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Rising seas force landowners embrace once-reviled 'living shorelines'
2014-09-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: While some coastal property owners recoil at the idea of anything marring their view of the water, many are coming to a stark realization: "Living shorelines" -- with native grasses and rock or oyster-reef breakwaters -- may be the only option left for countering rising seas and eroding shoreline. "It's either do this or lose our property altogether," said John Blackwell of Pensacola, who has seen almost 20 feet of his bayou-front land wash away in just four years. Living shorelines, once considered...
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