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6. wait ... the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for dredging the Mississippi

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 08:53 PM

Dec 2012

for COMMERCE? I thought "privatization" was supposed to be better than "big gummit" doing things ... why doesn't the "private sector" do it?

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Drought Threatens Shipping on Mississippi River [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

The Mississippi River needs to be maintained & kept open. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #1

The "Pinnacles" at Thebes unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #11

Shipping products by barge is THE GREENEST method hands down. unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #10

This is more dangerous to the US than any terrorist. aquart Dec 2012 #4

Let the river follow the course it wants tabasco Dec 2012 #5

The main problem is lack of water flow altogether NickB79 Dec 2012 #7

Persistent Drought, perhaps unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #16

The "Billions" have already been spent. unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #9

But it's what Mother Nature "wants". Hosnon Dec 2012 #13

Mother Nature wants unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #15

Well, if she is the one who controls geology and river morphology, tabasco Dec 2012 #18

I'm sorry, but New Orleans is fucked tabasco Dec 2012 #17

The Inland Transportation Industry unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #12

Global Warming AAO Dec 2012 #8