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Diversion of the Mississippi to rebuild wetlands
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:30 pm
Douglas Brinkley (professor and presidential historian at Rice University) just suggested on CNN that within the next few years that the United States would put into action a public works mission that would effectively divert the Mississippi River to rebuild the wetlands and that the government would force BP to foot the bill.
It was a segment with Anderson Cooper and Carville. It was compared by Carville to a St Lawrence Seaway or Tennessee Valley Authority type of public works project. Carville said that if Obama could pull it off, he would go down as one of the greatest presidents in history.
Your thoughts?
It was a segment with Anderson Cooper and Carville. It was compared by Carville to a St Lawrence Seaway or Tennessee Valley Authority type of public works project. Carville said that if Obama could pull it off, he would go down as one of the greatest presidents in history.
Your thoughts?
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Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:33 pm to CroTiger
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hat would effectively divert the Mississippi River to rebuild the wetlands and that the government would force BP to foot the bill.
our wetlands were a problem long before BP. I think the British parliament would have something to say about that. if the federal government was serious they would give us the same share of royalties like every other state gets and let us fix our wetlands.
This post was edited on 6/9/10 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:35 pm to CroTiger
Obama's Presidency will be judged on a lot more than merely his handling of this situation. While it would be a great thing for Louisiana he damaged America with ridiculously incredible spending. Carville's a chameleon just wanting to get this done.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:35 pm to CroTiger
Never happen, It would totally revamp the S LA population, towns and curent waterways.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:37 pm to CroTiger
He called it the Gulf Coast Restoraction Act. I hope Brinkley has some inside information on this. The way he said it, they are already working on it in Washington.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:38 pm to Drop4Loss
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our wetlands were a problem long before BP. I think the British parliament would have something to say about that. if the federal government was serious they would give us the same share of royalties like ever other state gets and let us fix our wetlands.
Totally agree.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:41 pm to sheek
They also talked about the petroleum royalties issue and said that it will be pushed for furthur.
As far as the issue of the wetlands being damaged before, they said that the oil will destroy it beyond repair and therefore BP should and will be held liable.
Population relocation is an interesting argument against this concept, though I believe it would be minimal. They were only talking about area south of New Orleans in Plaquemines and Jefferson Parish and therefore BP would be forced into paying these families to move.
As far as the issue of the wetlands being damaged before, they said that the oil will destroy it beyond repair and therefore BP should and will be held liable.
Population relocation is an interesting argument against this concept, though I believe it would be minimal. They were only talking about area south of New Orleans in Plaquemines and Jefferson Parish and therefore BP would be forced into paying these families to move.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:41 pm to Drop4Loss
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Never happen, It would totally revamp the S LA population, towns and curent waterways.
They could rechannel the last 50 miles of the river, create more freshwater diversion projects, and flush out the marsh of lower St. Bernard and Plaquemine parish. This is were the oil is now.
This would not displace a lot of people.
This post was edited on 6/9/10 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:42 pm to CroTiger
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He called it the Gulf Coast Restoraction Act. I hope Brinkley has some inside information on this. The way he said it, they are already working on it in Washington.
That is the way I understood it as well.
He called it the Gulf Coast Restoraction Act. I hope Brinkley has some inside information on this. The way he said it, they are already working on it in Washington.
That is the way I understood it as well.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:45 pm to tigeryat
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This would not displace a lot of people.
I have been shouting this for years. this will actually not only rebuild our marshes but save nola. Van Heerden preached this for years of course on death ears and eventually got fired.
This post was edited on 6/9/10 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:56 pm to sheek
if it doesn't happen through the Feds, it'll happen through State government. eventually, lower Plaquemines Parish was going to have to bite the bullet, spill or no spill.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:05 pm to YatTigah
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Population relocation is an interesting argument against this concept,
The sad reality is that if the wet lands are substantially destroyed by the spill. The next big hurricane will take care of population relocation.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:08 pm to Oyster
Brinkley and Carville on AC360 now
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:08 pm to CroTiger
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Douglas Brinkley (professor and presidential historian at Rice University) just suggested on CNN that within the next few years that the United States would put into action a public works mission that would effectively divert the Mississippi River to rebuild the wetlands and that the government would force BP to foot the bill.
It was a segment with Anderson Cooper and Carville. It was compared by Carville to a St Lawrence Seaway or Tennessee Valley Authority type of public works project. Carville said that if Obama could pull it off, he would go down as one of the greatest presidents in history.
Your thoughts?
I guess that there must be side effects to the pixie dust/unicorn fart cocktail.
There is no fricking way this will ever happen. BP would file bankruptcy and will have sheltered assets long before that shite ever got off the ground.
As was mentioned earlier in the thread...Louisiana's wetlands were a disaster long before DWH went down.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:32 pm to YatTigah
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it doesn't happen through the Feds, it'll happen through State government.
if it doesn't' happen through the feds, give the state our fair share of royalties like every other state. I agree lower plaquemines will have to bite the bullet.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:34 pm to udtiger
Yeah the amount of money needed to divert the MS river and not impact population centers would be enourmous. I'm thinking on the order of $100 Billion. I would just give everyone a riverboat and tear down the levee.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:35 pm to C
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I would just give everyone a riverboat and tear down the levee.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:38 pm to C
Honestly, how many people would that even effect? Lower Plaquemines Parish has only 1 high school, right? (Single A South Plaquemine)
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:47 pm to CroTiger
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Honestly, how many people would that even effect?
I was assuming your opening up the river to its orginal support basin: slidel to houma area or somewhere around there.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 10:50 pm to C
No freaking way. That is not possible.
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