Louisiana’s Coastal Crisis: Oil And Water
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- Louisiana is currently losing around a football field's worth of land every hour to the encroaching ocean. The erosion is due to an array of factors, from an ill-conceived historic levee system, the legacy of oil and gas drilling and, of course, the area's susceptibility to hurricanes.
VICE News travels to the site of one of the largest man-made environmental and economic disasters in US history to see what can be done as the situation continues to deteriorate.
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it's gonna be hard to count all that money when there's nothing to stand on anymore.
not really they are not the ones living there
I love good journalism.
True that!
+Petes Got (Awesomeness) Let me recommend you to Fox News' Hannity program.
+Clifton100 you serious? not being an ass, just want to know there is alot of crap on that channel.
At least Americans will have plenty of *oil to eat* and drink, wait a min *( ͡ °_̯͡° )*
Without *oil companies* and war! we'd probably be in the 27th century regarding technology and future advancement. Instead we have tyrannical dynastic government posing and masquerading as freedom and liberty.
But then again with a response like that you likely subscribe to the *F0X* network
Deluded! have Fun! *ఠ ͟ಠ *
So your saying both Iraq wars weren't for oil!!! and Cheney.inc wasn't an oil tycoon before it making secret deals with Iran in open VIDEO-RECORDED rooms, admitting this shit on tape *(◔_̯͡◔)*
Ironically bashes Obama at every turn for the recent Iran troubles despite the fact he has their coins in his pockets. Kinda like the bad dude from the film 300 when he falls in that scene and all the Persian coins roll from his pocket, and everyone screams traitor
The BUSH presidency made a *fucking* fortune on oil and war, Cheney is openly one of the richest oil men in america due to it.
*absolutely no personal interest conflicts there*
i don't watch fox, suuuuuuuuuuuureee u don't
*i* know you're Restrictive
+LDN EDD 1 thing my friend... you have other types of fuel/combustibles... you dont need oil for nothing nowdays...
+Looncan If there is no oil then every single grocery store in the US will be empty in 4 days. Within two weeks most of the US would be starving. Hydrocarbons have been incredibly practical energy source for humanity, however the costs are beginning to outweigh the benefits. Other technologies are still being developed and are not yet able to replace most of them, but they're getting close.
Very good video and informative but unfortunately just another example of human greed that shows grave consequences with no real preventative action.
Absolutely and there is enough technology in today's society to benefit from modern forms of a sustained and renewable energy source without profiteering from destroying whats left of the world.
+Junior J do you ever wonder, what in God's name are we gonna do? I guess it's up to us now, these greedy companies need to be out worked, and we have to destroy all of the so-called-progress that the oil industry has done.
+Daniel Misgana Honestly I think it's just too late. We elect those in power who promise ideals for the better of humanity but once in power they then succumb to the greed. The people don't own this world, the banks do and as I mentioned, unfortunately this is capitalism. Living in the western world you see it everyday. Climate change has been proven and still oil companies rape and pillage what's left. How much money can someone really spend when we still have starving people in the world. Any normal decent person thinks about this for a while but in reality when tomorrow comes it is probably the furthest thought in your mind. Peace
Junior J they lied to you
"Meanwhile consumers are getting a great price at the pump right now!"
It's all about money
You didn't talk about the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR.GO). Useless shipway that isn't used enough that cuts right to New Orleans from the Gulf. Causes a lot of issues with storm surge. I can't see the government doing anything about this loss of marsh because of the huge economic impact of the oil industry. Most of the people doing anything about this issue are civil engineers, environmental groups, and volunteers. Once again, nothing will be done till catastrophe strikes.
+Kerry Wichterich You're very right, we always want the cheapest option until it directly affects us, which is usually(and in this case) when it's too late.
yep
+Kerry Wichterich The MRGO has been closed off for a few years now.........
+Brian I'm aware, but in relation to Katrina and the deterioration of the coast, I felt it should've been talked about.
Kerry Wichterich i live in the gulf
great subject, great interdiction, great personality, and great cinema photography.
those island residents sure talk passive. "I hope so".
and the oil guy said "hard on everyone" but he never mentioned the residents or the environment.
