So much political in-fighting, so much accusation and blame in the wake of Katrina. Now is not the time. Nor is it time to be speculating about rebuilding, and when and how or whether it will occur. Ignore the defensive, pointing, pontificating politicians.
Focus should remain unwaveringly on helping those affected by the storm. Rescue, relief, [...]
Archive for September, 2005
Kat fights
Posted in Environment, Politics, tagged Katrina on September 2, 2005 | No Comments »
Crescent City Chaos
Posted in Environment, Politics, tagged hurricane, Katrina, levees, New Orleans on September 1, 2005 | No Comments »
The breached New Orleans levees were built to withstand only a category 3 hurricane, according to Lt. Gen. Bob Flowers, former commander of the Corp of Engineers, in an interview Wednesday with Bill O’Reilly. On the same program, Stephen Leatherman, PhD, of the Hurricane Research Center, noted that the Dutch, the world’s experts in levee [...]










