This is what Ive come to expect. I imagine itll be a talking point soon enough.

 

Personally I think gay marriage is responsible. The levees just couldnt handle the breakdown in family values.

 

 

Report: Feds documenting environmentalist opposition on levees

 

Associated Press

 

JACKSON, Miss. - The federal government is trying to find evidence of any past efforts by environmental groups to block work on New Orleans' levees, according to a published report.

 

The Clarion-Ledger said Friday it obtained an internal Justice Department e-mail sent out this week to U.S. attorneys that asks: "Has your district defended any cases on behalf of the (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by environmental groups seeking to block or otherwise impede the Corps work on the levees protecting New Orleans? If so, please describe the case and the outcome of the litigation."

 

Cynthia Magnuson, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, told the newspaper she could not comment on internal e-mails.

 

The newspaper quoted unidentified federal officials as saying the query was prompted by a congressional inquiry.

 

Shown a copy of the email, David Bookbinder, senior attorney for Sierra Club, said: "Why are they (Bush administration officials) trying to smear us like this?"

 

The Sierra Club and other environmental groups had nothing to do with the flooding that resulted from Hurricane Katrina that killed hundreds, he said.

 

"It's unfortunate that the Bush administration is trying to shift the blame to environmental groups," he said. "It doesn't surprise me at all."

 

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/12663495.htm

what else is new.

 

 

everything that ever happens to this world naturally is environmentalists fault.

Federal and Local Governments screw up and now they want to take some burdon off their shoulders and place it on the environmentalists shoulders. That's your government at work.

It's a simple case of the bureaucracy wanting to create a smokescreen for the real problems in New Orleans. They want to get the blame off themselves as fast as possible, but I honestly don't think that this would work anyway. I would find it hard to believe that the American people are THAT stupid.

Actually, what environmentalists would like is to revert the Mississippi to its natural flow so that the sediment it carries could deposit in the delta and create land that would buffer against hurricanes instead of being funneled into the gulf as is happening now. What's the rate at which land is being lost?

Actually, what environmentalists would like is to revert the Mississippi to its natural flow so that the sediment it carries could deposit in the delta and create land that would buffer against hurricanes instead of being funneled into the gulf as is happening now. What's the rate at which land is being lost?

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over 1000 acres per year.

 

Ya it would be nice to have the natural flow of the Mississippi take over to provide that natural buffer against hurricanes so stuff like this wouldnt be as devastating. Heaven forbid anyone with any knowledge of the environment actually be right.

My favorite part is that over 8 years ago, congress allocated over a half million dollars to FEMA to come up with an evacuation and contingency plan in case of a levee break or major hurricane. Since this was OBVIOUSLY a waste of money, they decided to spend the money on something way more useful - figuring out how to make more money off of a bridge over Lake Pontchartrain...

 

Check this out: http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/217770