Corporate greed.
Corporations are important but out of control corporations or industry (thanks to money in politics) are disastrous to humans as a species and most importantly, to the enviroment.
+Victor Valdez Equally both. We're completely dependent on the environment. If we're messing up natural balance we're messing up our livelihood.
eggo Agree.
Sad story how much the gulf Coast has changed in my lifetime.
Uhh... EUROPE FOR THE EUROPEANS!
Did I do it right?
+Onixpected (DeFy Touch) Fuck you
+Onixpected (DeFy Touch) Europeans for America!!!
gr8 job m8, i r8 8/8......
but still very racist
RichardK Krevin you tell me.
Many people are losing homes but hey, it's a little cheaper to go back and forth from your shitty job - fair enough right?
+AEIIIStraigon I hate to say it, but even in this critical video they use cars, planes, and boats that run on what? oh that's right, OIL- which has to come from somewhere right?
*****
The point went sailing over your head
+Jacque Skiison
So let's just keep on using it right? If part of your state flooded because of this I doubt you'd have the same attitude.
+AEIIIStraigon The oil and gas industry are not responsible for flooding. Blame the army core of engineers and the homeowners that rely on the levees. Levees that rob the Mississippi Delta of its sediment load that has been responsible for maintaining the wetlands for 100's of 1000's of years.
+AEIIIStraigon They say the levy on the Mississippi 'only' contributes to a 1/4 inch of land loss every year and then go on about the 2-3 mm rise of from climate change. Why is this thrown into every, single, video on Vice, despite no regard for objectivity?
+Colby Nicholson - Not a very smart comment. Oil and gas are directly responsible for flooding, as well as many other issues the planet is battling. If anyone ever wants to understand an industry, one only needs to look at their lobby. Oil and gas are the leader in money spent on lobbies. It's all about paying off politicians, and massaging the message. If an industry is playing above board then what is the need for a lobby? But have now fear, oil and gas boy. Your master's billions will trump the concerns of those that will eventually perish in the name of profit. Cheers!
@11:06 this makes me happy yet sad for the people who live at that area. I really hope that their means of earning a living wont degenerate any further.
it's ashame to see a natural ecosystem like that get destroyed so easily
Putting people's lives at risk for short-term profits?
Yep, that seems about right.
They are putting themselves at risk. It's time to evacuate and go elsewhere so the land can recoop
Corporations absolutely rule this country.
BMW recently announced that all of their cars will be hybrids and pure electric vehicles within 10 to 20 years. They even have an electric 18 wheeler in the works. The fossil fuel industries days are numbered, and thank goodness. Electric vehicles are orders of magnitude more efficient than gas burning ones, and they have something like 3 moving parts, as opposed to thousands.
They'll be cheaper, faster, more efficient, lighter, and in time, will replace all of these noisy smog machines.
+dieselphiend That's phenomenal, but 20 years.... It might be too little too late.
Dilandau88 Why?
dieselphiend With the rate of decay and devastation we're causing, these wetlands will probably be gone in 20 years. This technology is wonderful, but it's too little too late.
Dilandau88 Which wetlands? Louisiana? I'll agree with that. However, mother nature is indomitable. It is we who will perish, as we can not live without her. She can most certainly live without us. I don't think we've gone past the stage of no-return, just yet.
+Vlad weißen Electric motors are orders of magnitude more efficient than combustion engines. After all, they only have something like three moving parts, as opposed to thousands (all of which produce friction). See the following page- www.quora.com/How-energy-efficient-are-electric-motors-compared-to-combustion-engines
"Consider the Tesla Model S, which has an available 85kWh battery and a 265 mile range.
Consider a similar gas-powered car, which gets 35 mpg.
Gasoline contains about 33kwh of energy per gallon.
The Tesla uses 320 Wh/mile of energy (85kWh/265 miles)
The gas powered car uses 940 Wh/mile of energy (33kWh/35 miles)"
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This pisses me off of our stupidity I think it's already to late
America is beyond saving !
