fixing the problem for real
I was happy to read this article in the New York Times this morning about scientists and government officials agreeing that diverting the Mississippi river into the marshes in order to restore wetlands is the thing to do. Hallellujah! The destruction of our valuable wetlands is what created some much of the problem of the levee failure to begin with and I am thrilled that the arguement for wetland restoration is no longer being looked at as a hippy/tree hugger cause.
By the way, if you read through the whole article there is a great sentence that embodies the government’s take to rebuilding; “Even this fall’s meeting is not to plan the project, but to plan how the project should be planned.”
Ugh. I am so happy that the real problem is being considered and I hope that the meeting to plan the planning is more efficient than all of the other meetings that plan to meet to discuss future planning meetings.
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I honestly don’t know what the word planning means anymore.
But, it’s O.K. to continually undermine our substructure
digging more freakin’ holes while doing seismic testing
trying to obliterate my trailer fuck the oil-leave.
Quick, fast, fix money-that’s what our government is doing
to us while pretending to help us to the outside world.
Until they close the pipe lines and drop every mo888f’n rig
on its side to create a great barrier reef
since they’ve done a terrific job of killin’ off
our barrier islands…..not enough, they took their time
gettin’ to a common sense solution which is just another way
to screw us over cos’ they are not telling you what the cons
to the project will be.
Well, ask them.
You have the stage-do not expect an answer.
Louisiana stays above water because we are a great big sponge.
Fill up your sink throw a sponge in, wait till it reaches
saturation point, its still floating over the water cos’
it’s less dense than the water-full of air pockets isn’t it
every time they dig a new hole they threaten
obliteration of this marvelous structure which is
our beloved home, not theirs.
Ask lots of annoying questions now, not later.
Laurie
The New York Times is Sensationalist media also.
Laurie
The government doesn’t care whether we sink or float. They can say this or that but none of it means anything unless they act on it. By act, I don’t mean twenty years from now. Instead of planning a plan, give the millions they are going to spend on this plan plan to Orleans parish public schools so they can put friggin A/C’s in the classrooms. How about giving them teachers who can actually use grammar. How about using New Orleans as a future city plan by rebuilding everything with solar powered infrastructure. I know solar is expensive now, but it’s just like the life of the VCR, the more you sell, the lower the price. Call up mr solar in west Texas and tell him you need an order for 1,ooo,ooo solar panels. It’s still cheaper than a B1 bomber. Where the hell is this comment going? Sorry, I get all discombobulated at times.
I’m lost as well.
Laurie, what the hell are you talking about??