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Corps surge model results for Gustav – please release to the public

by Loki August 27, 2008

Dear Corps officials, (as well as government representatives, New Orleanians, and media representatives), I am writing you to make a request. In light of the possible effects of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Gustav upon the Greater New Orleans area, I would ask that the Corps and its partners at LSU and the Universtity of North Carolina make [...]

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More on seepage – and what the Corps is holding back

by Loki June 12, 2008

Once more HumidCity is proud to syndicate the emails of engineer Matt McBride, the man who formerly helmed Fix The Pumps. Dear New Orleanians, A couple of weeks ago, I sent out an email about a report the Corps is holding back. It is the final report for the London Avenue canal load test, and [...]

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Lakefront Permanent Pump Stations Delayed a Year?

by Loki June 11, 2008

Once more HumidCity is proud to syndicate the emails of engineer Matt McBride, the man who formerly helmed Fix The Pumps. Dear New Orleanians, There have been hints coming out of the Corps for quite a while that the permanent pump stations at the lakefront would be delayed even further than their current 2012 completion [...]

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Demand an 8/29 Commission

by Loki June 3, 2008

A bill to find the truth about the levee failures is stalled in Homeland Security and YOU can kick this bill into action! If you haven’t yet, please make two (2) important phone calls today: 1. Call Senator Landrieu at 202-224-5824 and tell her we need hearings on the 8/29 Investigation Act. 2. Call Senator [...]

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Seepage – and what the Corps is holding back

by Loki May 29, 2008

Once more HumidCity is proud to syndicate the emails of engineer Matt McBride, the man who formerly helmed Fix The Pumps. Dear New Orleanians, Apparently the Corps New Orleans District is trying to allay fears about leaks through their levees, according to a press conference held today. “‘We want to put to rest the concerns [...]

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Corps finally Admits: Rusty Pipes Are Bad

by Loki May 27, 2008

Once more HumidCity is proud to syndicate the emails of engineer Matt McBride, the man who formerly helmed Fix The Pumps. Dear New Orleanians, Those of you who followed my blog might have remembered my post about the 17,000 feet of rusty, unpainted hydraulic pipes at all three lakefront floodgate sites. For over two years, the [...]

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c’est la vie … say levee?

by PH Fred May 22, 2008

well after 2 years in a fema trailer, give or take a few half lives and a couple of missed doses of depakote, i’m finally back in a house. so armed with a contempt for capitalization and punctuation, let me hit the ground punning… as  my head begins to spin into puddles of creativity, i [...]

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Corps Can Be Sued For MR-GO, Judge Rules

by Loki May 3, 2008

In the midst of the Jazz Fest Daily Deluge the following article snuck through between the raindrops: A federal court judge cleared the way Friday for the Army Corps of Engineers to face trial on claims that defects in its Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet destroyed wetlands and turned the navigation channel into a funnel for storm [...]

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Corps Category 5 Study Released: Late and Useless

by Loki March 15, 2008

This content is syndicated from the email by Matt McBride, formerly at the helm of Fix The Pumps. -Loki Dear New Orleanians, The Corps has released the preliminary version of their category 5 study: http://lacpr.usace.army.mil/default.aspx or the direct link: http://lacpr.usace.army.mil/default.aspx?p=LACPR_Draft_Technical_Report They had promised this to the public (after missing their 12/31/07 deadline) on February 8th, [...]

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Corps of Engineers Blog!?!?

by Loki February 21, 2008

According to Matt MacBride, a man my hat is always tipped towards, the head of the Corps of Engineers, Lt. General Robert Van Antwerp, has started a blog: https://eportal.usace.army.mil/sites/Blog/default.aspx There is only one post up so far, and it is about Iraq not the Gulf Coast. Still, I think it is damn important that we [...]

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WhistleBlower Discovers (SURPRISE!) The Pumps are Faulty

by Loki October 11, 2007

So this did not seem to make the news in the splashy way it should have. More lies and incompetence from the people who hold our lives in their hands. Maria Garzino is a hero, and should be treated as such. I encourage you to read on and see what the latest from the Corpse [...]

