recovery work, and how the culture of NO has been impacted by evacuation and new settlement. Planners interested in Gulf Recovery might also be interested in these resources Common Ground Collective http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana http://www.crcl.org/ and their community-based restoration work, along with their Coast 2050 plan http://www.crcl.org/Coast2050.html The Gulf Restoration Network http://healthygulf.org and their recent ¨School of Big Storms¨ report Since visiting NOLA earlier in the summer, I`ve gotten more interested in the idea of assisting evacuees in returning to the city and the concept of bioremediation - roughly, the idea of utilizing beneficial bacteria, plants, and fungi to clean or restore the environment. Bioremediation techniques have been utilized in NOLA to contend with mold, heavy metal contamination, and other toxins - for more details, visit http://www.starhawk.org/permaculture/NOLA_bio_basics.html Austin´s Rhizome Collective has assisted with bioremediation work in New Orleans http://www.rhizomecollective.org/ , via their work with Common Ground. A related interest is ecological design - or living machines technology, such as the natural water treatment work that Ocean Arks International has done in China and elsewhere - http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=sewer_becomes_a_water_park [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Biloxi-Chitimacha Tribe, LA - A sinking island. . . | Mark Tirpak | 13:33:14 09/28/06 Thu |