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    The Midwest and Louisiana now share something in common

    29th November 2008

    Giving thanks in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (from The Reporter, 11/27/08):

    When the floods hit in June, the community responded. Hundreds of individuals volunteered to remove debris from flooded basements. Volunteers canvassed neighborhoods to make sure the needs of residents were being met. Volunteers learned how to remediate mold and then donned Tyvek suits and masks in sweltering heat to get the work done.

    Posted in New Orleans, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Federal Levee Failure, Flooding, Midwest | 2 Comments »

    “You took this away from us”

    15th September 2008

    Posted in New Orleans, Global Warming, Louisiana, Cypress, Wetlands Restoration, Coastal Restoration, Hurricane Protection, Category 5 Storm Protection, Climate Change, Energy, Flooding, Oil, Gustav Dissidents, Hurricane Ike, United Houma Nation | 8 Comments »

    Hurricane Ike demands an apology from Rush Limbaugh

    14th September 2008

    Posted in Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana, Clear Channel, Media Democracy, Katrina Dissidents, Entercom, WWL, 99.5 FM New Orleans, Federal Levee Failure, Rush Limbaugh, Flooding, Midwest, Hurricane Ike | 3 Comments »

    “We came up here thinking that we were safe from the water”

    25th August 2008

    Posted in New Orleans, Louisiana, Katrina Dissidents, Federal Levee Failure, Flooding | No Comments »

    At least we don’t go kite surfing when a storm hits

    18th August 2008

    Posted in George W. Bush, New Orleans, Global Warming, Louisiana, 2008 Elections, Katrina Dissidents, Worst President Ever, Wetlands Restoration, Coastal Restoration, Hurricane Protection, Category 5 Storm Protection, Climate Change, Federal Levee Failure, WDSU, John McCain, Mississippi River, Energy, Flooding, Oil | 8 Comments »

    Obama says, “sorry, we can’t”

    4th August 2008

    Posted in Crime, New Orleans, Global Warming, Louisiana, 2008 Elections, Historic Preservation, Government Corruption, Katrina Dissidents, Wetlands Restoration, Coastal Restoration, Hurricane Protection, Category 5 Storm Protection, Climate Change, Disaster, Criminal Justice Reform, Federal Levee Failure, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mississippi River, Homelessness, Energy, Infrastructure, Flooding, Oil, Midwest, FEMA, Citizen Participation, Hurricane Rita | 12 Comments »

    If only we could move Jackson Square to Iowa

    29th July 2008

    Posted in George W. Bush, New Orleans, Louisiana, Katrina Dissidents, Worst President Ever, Federal Levee Failure, Flooding, Midwest | No Comments »

    Does Steve Scalise ever do any work?

    22nd July 2008

    Posted in Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Global Warming, Louisiana, 2008 Elections, Katrina Dissidents, Wetlands Restoration, Coastal Restoration, Hurricane Protection, Category 5 Storm Protection, Climate Change, Federal Levee Failure, Energy, Infrastructure, Flooding, Terrorism, Oil, Jim Harlan, LA-01 | 1 Comment »

    The audacity of hope

    20th July 2008

    Posted in New Orleans, Global Warming, Louisiana, 2008 Elections, Failure is not an option, Katrina Dissidents, Hurricane Protection, Climate Change, John McCain, Barack Obama, Energy, The economy, Flooding, Terrorism, Oil | No Comments »

    “I believe 9/11 could have been prevented if we’d had a Republican president at the time”

    16th July 2008

    Posted in Hurricane Katrina, 2008 Elections, Worst President Ever, Federal Levee Failure, Flooding, 9/11/01 | 8 Comments »