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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (135176)	8/30/2005 10:45:23 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793552

All I can say is thank God you get days of warning from hurricanes unlike the minutes or none you get on a tornado.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (135176)	8/30/2005 10:52:09 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793552

I studied environmental law under Oliver Houck at Tulane. He really knows his stuff, really cares about the environment. But people who care about the environment in New Orleans have been fighting an uphill battle for decades. The social elites in New Orleans don't care about the environment, they care about Mardi Gras. Worrying about the environment in New Orleans is about as popular as Cindy Sheehan at a VFW hall. If you talk about saving the wetlands, you're a freak. I bet this time they get the message.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (135176)	8/30/2005 10:58:23 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793552

Re: rethink the soupbowl metropolis. Good points...I don't know, I don't know. There are ways to prepare for this kind of thing--better levees, more money, better pumping stations, better preparation, better everything. However, they cost money, lots of money. It can be done. The political angles would be hard--why should NO get money for hurricane related issues while Miami doesn't? It's just life, MD, just life. S*** happens evey now and then.