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Katrina 5 Years After: Loving New Orleans from afar

Or maybe I can feel New Orleans shrugging at me and saying "Don't cry for me, what good will your tears do?"
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The Gulf Coast oil spill is a consequence of our oil addiction.

I call for President Obama to use this tragedy as inspiration both for a comprehensive energy bill and for renewed environmentalism...
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Levees and lives: New Orleans four years after Hurricane Katrina

It is easy to forget the tragedy that befell New Orleans, or to assume that no news is good news.
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