Because if it isn't for wars, Wall Street, Israel, corporate welfare, or lavish political lifestyles this government isn't interested in spending any money.
"NJ towns innovating to save shore; Many aren’t waiting for help to come from US" by Wayne Parry | Associated Press, April 12, 2013
BRICK, N.J. — More than five months after Hurricane Sandy roared through, destroying hundreds of houses and damaging thousands more, Brick no longer has dunes on its beaches.
Instead, it has piles of hastily-arranged sand serving as emergency barriers that are extremely vulnerable to the surf.
So when Mayor Stephen Acropolis emerged from a meeting Thursday with New Jersey environmental officials who told him a federal beach-replenishment project probably would not take place in Brick until next year, his resolve to have the town do something on its own hardened.
Odd how they rushed to dump sand on beaches after the Gulf Gusher, 'eh?
Related: Sweeping Up Sandy Coverage
Turns out they didn't do any sweeping at all.
Brick is one of many Jersey towns considering new and costly ways to protect their shoreline following Sandy. Some are turning to sand-filled fabric tubes that form the base for new dunes. Others are looking at expanding protective rock walls or so-called groin fields, rock piles placed offshore. Many towns are paying for the work themselves....
Longport, a well-to-do resort community south of Atlantic City, has long resisted sand dunes in part because they interfere with cherished waterfront views, but it is changing its mind and applying for federal funding to build dunes....
Remember back when it was Obama to the rescue and Christie complementing him? That was all a s*** show public relations fooley. Yup, Obama better than Bush was, yup, just before the election. Turns out no aid was delivered, no nothing.
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And the “new hurricane season starts in two months.”
Here Comes Hurricane Season
They still haven't cleaned up Katrina yet!?
UPDATE: Surf fans win fight to stop Newport wall
