John McQuaid on that “levees-falling-down” issue in New Orleans
Levees.org believes in the media and works hard to educate reporters and editors on the true root cause of the metro New Orleans flooding. So we respond every time a reporter uses ‘Katrina shorthand‘ or says “Katrina flooded New Orleans.” Such laziness absolves the humans responsible for the levee breaches and does a disservice to [...]
Dr. van Heerden is a hero and LSU fired him for it. WATCH THE VIDEO
Dr. Ivor van Heerden’s trial resumes today. The former deputy director of Louisiana State University is suing the flagship university for wrongful dismissal. Dr. van Heerden says the US Army Corps of Engineers urged LSU to fire him for his criticism he leveled at the Corps after its levee system failed in August 2005. LSU [...]
Update: Existence of emails discussing cyanide reported by The Advocate in LSU lawsuit
On Thursday May 20, U.S. District Judge James J. Brady issued a temporary restraining order that prohibits Louisiana State University’s College of Engineering from allowing Ivor van Heerden’s one-year contract to expire until a hearing on the researcher’s complaints is concluded. Dr. van Heerden alleges that he was fired for speaking critically of the US [...]
