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California levees are already weakened. In 2006 we passed $10 billion in bonds, in part, to protect the levees and assure they would not fail.
Now the Feds are willing to strengthen the levees. But, environmentalists believe there is a possibility of harming some fish, birds and habitat if we protect the levees.
"The Center for Biological Diversity has begun the process of suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a new policy that strips levees of vegetation.
The Corp says trees and bushes weaken the levees. Much of the Central Valley, including urban areas in Sacramento and Stockton are protected from flooding by a network of levees.
But the center says the trees and shrubs provide important habitat for imperiled fish, birds and other species in California."
Here is the issue--cut the trees and save farms and homes, maybe even lives. Don't cut the trees, you lose farms, homes and lives--then we will need billions, like New Orleans, to fix the damage.
The Feds want to protect us from being another New Orleans--the radicals would love it. Why, so they can say that we should never have farms or homes near a levee. In other words, they want tens of billions in private property to be destroyed and harm real people.
These folks who are suing need to take a mediation to gain common sense and respect for people. What do you think?
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Now the Feds are willing to strengthen the levees. But, environmentalists believe there is a possibility of harming some fish, birds and habitat if we protect the levees.
"The Center for Biological Diversity has begun the process of suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a new policy that strips levees of vegetation.
The Corp says trees and bushes weaken the levees. Much of the Central Valley, including urban areas in Sacramento and Stockton are protected from flooding by a network of levees.
But the center says the trees and shrubs provide important habitat for imperiled fish, birds and other species in California."
Here is the issue--cut the trees and save farms and homes, maybe even lives. Don't cut the trees, you lose farms, homes and lives--then we will need billions, like New Orleans, to fix the damage.
The Feds want to protect us from being another New Orleans--the radicals would love it. Why, so they can say that we should never have farms or homes near a levee. In other words, they want tens of billions in private property to be destroyed and harm real people.
These folks who are suing need to take a mediation to gain common sense and respect for people. What do you think?
More...