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New Orleans' Oak Trees Devastated (NPR Report)
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| Sept 8, 2005
| NPR
Posted on 09/08/2005 6:40:35 AM PDT by plain talk
Part of New Orleans's southern charm comes from its green canopy of live oak trees. Many of those trees have been standing in water for more than a week, depriving their roots of oxygen.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blamegame; cheeseandwhine; defundnpr; defundpbsnpr; environmentalweenies; ispeakforthetrees; katrina; leftwingradio; neworleans; neworleansblame; neworleansflood; npr; oaktreedevastation; priorities; publicbroadcasting
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We haven't even recovered the bodies and yet NPR knew everyone was wondering about those old oak trees. They also mentioned in the report that no one is really there to check on the oak trees because they have evacuated.
To: plain talk
I suspect those trees have had their roots submerged before.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:42:02 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
To: plain talk
This is an outrage. Why are the oaks being ingored? George Bush doesn't like oak trees.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:42:33 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
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To: plain talk
Any idiot knows that a live oak takes longer than a few weeks to kill with water. I've seen them survive in ponds for 2 years before succumbing to water.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:44:26 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
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To: cripplecreek
Yep NPR, (Nazi Propaganda Radio), is full of expert opinions.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:45:39 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
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To: plain talk
New Orleans' Oak Trees DevastatedBUSH'S FAULT!
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:45:41 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:47:38 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: plain talk
Oak trees?
CHAINSAW ! ! !
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:48:12 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(When Rats govern they screw up and people die. Then, the Rats want to punch the President.)
To: plain talk
This story should come as no surprise. Most liberal environmentalists value trees & animals more than human life.
To: frogjerk
What I want to know is why weren't these oak trees evacuated before the storm?
To: frogjerk
What about the Oak Tree museums?
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:48:51 AM PDT
by
since1868
(Give to Operation Blessing.)
To: plain talk
Have they asked why President Bush didn't evacuate the trees yet?
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:49:49 AM PDT
by
weegee
(The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
What I want to know is why weren't these oak trees evacuated before the storm?Don't know, but some may make nice utility poles. And there's probably a big need for those right now.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:50:27 AM PDT
by
meyer
(Eastern Tennessee)
To: Conspiracy Guy
George Bush doesn't like oak trees.Not only that, he's ordered that only the white birch trees be pruned and fed. It's just despicable.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:50:29 AM PDT
by
ShadowDancer
(Stupid people make my brain sad.)
To: since1868
Morris Day will make a come back singing his famous hit, "Oak Tree."
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:51:10 AM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(Back then they didn't want me, now I'm hot and they all on me.)
To: PilloryHillary
Forget the dead human beings...WHERE IS SNOWBALL THE DOG?
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:51:22 AM PDT
by
SerpentDove
("Where there is no vision, the people perish." - Proverbs 29:18)
To: plain talk
There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees
For the Maples want more sunlight
And the Oaks ignore their pleas.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:51:51 AM PDT
by
freebird5850
("Tell the truth, there's less to remember!")
To: clee1
These are Live Oaks. Black Oaks are a different tree.
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:53:21 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
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To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
09/08/2005 6:53:21 AM PDT
by
cwiz24
(I worked very hard on this tagline.)
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