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Does New Orleans drown because of Poseidan's wrath? Are scientists engaging in an anti-oil conspiracy?
I am from New Orleans, born and raised. I moved away 7 years ago, accidentally. It was for the best though, as time has shown (thank you, lady-luck). After Katrina, the city was fucked. Now there is another 'Cane, possibly worse. Moreso because the city has not recovered.
I lived there roughly 20 years. Hurricanes were always a regular occurrence. Back then though, we welcomed them. They meant a vacation from school. Or, for older people, a hurricane party. Today, the hurricanes are too strong for any celebration. As long as i've been alive, New Orleans has been below sea-level. It was never a problem though, no matter how many category 1, 2, or 3 hurricanes came along. Are the extreme hurricanes of the past few years evidence enough for global warming doubters? Is New Orleans only one of the first cities to be destroyed? Was New Orleans targeted by Poseidan, because of its French and Spanish backgrounds? Will these hurricanes decrease the quality of regional sea-food?
Maybe we should question our oil-drilling desires. In foolish America's reach for cheap gas, we forget impact on the environment. Cheap gas is great... energy independence is great... but shouldn't our concerns also stretch to the cleanliness of cheap, independent energy? Should we require oil companies to develop gas-pollution counter-agents? Is the loss of major cities worth cheaper prices at a gas-pump? Should we reward Exxon-Mobil with record-profits, to the tune of great cultures drowning?
Nevermind, rednecks believe there is something virtuous in being a redneck. Stupidity begets stupidity, as it may be.
I am from New Orleans, born and raised. I moved away 7 years ago, accidentally. It was for the best though, as time has shown (thank you, lady-luck). After Katrina, the city was fucked. Now there is another 'Cane, possibly worse. Moreso because the city has not recovered.
I lived there roughly 20 years. Hurricanes were always a regular occurrence. Back then though, we welcomed them. They meant a vacation from school. Or, for older people, a hurricane party. Today, the hurricanes are too strong for any celebration. As long as i've been alive, New Orleans has been below sea-level. It was never a problem though, no matter how many category 1, 2, or 3 hurricanes came along. Are the extreme hurricanes of the past few years evidence enough for global warming doubters? Is New Orleans only one of the first cities to be destroyed? Was New Orleans targeted by Poseidan, because of its French and Spanish backgrounds? Will these hurricanes decrease the quality of regional sea-food?
Maybe we should question our oil-drilling desires. In foolish America's reach for cheap gas, we forget impact on the environment. Cheap gas is great... energy independence is great... but shouldn't our concerns also stretch to the cleanliness of cheap, independent energy? Should we require oil companies to develop gas-pollution counter-agents? Is the loss of major cities worth cheaper prices at a gas-pump? Should we reward Exxon-Mobil with record-profits, to the tune of great cultures drowning?
Nevermind, rednecks believe there is something virtuous in being a redneck. Stupidity begets stupidity, as it may be.
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