BTW, the last thing I want to note because now apparently a few politicos have said this and been hammered.
I get people who say things like "what about the great Chicago fire" and "LA is on a fault line" I get that. But, the reality is, those situations are not pressing in a continuous manner to cause year after year of restructure to just do something to nature that wasn't ever intended to happen. New Orleans was built, from the beginning, in a marsh. It was built as good military and shipping land, and it made sense. And I understand for tons of people it is there home, and by god, it's the American way to fix it and make it work. But in the long term, reasonable science is against them. No matter what plan we put into effect, the lake pressure will increase, and the continued growth projects do more to imperil the city then improve it as far as ecology goes. I think anyone who says this aloud will be taken to task and beaten up for it. Which is too bad. Real critical thought and evaluation sometimes gets pummeled when we don't like it. CW -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Analyst Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:14 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina > I have no problem with that. Move people to more solid ground, make > where New Orleans a nice, gigantic national wildlife preserve, and you > save all the money.. and you do something nice for mother nature.. and > you immediately increase a big area of wetlands which provide for a > nice buffer later when you need it ;) I think that argument has gained some additional weight given what has happened. Vince
