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Dr. Jim Blackburn

Co-Director, SSPEED Center, Rice University. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Blackburn has spent decades leading Texas coastal resilience research and environmental litigation, focusing on hurricane storm-surge mitigation and alternatives to the Galveston Bay barrier system. He has authored multiple books on the Texas coast and co-founded initiatives including BCarbon, the Galveston Bay Foundation, and the Bayou City Initiative.

What they said3 Shows1

Everything Dr. Jim Blackburn said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Proposed coastal spine alone still allows massive Houston Ship Channel surge

“A category five storm coming in south of Galveston, you know, south of the Galveston Bay entrance channel with the coastal spine in place would generate about 22 to 24 foot of flooding up the ship, up the Houston ship channel. Almost as bad as without, without…”

Dr. Jim Blackburn Nov 9, 2022 ▶ 27:39 The Ike Dike: the biggest civil engineering project in US history

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

24-foot surge would flood 2,200 Houston hazardous material storage tanks

“There's about, oh, I think, around 4500 storage tanks that are filled with oil and hazardous material. And about 2200 of them would be flooded with a 24 foot surge.”

Dr. Jim Blackburn Nov 9, 2022 ▶ 12:48 The Ike Dike: the biggest civil engineering project in US history

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported

Houston storm surge could instantly release half a Deepwater Horizon spill

“The Deepwater Horizon was about two hundred and ten million gallons of oil. This would be about a hundred million gallons of oil and hazardous substances, so it's about half the size of the Deepwater Horizon, but that would all happen at one time.”

Dr. Jim Blackburn Nov 9, 2022 ▶ 14:23 The Ike Dike: the biggest civil engineering project in US history

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dr.'s full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER	Co-Director, SSPEED Center, Rice University	1	3	100% 3/3	full record on the Green Blueprint →