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  • Greens vs. Levees - Destructive river-management philosophy

    09/08/2005 6:01:07 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 19 replies · 2,187+ views
    National Review online ^ | September 8, 2005 | John Berlau
    With all that has happened in the state, it’s understandable that the Louisiana chapter of the Sierra Club may not have updated its website. But when its members get around to it, they may want to change the wording of one item in particular. The site brags that the group is “working to keep the Atchafalaya Basin,” which adjoins the Mississippi River not far from New Orleans, “wet and wild.” These words may seem especially inappropriate after the breaking of the levee that caused the tragic events in New Orleans last week. But “wet and wild” has a larger significance...