if there s a unifying truth in this state, in this region, it s that the wetlands are the only means of survival. no one argues the points republicans, democrats, nobody argues this point. the wetlands are to the gulf coast what bumpers and crumple zones are to cars. it s a bumper against the impact, an absorber of destructive energy, a giant protecter against disaster. wetlands slow and weaken hurricanes before they reach places like new orleans, they support wild life, human economy. they are incredibly, incredibly fragile and they have to be preserved if they re going to be p p preserving us. the wetlands were built over thousands of years. but since the 1950s, the pursuit of profit has forced 8,000 miles of marshes to yield to man made canals. essentially to make oil shipping easier. the state of louisiana loses 25
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