Comments on: 2006 != 1959 http://b.rox.com/2006/03/08/2006-1959/ Life in the Flood Zone Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sophmom http://b.rox.com/2006/03/08/2006-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-13724 Sophmom Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:11:39 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/03/08/2006-1959/#comment-13724 Point taken. Thanks. Point taken. Thanks.

]]> By: Tim http://b.rox.com/2006/03/08/2006-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-13718 Tim Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:34:36 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/03/08/2006-1959/#comment-13718 Here's what you need to know: the Standard Project Hurricane was updated because the National Weather Service learns more and more each year about hurricanes and what makes them tick. It has nothing at all to do with wetlands. The Corps can only build projects that are authorized and funded by Congress and the President. Although construction of the hurricane levees on the lakefront started almost 40 years ago, the project has never been completed because of funding and other problems. It really doesn't make sense to go to Congress to ask for more money to improve upon a project that they haven't even funded to completion in its original form. The Times-Picayune would rather print the half-witted comments of a geologist from LSU than the real story from actual engineers working on the project. We should be concerned, but don't blame the Corps. Here’s what you need to know: the Standard Project Hurricane was updated because the National Weather Service learns more and more each year about hurricanes and what makes them tick. It has nothing at all to do with wetlands. The Corps can only build projects that are authorized and funded by Congress and the President. Although construction of the hurricane levees on the lakefront started almost 40 years ago, the project has never been completed because of funding and other problems. It really doesn’t make sense to go to Congress to ask for more money to improve upon a project that they haven’t even funded to completion in its original form. The Times-Picayune would rather print the half-witted comments of a geologist from LSU than the real story from actual engineers working on the project.

We should be concerned, but don’t blame the Corps.

]]> By: Sophmom http://b.rox.com/2006/03/08/2006-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-13716 Sophmom Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:40:55 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/03/08/2006-1959/#comment-13716 I'm glad Bushie finally went and saw it. He's a, well, I don't want to say, but the fact is that he has the power to get something done about it if he wants to, and lacking intelligent imagination, he has to see it to get it. I'm hoping that maybe he gets it now. *sigh* As for the Corps and the data and the heights, I read that long article too and it made me feel vaguely nauseous. I’m glad Bushie finally went and saw it. He’s a, well, I don’t want to say, but the fact is that he has the power to get something done about it if he wants to, and lacking intelligent imagination, he has to see it to get it. I’m hoping that maybe he gets it now. *sigh*

As for the Corps and the data and the heights, I read that long article too and it made me feel vaguely nauseous.

]]> By: Howie Luvzus http://b.rox.com/2006/03/08/2006-1959/comment-page-1/#comment-13706 Howie Luvzus Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:20:42 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2006/03/08/2006-1959/#comment-13706 I can't imagine the volume of wetlands we've lost since 59! I can’t imagine the volume of wetlands we’ve lost since 59!

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