Movie gets rave review from international news source!

Friday, August 29th, 2008

On the anniversary of the worst engineering failure in U.S. history – and as another storm ominously approaches Louisiana’s coast – a new movie “The Katrina Myth: The Truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster” will debut in 70 locations all across America in twenty states including New York, Illinois, Texas and California.

The film has already received a rave review from an international news source.

“Levees.org provides fascinating insights into the extent of the engineering breakdown and neatly lances numerous Katrina falsehoods.” — The Guardian (UK).

Produced by levees.org, the film goes after and obliterates the destructive and unfair rumors that are slowing the region’s recovery. Few people understand what really happened in New Orleans or what caused it. Even fewer realize that they too may be living under a similar or an even greater threat.

Soon, levees.org will upload the video onto YouTube. Folks coast to coast are urged to join levees.org if they want to receive an alert on when the eye-popping new video will be posted online.

Click here for the full article in The Guardian.

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New film has garnered Rave Review!

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Updated June 29, 2014.

Come out and support our latest weapon in the battle to help metro New Orleans.

On August 28, we will release the new short film The Katrina Myth: The Truth about a Thoroughly Unnatural Disaster which goes after and obliterates the destructive and unfair myths that are slowing the region’s recovery.

The movie has already received some major press and a rave review from The Guardian (UK).

Wrote reviewer Ethan Brown,

“…A new, 10-minute documentary, The Katrina Myth: The Truth About a Thoroughly Unnatural Disaster, by storm protection advocacy groupLevees.org provides fascinating insights into the extent of the engineering breakdown and neatly lances numerous Katrina falsehoods…”

Confirmed to attend:
New Orleans City Councilman at Large Arnie Fielkow and
St. Bernard President Craig Taffaro, author Ivor van Heerden

When: Thursday August 28, 2008
Where: Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Avenue, uptown New Orleans (secure parking at Carondelet and Gen. Pershing)
6:30p Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live jazz band
7:30 – 8:30 Presentation, documentary premiere and after-show discussion

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Click here for more information and to reserve your place.

Click here for a rave review of the movie.

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ASCE responds to levees.org on ethics panels’ excessive delays

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Angered and dismayed over excessive delays by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) management of two panels looking into possible ethics violations, levees.org held a press conference yesterday and said so. In response, we presented a set of questions to the head of each panel. I have provided their responses to our request below:

From Rich Hovey, head of the Committee looking at Dr. Ray Seed’s allegations that the ASCE helped the US Army Corps of Engineers cover up their mistakes in the flood protection system after Katrina.

The Committee on Professional Conduct conducts confidential investigation into complaints of ethical misconduct by ASCE members. The Committee establishes its own timeline for its efforts. No timeline has been provided to anyone other than the Committee and none will be.

Because of the confidential nature of the inquiries the Committee reports its actions and findings only to the Executive Committee of the Board at the conclusion of any case. No report will be released to anyone else.

From retired Congressman Sherwood Boehlert R-NY, head of the external task force reviewing how the ASCE participates in engineering studies of national significance

Sandy,
Doing well but am still much busier than I’m supposed to be….
Have your questions and will provide answers as soon as I get a couple of free minutes.
Hope all is well with you.
Sherry Boehlert,

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