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Corps used the internet to attack its critics

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:04:43 +0000

	Corps used the internet to attack its critics Read more Corps comments at levees.org Hiding their identities, people at the US Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans masqueraded as ordinary citizens and attempted to rewrite the history of the New Orleans flooding by posting misinformation on the internet with the regions leading news source - the Times Picayune. For a period extending over three years, these often nasty comments had the combined effect of shifting responsibility for the Corps destructive and deadly levee failures during ...	From: LeveesOrg Views: 10985 236 ratings
	Time: 06:10	More in News & Politics

Rally to protest downsizing of LSU Hurricane Center

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:09:48 +0000

	Rally to protest downsizing of LSU Hurricane Center In response to public outrage over Louisiana State University's decision to fire hurricane expert Ivor van Heerden, Levees.org holds a rally at lsu's Health Sciences Center in downtown New Orleans.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 923 12 ratings
	Time: 01:07	More in News & Politics

Launch of the Young Ambassadors Program (YAP)

webmaster@levees.org — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:37:05 +0000

	Launch of the Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) This screening of The Katrina Myth to middle school students at Isidore Newman School officially launches the Young Ambassadors Program in the New Orleans region.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 86 3 ratings
	Time: 02:08	More in Howto & Style

Corps of Engineers caught harassing citizens on Internet

webmaster@levees.org — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:35:47 +0000

	Corps of Engineers caught harassing citizens on Internet levees.org The grassroots group Levees.org found irrefutable evidence that multiple individuals at the US Army Corps of Engineers are hiding their identities and posting information to citizens blogs intended to mislead the public on the cause of the New Orleans flood....This discovery was made using free internet tracking software. One is Statcounter, a webcounter service and the other is Who Is, a domain-based research service. The user names and IP addresses utilized for the discovery ...	From: LeveesOrg Views: 24480 852 ratings
	Time: 04:48	More in News & Politics

The Katrina Myth; the Truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster

webmaster@levees.org — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:11:36 +0000

	The Katrina Myth; the Truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster www.levees.org Few people understand what really happened in New Orleans or what caused it. Fewer still realize that they too may be living under a similar or an even greater threat. This video exposes the key myths and misunderstandings about the New Orleans flood. -------------------------- Are you safe? Visit http to find out if your family is at risk of federal levee failure.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 84960 3151 ratings
	Time: 10:52	More in News & Politics

Flooding3

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:47:08 +0000

	Flooding3 Flooding3	From: LeveesOrg Views: 110 3 ratings
	Time: 07:02	More in People & Blogs

Flooding2

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:32:46 +0000

	Flooding2 Flooding2	From: LeveesOrg Views: 73 5 ratings
	Time: 05:29	More in People & Blogs

Flooding1

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:22:13 +0000

	Flooding1 Flooding1	From: LeveesOrg Views: 124 3 ratings
	Time: 05:13	More in People & Blogs

America Needs the 8/29 Investigation

webmaster@levees.org — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:41:36 +0000

	America Needs the 8/29 Investigation www.levees.org Watch two poignant viewpoints on why the 8 Investigation is needed. Help us keep these commercials on TV by donating at www.levees.org	From: LeveesOrg Views: 12978 209 ratings
	Time: 01:00	More in News & Politics

ASCE does PR campaign for Corps of Engineers

webmaster@levees.org — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:00 +0000

	ASCE does PR campaign for Corps of Engineers In a press conference, the grassroots group Levees.Org released records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealing that just weeks after levees failed in New Orleans, the people responsible for making the levees, the US Army Corps of Engineers directed and later paid an engineering group to communicate lessons learned from Katrina. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) received $1.1 million in taxpayer money to peer review the official levee failure study post-K. At the ...	From: LeveesOrg Views: 9081 192 ratings
	Time: 09:31	More in Nonprofits & Activism

New Orleans Levee Spin 101

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:05:51 +0000

	New Orleans Levee Spin 101 levees.org This video was produced by Levees.Org with assistance from a senior government public policy class at Newman High School in New Orleans. The video was loaded onto youtube on Nov 5, 2007 and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) promptly sent a letter to the fledging grassroots group and the high school kids threatening them with lawsuit if they didn't remove the video from youtube. Flanked by two prominent law firms offering their services pro bono, Levees.Org rejected ...	From: LeveesOrg Views: 39661 405 ratings
	Time: 01:06	More in News & Politics

John Goodman for safe levees in the USA

webmaster@levees.org — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:59:27 +0000

	John Goodman for safe levees in the USA www.levees.org John Goodman, actor and New Orleans resident, donates his time to explain why people everywhere should be concerned about levees and flood protection.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 26776 371 ratings
	Time: 00:30	More in News & Politics

Harry Shearer PSA

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:08:45 +0000

	Harry Shearer PSA www.levees.org Are you as safe as you think you are? Every state in the nation has levees, so levee protection is a national issue, not just a New Orleans problem. Harry Shearer (Saturday Night Live, Simpsons) has donated his time to explain why safe levees are a national issue, not just a New Orleans problem.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 1630 33 ratings
	Time: 00:31	More in News & Politics

MRGO Hurricane Highway

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:00:10 +0000

	MRGO Hurricane Highway www.levees.org Find out how the construction by the US Army Corps of Engineers of this little-used shipping channel contributed to the New Orleans Flood.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 2668 23 ratings
	Time: 02:01	More in News & Politics

What went wrong with the Levees?

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:30:33 +0000

	What went wrong with the Levees? www.levees.org - Find out why the levees in New Orleans failed to hold back the hurricane storm surge on August 29, 2007.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 2963 32 ratings
	Time: 01:21	More in News & Politics

Levees protecting your neighborhood

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:11:54 +0000

	Levees protecting your neighborhood www.levees.org - Find out how not just the height but the quality of levees matters.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 1293 20 ratings
	Time: 01:26	More in News & Politics

Why do we need the 8/29 Commission?

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:30:06 +0000

	Why do we need the 8/29 Commission? www.levees.org - Find out why it's in the nation's best interest to call for an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the failure of the flood protection in metro New Orleans.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 733 24 ratings
	Time: 00:45	More in News & Politics

Armoring the Levees

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:19:51 +0000

	Armoring the Levees www.levees.org - Find out why the Dutch levees hold but American levees do not.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 1218 19 ratings
	Time: 00:52	More in News & Politics

Wetlands - Ivor Van Heerden

webmaster@levees.org — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:47:28 +0000

	Wetlands - Ivor Van Heerden Visit www.levees.org for more information. The carving up and destruction by the US Army Corps of Engineers of the Wetlands in building miles upon miles of shipping lanes for oil and gas exploration contributed to the New Orleans Flood.	From: LeveesOrg Views: 1091 11 ratings
	Time: 01:10	More in News & Politics