Behind the Lens episode 247: ‘Cumulative emissions’

Delaney Dryfoos and Katy Reckdahl on Formosa's proposed plastic complex in St. James Parish. And Greenfield's retreat from its plans for an $800 million grain terminal.
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This week on Behind The Lens, the Formosa corporation envisions an enormous, $9.4 billion industrial complex, known as the Sunshine Project, that will encompass 14 petrochemical plants and bring $500 million in local spending to St. James Parish.

If built, it would be one of the largest plastic complexes of its kind in the world. But residents say that the projected economic gain would be offset, by the harm that the complex would cause, through toxic air emissions.

And developers of the proposed Greenfield grain terminal in St. John Parish have canceled the $800 million project after additional delays from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Our guests are Lens reporter Delaney Dryfoos and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl.

Theme music by Podington Bear. Additional music Edgeworthia by Podington Bear soundofpicture.com. 

 

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman has been in media for 35 years, most recently as Executive Director at an NPR member station in Colorado where she was responsible for new multi-platform content initiatives, strategic planning, research, branding, and non-traditional revenue generation. During her tenure she also created and launched four weekly news, public affairs and cultural affairs programs and monthly live Town Hall broadcasts. Heldman moved to New Orleans last summer with her husband and canine companion and they live happily in The Marigny.