Isaac Steers Clear Of Direct Blow To New Orleans

Thursday, August 30, 2012 Isaac Steers Clear Of Direct Blow To New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina. Montana Wildfires Burn Homes, Cause Injuries Drought Eases In U.S. Midwest, Worsens In Northern Plains Over 100 Photos Capture Hurricane Isaac Devastation Yosemite Shuts Cabins At Center Of Rodent Probe Shark Attack: 'It Ripped His Arm To Pieces, But He Just Kept Fighting' BLOG POSTS J. Mijin Cha: The Role of Money in Politics: Extreme Energy Edition Keystone XL's job creation number and the idea that fracking creates great, local jobs are myths. But not only does money talk, it makes policy. In 2011, the oil and gas lobby spent nearly $150 million on lobbying. Vera Pardee: Five Dirty Little Secrets Behind the U.S. New Vehicle Mileage Rules How many single drivers pull up for lattes in all-terrain, heavy-duty SUVs made for eight people? Slick marketing may have made gas-guzzlers sexy, but the situation was exacerbated by years of mileage rules that favored SUVs and trucks, creating what's known as the SUV loophole. Stacy Bare: Return From Glacier National Park We did not come to save the glaciers; we came to see and discuss what the glaciers' size meant. And the hard truth is they are going away too fast. Tamar Haspel: Don't Romanticize Small Farmers -- Some Are Jerks The destruction of topsoil, the reliance on monocrops, and the web of subsidies for corn and soy are indefensible. Painting big farmers as bad guys and small farmers as good guys doesn't help. Robert Koehler: The Breton Fisherman's Prayer As the ice melts, and the vast polar reflecting surface diminishes, the planet absorbs more and more of the sun's energy and... grows warmer. More ice melts. So what?

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