Not a tree hugger by any means, but...

Re: Not a tree hunger by any means, but...

Where does NOLA pump all of the toxic waste water that is in the city right now? I hope that some official has a plan to treat that waste water or some place will be looking at an environmental disaster. :confused:

The number one priority still is taking care of every individual down to the last one. Just a thought.

I have had the same thought. All of the shots from the fly overs show a shean of the water. Not good :(

It will go directly into the lake and gulf. Most of it will probably end up in Texas with the currents.

Re: Not a tree hunger by any means, but...

Plans? I'm sorry, do you think people actually have plans? :pissed:

I hope the Louisiana department of environmental protection has some idea of what to do. I'm sure the academics have an idea. Whether or not that is communicated to the feds is another story.

Sorry, I'm not placing blame on anyone specific right now (though I do think we need to have a commission study this pathetic response so we can assign blame properly and learn from it) but it is obvious to me that we are not close to being ready for any type of national emergency.

I can't believe what I have seen on television the past couple of days. My husband, a former Marine who was one of the first in Mogadishu in late '92, said it looks just like Somalia. In this country! Are you kidding me??

Re: Not a tree hunger by any means, but...

Where does NOLA pump all of the toxic waste water that is in the city right now? I hope that some official has a plan to treat that waste water or some place will be looking at an environmental disaster. :confused:

The number one priority still is taking care of every individual down to the last one. Just a thought.

I'm not sure offical and plan enters into the equation! If disposing of the toxic waste water is "handled" like everthing to this point has been "handled".......then God help us all.:pissed: :pissed: :pissed:

Re: Not a tree hunger by any means, but...

Where does NOLA pump all of the toxic waste water that is in the city right now? I hope that some official has a plan to treat that waste water or some place will be looking at an environmental disaster. :confused:

The number one priority still is taking care of every individual down to the last one. Just a thought.

Why would you be worried about being labeled a tree hugger? Are you someone who is uncomfortable with the label of environmentally conscious, caring, responsible human being? Or did a "tree hugger" beat you up on the playground yesterday?

Fox,

What is your purpose?

I was creating a topic to discuss. By the way I do drive a big *ss SUV and I am concerned about the wildlife after the people are taken care of. Shoot me.

What's wrong with being a tree hugger? I hug and try to save trees all over my neighborhood all the time!!! Stand for something or you will fall for anything!!! Thanks for alerting us to another possible disaster...what will be done is anyone's guess at this point. When does it end????

This was one of my first concerns, before the disasters even started amplifying. (yes, I freely hug trees.) Will we ever have seen such a massive amount of toxic waste? I don't know. But we're talking every noxious chemical in every house and garage combined with sewage, oil and everything else that you know is floating in that water right now that i can't even bring myself to type. Oh, my friends, this will be a long road..

I'm glad that this topic was brought up. I have to admit that it didn't occur to my until yesterday that this was going to be a problem. There doesn't seem to be a good option. If that water is really that disease and chemical, is it wise to pump it into the gulf? Disgusting. And don't the currents come to us? I thought the Gulf Stream Current came to us--west to east?

This was one of my first concerns, before the disasters even started amplifying. (yes, I freely hug trees.) Will we ever have seen such a massive amount of toxic waste? I don't know. But we're talking every noxious chemical in every house and garage combined with sewage, oil and everything else that you know is floating in that water right now that i can't even bring myself to type. Oh, my friends, this will be a long road..

Hey katie, Have you found any writing inspiration out of this?

not yet, RO. maybe this weekend though when i'm taking a much needed break in the mountains ...I've been struggling with the guilt knowing that i can escape it for a few days when so many others can't. (I lost my home and border collie to a house fire a couple years ago, so I know what it feels like to have the world pulled out from under your feet..magnify that by a million and it practically makes my head explode.)

I won't try to write until I can find a shred of hope to focus on. And that'll come, but for now we just have to turn to, and remember to breathe. the beautiful thing about our world is that from the darkness, we come again into the light...always.

Fox,

What is your purpose?

I was creating a topic to discuss. By the way I do drive a big *ss SUV and I am concerned about the wildlife after the people are taken care of. Shoot me.

The topic title strikes me as ridiculous. Hug a tree or hug your SUV, just don't buy into the stereotypes broadcast by Fox News. I bet you have it on right now.

The topic title strikes me as ridiculous. Hug a tree or hug your SUV, just don't buy into the stereotypes broadcast by Fox News. I bet you have it on right now.

Now who's stereotyping?

. Hope will [excuse the edit] come, but for now we just have to turn to, and remember to breathe. the beautiful thing about our world is that from the darkness, we come again into the light...always.

That sounds like the beginning to a beautful song to me.

Those who have been spared from this disaster must fight the feeling of guilt. Who will be left to help those in need if we are all in despair? Our lives need to go on so that those who are going through this trial can see that life does still exist and that it is worth the fight to get life back. Hope is now.

Fox,

If you do not have anything useful to contribute please do us all a favor and go somewhere else. You do not know a single thing about the people who post here. It is just a topic for discussion, get a life.

but for now we just have to turn to, and remember to breathe. the beautiful thing about our world is that from the darkness, we come again into the light...always.

Sounds like a lyric :cool:

I'm a tree hugger and a people hugger.

I'm a tree hugger and a people hugger.

I need a hug :wub:

I need a hug :wub:

Let GB out of the closet... :laughing1

Let GB out of the closet... :laughing1

Nope 😀

I just read an article about the draining of NOLA. There is a plan to treat the water in some way as they pump it out.