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Environmentalists Partly to Blame for New Orleans Flooding
9-8-05 | Michael P. Tremoglie

Posted on 09/08/2005 3:55:04 AM PDT by William Tell 2

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To: William Tell 2

Why was this project aborted? Environmentalists sued to have it stopped. An environmentalist group stated the proposed Rigolets and Chef Menteur floodgates of the Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Prevention Project would have a negative effect on the environment.


And nobody thought a hurricane wouldn't have more of a negative effect? Morons. It goes to show that they know nothing about science and don't bother it use it to back themselves up. It should really cut into there credibility.


21 posted on 09/08/2005 4:56:45 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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BTTT


22 posted on 09/08/2005 5:17:52 AM PDT by Alia
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No matter where we look, we see the Democrats contributing to the destruction of New Orleans.

I guess that's why they're pointing their dirty fingers at The President. Hey - don't look at us! PLEASE don't look at us. Awww, you looked at us, and spoiled the spell.


23 posted on 09/08/2005 5:22:42 AM PDT by RoadTest (For Heaven's Sake)
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Good article, William Tell 2.

I'm sure the networks will be contacting you, and they'll feature this aspect of the hurricane foul-ups night after night for the next three months.

I'll hold my breath waiting.


24 posted on 09/08/2005 6:20:47 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Member of Arbor Day Foundation, travelling the country and destroying open space)
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Thanks.

The sad part is that even the conservative talk radio shows won't even contact me. I don't know what their criteria is.


25 posted on 09/08/2005 6:29:39 AM PDT by William Tell 2
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Greens vs. Levees - Destructive river-management philosophy
26 posted on 09/08/2005 6:33:10 AM PDT by weegee (The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
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To: RoadTest
Magicians always use distractions and misdirection so they can "do" the trick. "Hey, look over there a sec!"

Also, the best defense for them is always a good offense. Accuse the other side of what you are guilty of first. Then all the other guy can say is, "no, you are...". So juvenile.
27 posted on 09/08/2005 6:35:10 AM PDT by weegee (The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
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This has to be a different lawsuit. He mentions the suit was settled in 1997 and concerned levees. I didn't konw about this one.

The one I am writing about was settled in 1977 and concerned the floodgates for Rigolets and hef Menteur. Acording to the LSU professor I interviewed this would have alleviated the flooding. IN fact they were redoing the propoisal.

If it had been built during the 70's like it was supposd to be the flooding would not have been so bad.

This leads to a good question: I wonder how many lawsuits there have been by environmentalists?


28 posted on 09/08/2005 6:37:58 AM PDT by William Tell 2
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I've heard there are currently 7,000 lawsuits filed by eco-fascists. Here's one example -

Jim Chilton, a fifth generation rancher, successfully sued the Center for Biological Diversity for defaming land management principles he practiced in his ranching operations. The court agreed that deceptive photographs were used in an attempt to harm the rancher and his operations. The judge ordered the watermelon cultists to pay the rancher $600,000.

At the trial, the Center claimed to have filed over 170 lawsuits against federal agencies. Chilton said these lawsuits have stopped school construction, terminated thousands of lumber production jobs, put Arizona and New Mexico communities into economic distress, and driven many western ranchers to the verge of bankruptcy. These lawsuits also prevent agencies and landowners from actually working to recover species.

The trial revealed that the Center collected nearly $1 million from the federal government in 2003 by suing the federal government under the ESA.

Win, lose or draw, these Marxists are allowed to collect attorney fees and court awards from the taxpayer. And the proverbial vicious circle is established. Money collected from these lawsuits allow these groups to file more lawsuits against agencies for not meeting deadlines because they were busy defending themselves against lawsuits.


29 posted on 09/08/2005 6:58:34 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Member of Arbor Day Foundation, travelling the country and destroying open space)
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Thanks.

I meant just involving the Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Prevention project to stop floods.


30 posted on 09/08/2005 7:09:53 AM PDT by William Tell 2
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Bump and bookmark


31 posted on 09/09/2005 1:51:37 PM PDT by murdoog (You're probably wondering why I'm here)
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32 posted on 09/13/2005 8:54:30 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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