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2. IIRC they do. But corporate profiteering won't allow for an environmental project like this,

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 10:27 AM

Aug 2012

nor will "property rights" of Gulf Coast landowners.

Gotta preserve those views of pristine sandy beaches from the beach houses.

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Restoring Mangroves May Prove Cheap Way to Cool Climate [View all] xchrom Aug 2012 OP

do these trees grow in the gulf? mopinko Aug 2012 #1

Yes. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #3

sounds like they should be at the edge of the dead zone. mopinko Aug 2012 #6

They do grow in the Mississippi Delta. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #7

clearly a bad thing. mopinko Aug 2012 #9

K&R Scuba Aug 2012 #4

I wonder if I can get these things to grow outside of my Mancave? corkhead Aug 2012 #5

perhaps if the floor of your mancave resembles a river delta.... Raster Aug 2012 #8

In Cuba they've planted one dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #10

they are endangered but this is a great reason to work on restoring them NoMoreWarNow Aug 2012 #11

One of the biggest threats to the mangrove ecosystem glowing Aug 2012 #12

they do so much more KT2000 Aug 2012 #13

It's unclear to me from the article how much CO2 they can store. drm604 Aug 2012 #15

I think I saw mangroves along the Riverwalk in San Antonio grasswire Aug 2012 #16

We've killed half (?) the world's mangroves RobertEarl Aug 2012 #17