Despite science against jetties, Gov. Bobby Jindal rocks on

[jaxx]

Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 6:46 AM
The Times-Picayune Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune

At a press conference supporting his wish to narrow Gulf passes with rock jetties in an attempt to keep oil out of interior marshes, Gov. Bobby Jindal said this: "No one can convince us that rocks in the water are more dangerous than oil. That is absolutely ridiculous. The only people who believe that are the bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., who can't see the oil, smell the oil or touch the oil."

That's not even close to the truth, as Gov. Jindal surely knew. But I'm not surprised.
That misinformation is in keeping with the governor's response to this disaster, which has often been a mixture of diversion, fur coat attitude and panic -- all of which is doing terrible long-term damage to our chances of survival on this starving delta.

<snip> Narrowing the passes will increase the velocity of tides and probably result in more oil being sucked into the interior marshes; modeling shows the project would result in increased salinities in interior marshes leading to greater rates of erosion; the barriers could change currents along coastal shorelines causing them to erode more quickly, leaving interior marshes more vulnerable and future rebuilding more costly; squeezing the passes would restrict the vital exchange of estuarine species between offshore and interior estuaries.

<snip> Finally, we come to panic -- which is the enduring image the nation may be getting from the most visible Louisiana politicians during this crisis. They see men screaming at cameras, raging at the federal government about this oil disaster. The same men are screaming that we need to continue drilling more wells and ignoring their own scientists' advice on how to deal with the problems.

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/despite_science_against_jettie.html

[Warpy]

1. Never mind his stupid sand levees have failed almost as soon

as they've been finished. He is incapable of letting go of the idea because he is a conservative and conservatives are incapable of being wrong.

I hope Louisiana is starting to wake the hell up.

[joeybee12]

2. He's also incapable of letting facts encumber his tiny mind...

like the good repuke he is.

[jaxx]

3. He's starting to look like a bigger fool than he did with the speech.

Little Bobby Jindal...all he needed was a bullhorn to complete the picture.

[Jim__]

5. I hope the American people are paying attention. This asshole wants to be president.

We've had enough stupidity.

[jpak]

4. When these jetties damage the marshes, Jindal will start whining for Army Corps $$$

to fix his mess

yup

[xxqqqzme]

6. Since when has a rethuglican ever

allowed science to interfere w/ money going to cronies? Anyone who lives in coastal areas, as well as other intelligent people, already know what happens when jetties are constructed. That he keeps pushing for this add-on problem is reason enough to remove him from public service.

[jaxx]

8. Never that I know of.

Go find the post from the rude pundit....I just read it and it's all right there. Sorry, whoever posted it, I can't remember your name but it's one hell of an article, and thanks for putting it up.

[gratuitous]

7. But Bayou State residents will keep electing these clowns

If the results weren't so appallingly serious, it might almost be amusing to watch their incompetent flailing. Unfortunately, they're killing whole ecosystems, industries, and their own residents with an almost unimaginable efficiency.

[jaxx]

10. But the residents want to drill.

The wetlands have been oiled so many times...now again from the well being hit by the boat the other day. Honestly, I can't imagine what is in their minds when it comes to oil and their land.

[KamaAina]

9. Booby has already done nearly as much damage to the wetlands as BP itself

by releasing fresh water into them in a half-assed attempt to push the oil back out to sea. Thing is, oysters in particular need a certain level of salinity to survive, so what the oil hasn't wiped out, Booby and his junk science have. :(