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| 26710 | 330 | OIL ON THE BEACH | 29 | deepsouth | Jun 6, 2010 | 2010-06-06T03:38:01-0400 | PeakMaster wrote "Oh and as far the ACOE goes: those are the same guys that end up working for State DOTs. The good engineers get real degrees from real schools and end up with real engineering jobs. I can't think of a project they work on that isn't a goat f#%k." One thing they do well is keep the channels to our ports open. As I stated above, I agree that they have done a lot of harm with other projects , but they do a good job of maintaining the channels that keep commerce going. When is the last time you heard of a ship running aground in the channel because it wasn't the charted depth? They were on the job immediately after Katrina, surveying and then clearing the channels into Gulf Coast ports so business could resume and keep people working. No ships would enter the channels until they were certified safe for navigation and the Corps did a good job with that. That's why I feel they would be able to do a good job protecting the Louisiana marshes by dredging up a berm. If they had been tasked to do the proposed berm as fast as they were tasked to clear and certify the channels after Katrina I think a lot of damage would have been avoided. In no way am I defending them on all fronts. Just their ability to dredge up some sand to protect our precious marshes. One phone call from the president would have started that project within days. Instead he goes on Larry King and says he's furious, but takes no action to protect the environment. |