Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 5 December 2022
Elaine Hanford
Retired Professional Geologist & Environmental Scientist; Consultant & Freelance Technical Editor; Consultant Family History e-Search
King Tides begin hitting the Oregon coast
·????????https://thatoregonlife.com/2022/11/8-to-10-foot-king-tides-to-hit-oregon-coast-this-thanksgiving/
·????????King Tide Project:?https://www.oregonkingtides.net/
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Abandoned Ellinikon airport in Athens, Greece, to be transformed into 600-acre coastal park
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Eco-tourism initiatives focus on cleanliness and efforts to educate citizens about water quality in Odisha
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Developers can apply for Complete Communities Housing Solutions program to increase population density in San Diego beach communities
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Modeling of Delaware Estuary to better understand “coastal squeeze” - $10M DOD funding for project
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Plans for first tidal energy-powered deep sea container terminal on East Anglia coast of England
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Considering combined highway-railroad bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina
3 Nigerian stowaways found on rudder of Alithini II oil tanker at Las Palmas Port in Canary Islands
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Offshore wind industry abandons projects deemed no longer viable in spite of federal subsidies as costs become excessive – need to conserve tax dollars and preserve the shorelines
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Mangroves survive in heavy metal contaminated environments
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Federal government will pay $25M to each of 3 Native American tribes to relocate in Alaska & Washington at risk of coastal erosion
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Using oyster reef ecosystem to reduce beach erosion
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Seagrass can potentially reduce cliff erosion by up to 70%
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Exercise in futility:?Florida coastal communities scramble to restore beaches – all about tourists & money
·????????https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/11/29/florida-beach-erosion-hurricane-ian-nicole
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Egypt plans to build 21 desalination plants in $3B Phase 1 of project in Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)
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US Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry added to living marine resources patrol in South Pacific
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2022 Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation put in global context – redesigning borders
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Subsea mining in the Blue Amazon that is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Brazil
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FERC grants authorization for Commonwealth LNG Project on SW Louisiana coast – could not determine if projected CO2 emissions would be “significant or insignificant” – US is global leader in LNG
·????????Project:?https://commonwealthlng.com/project/
·????????FERC:?https://www.ferc.gov/media/c-2-cp19-502-000
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