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TEDxAustin - Bill Merrell - 02/20/10

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Education

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Bill Merrell is chairman and chief scientist at the Institute for Oceans and Coasts, and witnessed first-hand (as in from his window) the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike in Galveston. The effects on his beloved city fuels his passion for a better solution; a coastal spine in the Galveston/Houston area that will suppress the damage caused by ocean surge, save lives and prevent the loss of billions of dollars in property damage. www.tamug.edu/Mars/new/facultypage/Merrell.htm 

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