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Jolie Rouge · 03-08-2007, 01:31 AM

The Times-Picayune Predicts the Future, Again
Harry Shearer Wed Mar 7, 8:37 PM ET

In 2002, New Orleans' only daily ran a series that predicted the chilling results of a major hurricane hitting the Crescent City. It was not pretty, but it was not what actually happened in 2005, when a less-than-ultimate storm sideswiped the city, but the hurricane protection system gave way. Now the paper takes on the bigger issue of vanishing wetlands in Louisiana in a five-part series running this week. As some commenters to my posts have consistently pointed out, it's foolish to build a better levee system without a serious, expensive, systematic commitment to restoring the wetlands that have disappeared, basically, on our watch. Somebody ginned up the political support for federal money to "rebuild the Everglades", so the job of ginning up the political support for rebuilding the Louisiana wetlands could well start with people reading this series.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/200...uto4_t.Mz8B2YD

03-08-2007, 01:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jolie Rouge C & P Queen Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lan astaslem ! Posts: 38,136 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 1,465 Thanked 3,532 Times in 1,947 Posts	Re: Should the federal government fund a effort to stem the tide of wetland lose in L The Times-Picayune Predicts the Future, Again Harry Shearer Wed Mar 7, 8:37 PM ET In 2002, New Orleans' only daily ran a series that predicted the chilling results of a major hurricane hitting the Crescent City. It was not pretty, but it was not what actually happened in 2005, when a less-than-ultimate storm sideswiped the city, but the hurricane protection system gave way. Now the paper takes on the bigger issue of vanishing wetlands in Louisiana in a five-part series running this week. As some commenters to my posts have consistently pointed out, it's foolish to build a better levee system without a serious, expensive, systematic commitment to restoring the wetlands that have disappeared, basically, on our watch. Somebody ginned up the political support for federal money to "rebuild the Everglades", so the job of ginning up the political support for rebuilding the Louisiana wetlands could well start with people reading this series. http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/200...uto4_t.Mz8B2YD __________________ Laissez les bon temps rouler! Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. a 4 day work week & sex slaves ~ I say Tyt for PRESIDENT!** Not to be taken internally, literally or seriously ....Suki ebaynni IS THAT BETTER ?