Bradley Cooper at 1:12 came to check out his oil profits
Those wetlands serve much greater purposes than simply stopping hurricane surges. They actually clean and filter the water, entrapping heavy metals and other toxins. They are absolutely essential to have a healthy bay.
Nobody, or hardly anybody, gives a damn about Louisiana, it's tragic.
It's just really really sad... What a shame.
As I get older I have come to accept that history is filled with the displacement of people either through political, economic, and environmental factors. The worlds economy has become tightly interconnected and as natural resources begin to become more valuable, the rate at which the world changes becomes tantamount. To survive in the upcoming future you must be able to adapt to the ever changing climates of multiple disciplines.
amazing video guys thanks for thanks for the amazing work u do
So destroy the environment till the point of loss and endangerment of lives for cheaper gas? Genius
All those people at the bidding war have no soul.
+Harvey Birdman And you have no brain or ability to research, use critical thinking and come up with your own conclusions.
All 100 residents (about 25 families) are being relocated off the island, and I can easily see the project from my mailbox and walk to it in three minutes tops. The cost ? 60...count it... SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS ! yeah, that's right, over one half MILLION dollars PER PERSON, or over two million dollars per family ! it's a huge project consisting of several hundred acres, and 40 houses, yet each family will only get a small, city sized lot. Way to go federal government, we knew you could do it ! I guess giving each family 100,000 or so to relocate just made too much sense...RIGHT ? Here's a fact that's indisputable...."If you want it to cost too much, make no sense, take too long, and get done wrong, then government is who you want to do it."
Bullshit about price at the gas pump. With oil prices wright now we should pay about $1per gal
+Kozak Ivan In 1999 gas was $1 with cheap oil,like we have right now
+David i remember 11 years ago gas being $2/gallon. and $1/gallon 20 years ago.
Consider yourselfs lucky, its $6 a gallon here...
So sad i hope to see this place before its all gone
levies are the worst idea ever when it comes to water control. Every time there is a bad hurricane we hear about levies failing
Glad corporate interests haven't hurt canada as bad yet, sure we have the BC oil sands extraction which causes tons of damage, but the USA seems to be turning into a waste land.
Too bad those aren't 5 million dollar mansions you'd see those places get saved real fast
Go to google maps and see names of lakes and bays in water where there used to be land.
The marks are old but the image is 2015.
Very well done. Thanks!
Damn man superdome looked like fuckin haiti
That happens if you don't follow Clear Instructions and overfill your bathtub.
That one dude that she went in the plane with looked like Marshall from How I Met Your Mother
Very sad. Why are people tolerating this?
"The bright side is that the consumers are getting a great price for gasoline at the pump right now"
This is unacceptable
Can't blame this one on global warming. Just greed.
The state and people of Louisiana sees almost none of that oil and gas money. Most of the oil and gas production off-shore is technically federally owned, so Louisiana isn't able to tax it like Alaska can (even though the fields would fall in its territorial waters if it were its own country). With all of that resource wealth, they can't afford to repair the wetlands, fix their school system, or build adequate levy systems. I've heard it described that Louisiana is treated more as a colonial holding to exploit, rather than a U.S. state, with the proceeds from production going to companies outside of Louisiana.
I can say with a fact since I live here and my families from the island. Like road is scary as fuck and it's been smaller than that
this makes absolutely no sense, how does drilling oil cause flooding? Seems to me it's simply sea level rise doing it's thing.
You're the type who still cannot color within the lines huh?!
+G. Warren The only lines I see are the far left trying to come up with what they can to shutdown anything industrial, if you truly believe that an oil well causes flooding then I question your scientific judgement.
Once the water rises a metre or two this whole space will be under water.
So, Vice is also critical of the TVA? reclaimed as much if not far more inhabited land, also in the service of energy for the USA.
Sure, it's safe to eat the seafood. The need to replant mangroves there to make a storm surge barrier. Mangroves should be easy to plant, you just stick the seed in the mud! they also act as a biological filter and part of the ecosystem.
They should start planting mangroves to replace vegetation lost due to salt water infiltration to fresh water.