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like todd bridges over troubled water

by PH Fred August 26, 2007

in the most inane govermental scientific report to date, scientists now blame pigeons for the recent bridge collapse in Minnesota. WTF? WTFFF? well, it appears that the acidic content of pigeon excrement is strong enough to rust through the bolts that help hold the bridge together… AND this ubermensch-like poop caused or at least contributed to [...]

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17th Street Canal Half Ful of Silt: Guest Post By Matt McBride

by Loki August 17, 2007

Dear New Orleanians and those who care about our city, The 17th Street canal Safe Water Level report is the gift that keeps on giving. It is linked here: http://www.box.net/shared/709qka2tnc On page 53 (Adobe page 54) is a passage called “Sedimentation.” Here’s what it says: “(3) Sedimentation. The post Katrina surveys show that the accretion [...]

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Corps Corruption and a Governor’s Raise?? I Need More Coffee….

by Loki June 9, 2007

I do not have much time to write before leaving to go to work, but there are two issues that I ran across this morning that almost made me choke on my coffee. Acording to the Daily Advertiser our illustrious House of Representatives has voted for a bill authorizing raises for the Gov. and various [...]

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Faulty Pump Worries? MWI Shop Inspection Reports Provide Documentation

by Loki June 4, 2007

Courtesy of the man who ade the AP finally take notice of the state of the pumps: Dear New Orleanians & others concerned about our city, At Thursday’s press conference with new Corps commander General Van Antwerp, it was announced that the Corps’ internal investigation into problems with the floodgate pumps would be released some time this [...]

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MWI: On Notice

by Loki March 24, 2007

Well, I cannot completely drop the vitriol, there is too much that is deserving of it. Instead I will mock the worst of it:

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Moving Water Industries: More on the Garziano Memo

by Loki March 15, 2007

Right now I am busier than MWI trying to cover its behind so this will be short. The latest dangerous and deceitful actions by the Corps of Engineers continue to put the lives of New Orleans residents at risk. This cannot be tolerated! MWI, the politically connected company who installed these faulty pumps has already [...]

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Defective Pumps II: The Actual Memo

by Loki March 14, 2007

The Infamous memo that Matt Mcbride leaked to the media, the one that caused all the media outlets to jump on the “defective pumps,” bandwagon. Where is it, what does it actually say? Well, if you go here you will find it. How much “mea culpa,” on paper does it take before we can force [...]

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Faulty Pumps? Corps of Engineers? AGAIN??

by Loki March 14, 2007

Gee whiz, golly! The Corps installed faulty pumps in New Orleans to make up for their failed levees! Everyone who is surprised please raise your hands… Yup, thought so. From Yahoo News via the AP wire: NEW ORLEANS – The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush ‘s promise to protect New Orleans [...]

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Lawsuit: Corps of Engineers

by Loki February 26, 2007

As attempts continue to derail the lawsuits against the Corps I think the following info is extremely important. Please pass this along to anyone and everyone you know in the New Orleans area. Please let everyone know that the previous forms that were filled out in reference to the Corp of Engineers lawsuit are invalid. [...]

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For Once Vitter and I Agree

by Loki February 2, 2007

“I am deathly afraid that this vital emergency post-Katrina work is now being treated like typical Corps projects that take decades to complete,” Vitter wrote. “We will not recover if this happens.” -David Vitter powered by performancing firefox

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Levee Failure Again? Already? This is Inexcusable.

by Loki May 31, 2006

Tomorrow begins hurricane season, a very uneasy time if you are here fighting for the survival of city and culture. Nine months after the Act Of Man (it was the levee failure not Katrina that did us in) inundated my home I see this in the news: Levee slumps; repairs to take weeks With hurricane [...]

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Am I supposed To Be Reassured? I’m Not…

by Loki May 30, 2006

Hattiesburg, Miss. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander said today the possibility that a Category 4 hurricane could strike New Orleans is his top concern as the 2006 hurricane season nears.

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Katrina report blames human errors

by Loki May 23, 2006

Katrina report blames human errors Hurricane Katrina wouldn’t have breached the region’s hurricane protection system had it been properly financed, designed, built and maintained, say a group of forensic scientists who are calling for strict new federal levee safety standards and an end to “dysfunctional” local government interference they say also hampers flood protection.

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