We should let the people of the Northwest decide the fate of Snake River salmon. This resolution is designed to take dam removal off the table before the public has a chance to weigh in. The Corps of Engineers is just about to release its five-year, 0 million study, but this resolution is trying to prejudge what should be a public decision.
Scott Faber
What he said was incredibly encouraging, but I'm not counting any chickens yet.
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We're talking about 22 legislators who are having a four-course meal while more than 400 others are dining on table scraps. This should be a wake-up call to legislators in the Northeast, Florida and the Southwest.
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This is the first major test of the new-found environmental ethic of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It should be a simple decision politically and scientifically.
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Recreation produces better economic benefits than barge traffic.
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It would be tragic if we rebuilt New Orleans and left if no safer than it was two weeks ago.
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We spend billions of dollars on projects with very little merit that serve primarily local interests.
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There are a number of barrier island and water diversions projects that are clearly ready to be built today.
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New Orleans will not be safe from another disaster like hurricane Katrina unless we begin to restore this natural hurricane buffer.
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Congress hadn't planned on providing funds to resolve all the scientific uncertainties this year,.. But if we don't want to see a repeat of this disaster, the restorations we thought might take decades must now be completed in years.
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