That man Chris gotta be Cajun.
These people on isle de Charles are just the first people who are gonna be displaced by land loss to rising sea levels. While for different reasons, caused by us, over the next hundred years people all over the world are gonna lose their homes. And if we are losing land, and are gonna have ten billion people when we top out... Where will we grow our food? Where will everyone live? Costal areas are the most heavily populated areas, historically because of their ports. We are gonna face some incredible challenges as a species over the next few hundred years, we Must all adapt or die.
the way you people talk you dont sound like locals.i live 2 hours from the instant coast(holly beach)and its been 2 hours for a long time
thedoctor141 funny, I’m looking at holly beach on google earth and it looks like the beach itself has lost 160 feet since 1998. Looks like it would’ve lost more but I’m guessing from some of the pics from 2015 they actually tried rebuilding the beach but it then eroded within two years back down 60-70 feet. It may be a slow amount of loss but 160 feet in 20 years is pretty bad, especially since that seems to be increasing in rate.
Question: Is there any possibility of seeing the industry pay more? Answer: Gasoline is cheap! WOW
Everyone wants cheap fuel yet they complain at the damage done to find it.
Exactly, just like those complaining that immigrants are taking jobs but no one wants to clean toilets or any dirty work.
all that southern charm.. lotta friendly folks compared to some of the other Vice videos I've seen
The problem is government is not adequatetley making corporations repair the damage they cause. We all know the reason why right?
This felt like Vice.
Proud, proud 'Murica... they are doing the same things the Dutch have been doing for centuries but then backwards.
Someone peed in your cereal.
I wonder how many of these major companies are actually based in the united states
gas price is hella low. I love it!
Parkj29 how old are you?If you're old,you're lucky.If you're in you're 30's,be careful what you wish for.
In Alberta the land has to be restored after the mine has gone. The ground is in a much cleaner condition than before the extraction process. This is where the oil protesters need to focus their attention, not Alberta.
It’s NOT the Oil and Gas industry
A football field an hour huh. The wetlands would be gone by now
SoulSteeler22 they’re not lying. It’s been going on like this for years. Our wetlands and barrier island used to stretch for miles and miles, they’re barely there now. There are island communities that are completely underwater now.
If you need more proof than locals telling you their homes are disappearing, you could looks at google earth or even visit LSU coastal projects online. There’s plenty of data not to mention I’ve seen the disappearance myself.
It may be a football field but that’s stretched out over hundreds of miles of coastline. So inches if you’re in one spot, but when you factor in years of time that can still equal a lot of land loss.
Oh I have no doubt that the oil companies are destroying the wetlands for sure but I'm just saying if it was a 100 yards and hour for how many years now they would all be gone by now. That's all I'm saying. I do agree with the disappearing. Just not the rate at which they claim is all. There would be nothing left by now.
SoulSteeler22 checked into the number for you you. It’s actually 100 yards every 100 minutes. That’s according to The Oganization to Restore the Mississippi River Delta. Now that’s at the delta, so the rate varies depending on where you are and so that statistic can be subjective but treated as fact all along the coastline. However, the rate doesn’t vary that much and has held true for the past 15 years. It may not be noticeable in the sense of “there was a beach here and now it’s back further” it’s more along the lines of ok these marshes used to have land and now they are “mostly” flooded year around, or there were barrier islands here and now there are not. We lose tons of land every year and have been for quite some time. That’s all along the gulf coast (minus Texas which sits on a ridge of solid rock on the other side of the Sabine River above the eastern side of the Chenier Plain) not just Louisiana so most of the time that is factored in as a whole. But that’s still a lot and at the rate it is going, it’s around 25 square miles a year. That number is substantiated by organizations like the AAG, USGS, NOAA etc.
Gas still 4.50 wtf
Losing a football field worth of wetlands every hour? Sounds a little inflated. Maybe a football field worth of wetlands a week? Sounds more realistic.
