Levees.org’s Commentary Featured in Scientific American
In this month’s issue, Scientific American is featuring a letter submitted by Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal. The letter notes a misleading assumption in an article by writer Mark Fischetti in an interview with Klaus Jacob, the scientist who predicted the damage from Hurricane Sandy. In his discussion about sea level rise and subsidence, Klaus states:
Levees.org’s Second Annual Levee Disaster Bike Tour
Levees.org will host its Second Annual Guided Levee Disaster Bike Tour on Sunday May 5 starting at 9 a.m. The group will depart from City Park Boat/Bike Rentals parking lot. After stops at the London Avenue and 17th Street Canal breach sites, we return to the Parkview Cafe in City Park. The bike tour is […]
President of LSU Faculty Senate speaks on expenses relating to Ivor van Heerden lawsuit
Louisiana State University spent nearly $1 million in a legal fight over the firing of coastal scientist and New Orleans hero, Professor Ivor van Heerden. Click here for story by Mark Schleifstein, New Orleans Times Picayune. Upon request from Levees.org, Kevin Cope, President of the Faculty Senate at LSU submitted commentary regarding the expenditures by […]
