Louisiana's Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has picked Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto, a former Monsanto executive and Trump appointee, to be the state's environmental chieftain.
The selection is a strong sign that Landry will be looking to make life easier for the oil & gas sector and marginally skeptical that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is worth the economic cost. (NOLA.com 11/15/23)
Background Note: She is an attorney, businesswoman and biologist who served as the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 2019-21 under President Trump's administration. She was the first Black director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Her family relocated to Columbus, Miss., from Indiana. Her grandfather was a farmer in Mississippi. She began work at Monsanto as a lab technician in 2006 and worked her way to a sustainable agriculture partnership manager. She married Leo Giacometto, a former member of the Montana Legislature and chief of staff to former Senator Conrad Burns.
Acuqculture & environment
Speaking of the environment, aquaculture has been the fastest growing food sector in the world. People now eat more farmed fish than wild fish.
Demand for seafood is soaring. But the oceans are giving up all they can: Production of wild fish has been flat since about 1990. Fish farming and shellfish production usually spew far less greenhouse gas emissions than production of beef and other animal protein, but can still cause serious environmental issues.
Many are like those that face massive chicken, pig and cattle operations.
Faced with criticism and tighter regulations, fish farmers are trying new ways to boost production and minimize harm.(The AP 11/15/23) Can we make seafood more sustainable? Visit fish farmers around the world trying to make that happen (apnews.com)
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