As Louisiana’s coast washes away, the dead are the first to go - eviltoast

Hurricanes and rising seas are displacing caskets. What do you do when the climate crisis comes for the dead?

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I grew up not far from here and yeah, after storms this is not uncommon to see, sadly. It’s such a mess there with the oil & gas companies, chemical plants, and refineries. They offer good paying jobs for men with just a high school diploma. They’re highly sought after, but they’re destroying the state between dredging, spills, leaks, etc. The fishermen and other seafood industries are hurt by it, as well as the wetlands and environment, but the residents just can’t quit the addiction. And the state offers subsidies and rebates and tax breaks to the big companies, so Louisiana isn’t even compensated the way they should be, like in other states. It sucks and that’s why “Louisiana brain drain” is a real thing that just makes the problem worse. So many young people who get a higher education in other areas leave soon after because they know they have brighter futures elsewhere.

  • BadAdvice@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    Why is this even a concern? They’re dead. Fuckin leave em. Let the aliens that defrost our planet in 2 million years figure out what to do with them