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Explore " us army corps of engineers" with insightful episodes like "Photo Voltaic Project", "Freedom File: USACE’s Impact of Afghanistan", "Tybee Island Beach Renourishing and Dredge Tour", "The flooding in Pajaro, Calif. — and how it all could have been avoided" and "Faith Spotted Eagle" from podcasts like ""Science of War", "Freedom File", "Building Strong", "The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times" and "Gadfly"" and more!
Episodes (7)
Freedom File: USACE’s Impact of Afghanistan
Tybee Island Beach Renourishing and Dredge Tour
The flooding in Pajaro, Calif. — and how it all could have been avoided
This year’s historic storms have hit communities of color like Pajaro, Calif., especially hard. It’s a recurring problem that could’ve been avoided entirely.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times investigative reporter Susanne Rust
More reading:
Residents left in flooded California farm town feel ‘abandoned’ as levees fail
Spring storm sets sights on Southern California with strong wind, heavy rain
How a long history of racism and neglect set the stage for Pajaro flooding
Faith Spotted Eagle
Hey, y'all! This week we are talking about a history maker in American politics, a tireless advocate, and overall badass, Faith Spotted Eagle.
Timeline for Brownsville Ship Channel Improvement Projects
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Two key players at Brownsville Navigation District are featured in this podcast about the history of ship channel improvement projects at the Port of Brownsville.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is about to start deepening the Brazos Island Harbor ship channel from 42 feet to 52 feet.
“I believe sincerely and in my heart that this will be the most significant of all the deepening projects,” said Eduardo Campirano, port director for Brownsville Navigation District. This has much more significance, especially for the future sustainability of the port. So, this is a big deal.”
Campirano was interviewed by Ron Whitlock of Ron Whitlock Reports.
Phase One of the current dredging project is being handled and financed by NextDecade. The company plans to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal at the port. Phase Two is being handled by the Corps of Engineers, with the federal government and the port financing the project.
“This is the first public-private partnership that the Corps has had for deepening the channel. They have had one other but it was not for deepening the channel so it is new to them,” said Brownsville Navigation District board member John Wood.
Wood (pictured below) was interviewed by Rio Grande Guardian editor Steve Taylor.
Editor's Note: The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service's website has a timeline of Port of Brownsville ship channel improvement projects dating back to 1933.
To read the new stories and watch the news videos of the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service go to www.riograndeguardian.com.
Nick Dilks | The role of ecosystem restoration in economic development
Are there unavoidable tradeoffs between human economic development and environmental conservation? Long before there were carbon offsets to help address climate change, there were environmental offsets – or projects undertaken to counterbalance significant but unavoidable negative impacts to wetlands, streams, and other important natural resources caused by infrastructure, commercial, industrial, or residential development. In the U.S., these sorts of projects are actually mandated by various state and federal environmental permitting regulations. But many of us – including many environmentalists – are completely unaware of the environmental offset market and how it works.
In this episode, Chad Reed sits down with Nick Dilks, Managing Partner at Ecosystem Investment Partners (or EIP). EIP acquires, restores, and permanently protects conservation properties and sells the mitigation credits generated by the projects to a diverse group of customers who must offset their unavoidable environmental impacts. Nick discusses EIP’s role in the environmental offset and mitigation banking markets in support of environmental restoration at scale. Note that EIP is a client of Hannon Armstrong.
We also note and celebrate today the one year anniversary of the launch of the Climate Positive Podcast. With support from Hannon Armstrong, Chad, Hilary, and Gil started this podcast to delve into both the personal stories of the leaders, innovators, and changemakers driving our climate positive future and the sometimes wonky details of the wide array of climate positive topics and initiatives these leaders are engaged with. We encourage you to check out each of our first year’s 20 episodes, and we thank you for listening.
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Episode recorded March 10, 2022
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