Ivor Heerden
Ivor Heerden
agree anyone category constantly exercise fail failed foot missed orleans returning single storm system urged
We agree that every single foot of the I-walls is suspect. When asked, we have constantly urged anyone returning to New Orleans to exercise caution, because the system now in place could fail in a Category 2 storm. It has already failed during a fast-moving Category 3 storm that missed New Orleans by 30 miles.
bill lobbyists louisiana scientists together
This was a bill put together by lobbyists without any involvement from scientists from Louisiana who know the situation.
bothers died people
What bothers me the most is all the people who've died unnecessarily.
leaving orleans undertake vulnerable
If we don't undertake the levee reconstruction and coastal restoration, we're just leaving New Orleans more vulnerable than it was before.
concern focus protecting
My concern was that the focus was not on protecting Louisiana.
chemicals home identify
Go home and identify all the chemicals in your house. It's a very long list.
best circumstance tried
He tried the best that he could, under the circumstances.
basically lobbyists plan
I was basically shocked. What do lobbyists know about a plan for the reconstruction and restoration of Louisiana?
due families flooding lost orleans owes society
Most of the flooding of New Orleans was due to man's follies. Society owes those who lost their lives, and the approximately 100,000 families who lost all, an apology.
asian damage equivalent experience numbers people recognize terms
We need to recognize we may be about to experience our equivalent of the Asian tsunami, in terms of the damage and the numbers of people that can be killed.
miles
We're doing repairs on the breaches, but there are many, many, many miles of levee that we don't have any idea of.
few further orleans projects start step
This is just a few Band-Aids, really. We really need to go the step further and start implementing projects now that would make New Orleans safe.
response
Their response to me was: 'Americans don't live in tents,' and that was about it.
bottom line unless
The bottom line I got out of this is that unless you were a lobbyist, they did not want you to participate.