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Louisiana not waiting for barrier approval any longer
Posted on 5/23/10 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 5/23/10 at 5:56 pm
Good stuff by Jindal here. I really hope the feds try to arrest somebody for doing this. I don't think the rest of country realize what is going on here and how passionate people in Louisiana are becoming.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state is not waiting for federal approval to begin building sand barriers to protect the coastline from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Bobby Jindal's defiant comments Sunday came as oil pushed at least 12 miles into the heart of Louisiana's marshes. Two major pelican rookeries are now awash in crude.
Jindal made his remarks on a boat at the edge of one of the pelican nesting grounds in Barataria Bay. He and officials from several coastal parishes say the berms would close the door on the oil still pouring from a deepwater gusher about 50 miles off the coast.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the environmental impacts from the emergency barrier proposal. The Corps didn't immediately respond to e-mails and telephone messages.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state is not waiting for federal approval to begin building sand barriers to protect the coastline from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Bobby Jindal's defiant comments Sunday came as oil pushed at least 12 miles into the heart of Louisiana's marshes. Two major pelican rookeries are now awash in crude.
Jindal made his remarks on a boat at the edge of one of the pelican nesting grounds in Barataria Bay. He and officials from several coastal parishes say the berms would close the door on the oil still pouring from a deepwater gusher about 50 miles off the coast.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the environmental impacts from the emergency barrier proposal. The Corps didn't immediately respond to e-mails and telephone messages.
This post was edited on 5/24/10 at 8:37 am
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Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:03 pm to tgrgrd00
Screw the corpse of engineers, their crap has already cost our state billions. They need to step aside with their assinine studies, and let us do what we need to do. Hell, screw the possibility of us netting something positive out of this, but instead let us sit around with our fingers in our nose and let the oil rush in unabated while we conduct "studies".
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:04 pm to tgrgrd00
Lets see if anything happens tomorrow, if it does I will have major kudos for Bobby. I've been back and forth on my opinion of him, but if he has the stones to stick up to the feds on this one. He deserves major props.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:04 pm to tgrgrd00
saw this the other day....this will take weeks to construct correct? also, hasn't this been discussed in the past as a way to try to stop the erosion of the marshes?
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:10 pm to tgrgrd00
Surprised there has been very little talk about BP denying Jindals request to bring in a ton of barges of rocks and gravel in to make barriers. BP said it was too expensive.
The problem here is the dredging up an oil coated surface and making a damn with it. But it needs to happen so the cleanup can commence.
The problem here is the dredging up an oil coated surface and making a damn with it. But it needs to happen so the cleanup can commence.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:14 pm to eye65
it would just slow the rate at which erosion occurs.. would in essence serve as breakers and dampen energy of wave approach
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:19 pm to eye65
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this will take weeks to construct correct?
A lot longer than that. Especially since it appears we will be without the corps of engineers fleet of 12 dredges. This is why everyone was hoping the corps would approve the project because they have the resources to get this done quickly.
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also, hasn't this been discussed in the past as a way to try to stop the erosion of the marshes?
Yes, dredging has been used and is proposed as a way to rebuild marshland.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 6:24 pm to tgrgrd00
About time this state stood up to the federal goverment and do what needs to be done.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 7:15 pm to tgrgrd00
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the environmental impacts from the emergency barrier proposal
Be prepared to wait a very long time for this. What a joke these clowns are.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 7:18 pm to windriver
SO our issue is with the military?
Posted on 5/23/10 at 7:36 pm to tgrgrd00
Rodnreel.com is accepting donations to Plaquemines for this very thing. I have pledged 100.00. If Nungesser moves on his own I will give more.
This is exactly the type of action that needs to take place. Doing nothing cannot be an option.
This is exactly the type of action that needs to take place. Doing nothing cannot be an option.
This post was edited on 5/23/10 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 5/23/10 at 7:55 pm to tgrgrd00
Man, I really do hope Bobby Jindal follows through on this. He's showing the nation what real leadership and action is all about.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 7:57 pm to MoreOrLes
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Rodnreel.com is accepting donations to Plaquemines for this very thing. I have pledged 100.00. If Nungesser moves on his own I will give more.
Would anyone really trust Plaquemines parish to properly allocate any money they receive from donations? That parish has a longstanding reputation for corruption and "good old boy" politics.
This post was edited on 5/23/10 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 5/23/10 at 8:13 pm to TigerDog83
Yeah well like I said if this helps create some action I'm all for it. This is not like other govt taxes whereby you dont know what the money is being used for or where its going to go.
You will know if and when they start this project.
However I'm sure your skepticism comes with a new alternative solution so lets hear it!
You will know if and when they start this project.
However I'm sure your skepticism comes with a new alternative solution so lets hear it!
Posted on 5/23/10 at 9:11 pm to MoreOrLes
The Army Corps of Engineers are not really a part of the military.
Posted on 5/24/10 at 12:00 am to hammer5365
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The Army Corps of Engineers are not really a part of the military.
Not really a part of the military? Tell that to the Corps' Commanding General, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp. The Corps is absolutely really a part of the military, employing over 34,000 civilians and soldiers doing civil and military engineering work in over 100 countries worldwide.
Yes, the great majority of Corps employees are civilians, but ever since George Washington appointed the first Army engineer officers during the American Revolution, the Corps has been part of the military.
Posted on 5/24/10 at 2:02 am to Loophole
No one thinks of the Army Corps of Engineers when they think of the military man. Its almost all civilians.
Posted on 5/24/10 at 3:51 am to cajunatc
Duh..your issue might be. I have worked on dozens of projects that needed approval from the corp of engineers and all they do is put a cog in the wheel while they drink a cup of coffee. 
Posted on 5/24/10 at 7:58 am to windriver
I agree, it took me three months to get a permit to put a new bulkhead over an existing bulkhead. I was stopping my land from eroding away from a depleted bulkhead.
Man I hope Jindal does this on our own, I would donate to this cause.
Man I hope Jindal does this on our own, I would donate to this cause.
Posted on 5/24/10 at 8:02 am to CootKilla
Need the COE's extra dredges though.
I say shut down the LOOP and every pipeline until we get approval and the COE help
I say shut down the LOOP and every pipeline until we get approval and the COE help
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