How does blocking up the Mississippi contribute to only 1/4 inch of land loss every year? It is the only supplier of sediment for the wetlands!!! The units are not even right, she is comparing length with area? Maybe it is popular to blame oil and gas companies but the real issue is the sediment being transported from the Mississippi, which she quickly dismisses. Poor reporting by someone without a fundamental knowledge of engineering. The industry to blame is shipping on the MI!
can mangroves grow there? they should try it..
I think the science behind this video is a little weak. Subsidence of deltas is due to loss of sediment supply from the Mississippi, removal of ground water, oil and gas, salt water intrusion, the weight of human development, dredging, and climate change (causing isostatic sea level rise). Its a combination of factors, not solely on the creation of channels through wetlands that allows salt water intrusion. The delta was screwed as soon as they channelized the Mississippi River, the oil and gas industry accelerates the process.
maybe there'll be another big storm this year.
The music track is a true pain in the ass. Not that it's really music: it's just noise.
This got me very upset...
So basically what oil dealears are saying is that it's the rivers own fault for being contaminated and not because of the contamination...do they listen to themselves when they speak?
Human destructive actions because of greed, too common
The world will not be the same in 20 years.
I guess you all went there to do the documentary using cars and trucks powered by AIR !!??
Oil and water don't mix.
The more the Earth is destroyed the more I realize that human beings never deserved to exist here in the first place.
Thank you for presenting this ecucational video, which alliwed us to see in clarity, loss of luisiana coast. Failure of govts to protect its people n lands by resoration.
Jussojuan from california
I sacrificed Louisiana for my driving pleasure
Yeah man, damming up and slowing the mississippi river has only has a negligible impact! Its big evil oil!
Made me chuckle to see the complaining about oil yet flying around in an airplane.
This is sad because we've had free energy for a long time. There is no profit in free energy for the oil and automobile corporations!
it's all nice and good about these documentaries that are critical of things, but the problem is, is the world isn't perfect. The world is a place where compromises are made and ultimatums are given, we need oil if we want to live like we all expect to.
we can help out when oil prices are high.... what type of bs is that??? thats like saying i can only pay child support if i have some extra money this month...
Not gonna say the oil field isn't playing a part but this reporter chick fails to mention the man made re-routing of the Mississippi river
OMG enough about Katrina
Erin Banta Katrina had a huge impact on our state. Enough with your comments
A swamp disappearing into the ocean... Oil companies! The innately narcissistic human condition is so strong, that we would rather blame the changes of this unimaginably huge planet on ourselves, than admit to our own insignificance and ignorance.
gas was down 25 cents from when I last got gas. true dat ducks to be there cuz it will never stop
Is vice completely run by 17 year olds? Sad..vice used to rock
real problem,wrong cause
Real easy to say we’re getting a better price at the pump when he has somewhere to go home to. Also, we don’t tax those industries barely at all. We cut them CONSTANT tax breaks and then they take that money and our oil, ruin our wetlands and leave. They should have to invest money into our coastal restoration projects if they want to stay.
This a good video and a good job
every one needed a wall like netherlands so use nuclear power for making brick and block and raised the wall against the water rising, so simple solution
Bobby "I'll never use my real name" Jindal....
Terrifying drive
What if oil is holding the earths core in place and by removing the oil you are causing some type of in balance in the center of the planet causing earthquakes and other extreme weather conditions to occur based on the weight being removed since we all burn it the weight turns to -0 would this cause our earth to spin faster and days to be shorter?
Mmm
+Tinder inc No, it doesn't work that way
GiantGenesse Do you think there could be any negative effects by removing so much weight from the earth?
+Tinder inc it is still weight on earth, the mass doesnt just go away
Pat Green But we burn the oil... so yes the mass is removed think about how many barrels of oil we use everyday and how much weight that must be. I am no tree huger this just has me wondering if removing so much from the earth could cause other issues.
Kind of hard to write their silly little show without their airplanes and their cameras and their Electronics and everything else that comes from
Sad as fuck.
How can you tell when a Cajun girl is having her period? She only has one sock on.
bwahahahahahah
how much are those homes worth? Million dollars or something
And Bobby "Tanned & Rested" Jindal keeps talking shit!