ASCE does PR campaign for Corps of Engineers

In a press conference in 2008, Levees.Org released records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act obtained Dec 28, 2007. Just weeks after levees failed in New Orleans, the people responsible for the levees, the US Army Corps of Engineers paid an engineering group $2 million in taxpayer money to peer review the official levee failure study, and then conduct an apparent PR campaign to protect the Corps' reputation.

Levees.Org showed how power point presentations by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and paid for by the Crops, understated and downplayed the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers in the flooding. The narrator also overstated the role of the local levee authorities, the vulnerability of the city and the strength of the storm.

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[bodybager]

They overstated the vulnerability of a coastal city that lies mostly BELOW SEA LEVEL?

Given the one-sided comments, I'm going to guess you also delete all the comments that don't agree with you. Before you delete mine, do the math and figure out the elevation difference between a 28' storm surge and -9' MSL 9th Ward.

[LeveesOrg]

Half of New Orleans is at or well above sea level......Also, New Orleans is 120 miles inland and did not get a 28 foot storm surge. Surge in New Orleans was at most about 9 feet and that's what engineered structures (levees) are supposed to do, protect from surge.....The responsibility for the design and construction belongs by law to your Army Corps of Engineers.

[SkagitIMS]

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[LeveesOrg]

Sandy responds:

Thank you, all of you who helped launch our most recent video to the top of the YouTube charts!

[taf4350]

We know whats wrong so why don't we stop trying to fingerpointing and work together to fix it...the longer it takes the smaller N.O. will become...Sad but true...if it's not fixed who will want to live there and this who thing was a waste of time and energy...Stop trying to justify your existance and make something for your children and their children...THIS TIME DO IT RIGHT...make us proud..." Just do it" as they say...

[LeveesOrg]

Sandy responds to taf4350:

This is a growing sentiment among engineers - that we should just move on. Most appear to have forgotten that it is impossible to predict the future without understanding the past.

[r6lark]

Thanks for posting this important video.

[starlightsupergirl]

Thanks for spreading the truth!

[pepeazul2002]

the way to get out of crisis: Civil Engineering,! creating jobs for engineers, creates jobs for contractors creates jobs for workers created jobs for businesses, ans so on..

[4nola27]

U.S. has spent over $35 BILLION for the rebuilding of Iraq !!!! But, we don't rebuild our own U.S. levees and a wonderful major U.S. city...New Orleans.  Shameful, let's demand more. Where is the parade, the picketing, the protest. REBUILD NEW ORLEANS NOW !!!!!

[cspotbeggg]

Keep fighting the good fight!

Spot was here.

=)

[lablvr55]

Read about Ercon Corp at WWL TV online, they repaired the levees with newspapers, really!!

[jaybirdjtski]

Surprised? Remember the 3 greatest lies ever?

#1. I'm from the government and I'm here to help you.

It could be worse. Bush could declare that WMDs are hidden in New Orleans.

[SkagitIMS]

Anytime Sandy.

In the end, you have you and your son to thank for doing a good job. As Sir Churchill once said, "Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential."