<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:17:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/vitalife/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Room for a river to roam: A Dutch lesson on flood control]]></title><description><![CDATA[FINAL OUTCOME: Bridges were added to connect the main island for access to parks, recreation and exisiting structures during low water periods. Interesting article about how the Dutch are rethinking the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/room-for-a-river-to-roam-a-dutch-lesson-on-flood-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/room-for-a-river-to-roam-a-dutch-lesson-on-flood-control</guid><category><![CDATA[fishmarsh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMzp69NbAoq1De7GPW3hpUmJAtdZBumszKgB8Pvf9338zUeSDXY1LKohins76uzx8QkfKQbvgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Marshall: Don't count on GOP tree farms to save us from climate disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We did not suggest that tree restoration should be considered as the unique solution to climate change.” Interesting article about the possible effects of tree planting on climate change. Kind of a doom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/bob-marshall-don-t-count-on-gop-tree-farms-to-save-us-from-climate-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/bob-marshall-don-t-count-on-gop-tree-farms-to-save-us-from-climate-disaster</guid><category><![CDATA[fishmarsh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUHSTFiPqmvR7p2gAn1FwXSH2sWcPjzCLzE6VN7hB9tYxuP7jLEPS1KtoT5izjsbmVTTouW9QA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Section of River Road in Bonnet Carre Spillway is under water again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The river is rushing through the openings in the spillway's gates, putting the battered roadway under a swift current of brown water. Interesting article about how River water from the Bonnet Carre Spillway]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/section-of-river-road-in-bonnet-carre-spillway-is-under-water-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/section-of-river-road-in-bonnet-carre-spillway-is-under-water-again</guid><category><![CDATA[fishmarsh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 02:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYkv7XTzeQMNSVjrwTTteazwyzwdZuV9mkK2wr7uPXgKrADC4MuJwGCbnRmHXZuovdWr2A2Rz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special report: The Dutch have mastered water for a millennium. Could their new approach save New Orleans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coastal levees, they’ve found, don’t need to be so tall if they're built behind a surge-absorbing cushion of trees. Interesting article about how the Dutch are protecting themselves from a sinking land]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/special-report-the-dutch-have-mastered-water-for-a-millennium-could-their-new-approach-save-new-orleans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fishmarsh/@onthehook8/special-report-the-dutch-have-mastered-water-for-a-millennium-could-their-new-approach-save-new-orleans</guid><category><![CDATA[fishmarsh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdvjpH4Rq3zz6yq7fXKEkKxWndJs25PNR98zQpjrhJGspWWJbGeNsxtv6LyKMr9ta7JAGAawga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water Ways: How the Dutch are building coastal protection for less — with nature’s help]]></title><description><![CDATA[It cost $216 million, nearly four times as much as the Sand Motor. Yet it moved just 8.8 million cubic yards of sand, the equivalent of two Superdomes to the Sand Motor’s six. 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Monday, March 2, 2020.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/photos-river-road-in-the-bonnet-carre-spillway-is-covered-with-mississippi-river-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/photos-river-road-in-the-bonnet-carre-spillway-is-covered-with-mississippi-river-water</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPEJ2WJADjkZEFnnWjdLY1LLDTYKEDQMupJLjkVMfNHunrJBiefrumGhyokmsonedLQX9CKejti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coastal wetlands like mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses can store more carbon than terrestrial ecosystems. This is because the waterlogged soils preserve the organic carbon and prevent decomposition.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/how-south-africa-s-mangrove-forests-store-carbon-and-why-it-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/how-south-africa-s-mangrove-forests-store-carbon-and-why-it-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPP3GCGCh9WHmpzJk1M2Se3qr5dFiMTrsRx5LwsyCfiotKQQ5ZRHP7Xd5myLM1byiSoCPRC5fD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closed since 2019, battered section of River Road in Bonnet Carre Spillway is under water again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The river is rushing through the openings in the spillway's gates, putting the battered roadway under a swift current of brown water. 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John Bel Edwards will ask legislators to dedicate $115 million of the $535 million state surplus to coastal restoration and protection projects. 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Interesting article and photos of the different forts around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/photos-a-unique-view-of-200-year-old-military-forts-around-new-orleans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/photos-a-unique-view-of-200-year-old-military-forts-around-new-orleans</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpKs4Ge3oBVHgC5Zc1EVYmRuGsxm3WSYJAwTzgs2mKLZhRUVs4WdgVLQHxLywJuu3LDpbUGvDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combating climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edwards also announced that the state will put $115 million from an expected state surplus into the coastal trust fund, and that the state also will receive at least $120 million in federal offshore oil]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/combating-climate-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/combating-climate-change</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPEM32FHCRtGxjWLDkTFzP8QEAC3b89U6Y1UJz5dEiu6fQvhXYipRhbFTRCG3iuucybnNppAUcv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly fishing takes center stage this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Yeah, we’d like to get new members to join, but it’s more than that. We enjoy what we do, and we want to let others know they can enjoy it, too.” Interesting article about fly fishing in South Louisiana]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/fly-fishing-takes-center-stage-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/fly-fishing-takes-center-stage-this-week</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:15:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPeAivJYzJ4dBHDeUKs78GwnuDdziKrX1vWjFH1TZUtvdRvbSFbeGXKKN1evCCzMBEdNw4VzMmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: These 4 south Louisiana chemical plants are top-10 'super polluters' in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Local, state and federal authorities and the polluters themselves must act now to rid the air of toxic chemicals. Our report recommends how.” Interesting article about chemical plants doing what they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/report-these-4-south-louisiana-chemical-plants-are-top-10-super-polluters-in-the-u-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/swampy/@onthehook8/report-these-4-south-louisiana-chemical-plants-are-top-10-super-polluters-in-the-u-s</guid><category><![CDATA[swampy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onthehook8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe39sWiBtfxx7ccGFEyuUvVoJDMvttHrgkEgUWj1GpPuxwFsiYuR6NHiZ6fGjPM8fUtR31GFBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garret Graves' nutria bill passes the U.S. House; here's what the bill would do]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill would make $12 million available each year until 2025. Interesting article about the ongoing battle with the nutria population. 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