ASCE confirms ethics probe of collusion with Corps of Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has just announced they’ve convened two ethics panels to review questionable practices within their ranks. One, an internal committee composed of three past ASCE presidents will review allegations that specific ASCE staffers colluded with the US Army Corps of Engineers to cover up corps mistakes in the Katrina […]
The ills of ASCE
Dr. Ray Seed, a respected well-known engineer has submitted a 42-page letter detailing how the US Army Corps of Engineers controlled the official levee investigation in New Orleans and the external peer review, too. Dr. Seed wished to follow proper channels and so brought his complaint to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) which […]
Levees.Org responds to news of ASCE ethics probe
Last week, while the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was threatening us with legal action for our cute video spoof portraying the ASCE’s questionable behavior, it turns out ASCE had in their back pocket the very same complaint from one of their own! The ASCE (a giant) served Levees.Org (a fledgling non-profit) a Cease […]
