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Build a Sustainable Bridge Please

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at August 5, 2007 in News and politics.

I have to admit that I knew this was coming, and Lord Crimson confirmed it with this post.

You can view the entire article here, but I just wanted to highlight the last couple of paragraphs from the LA Times.com:

At a press conference, Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Mayor R.T. Ryback said the president pledged federal funds to rebuild the I-35W bridge.

The mayor said later that he hoped that the commitment of assistance would extend beyond several news cycles and that the bridge would be rebuilt in a way that would be sustainable for decades to come.

What the heck? Nothing like a little political jab during times of crisis. It’s just a demonRat skill. And he hopes the bridge will be rebuilt in a way that would be sustainable for decades to come? As opposed to what? A bridge that isn’t sustainable and will probably only last a few years?

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1 Scott
Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:43 pm

Maybe they shouldn’t have been so concerned about the Earth burning up in who knows how many years:

Minneapolis awards five more grants to help fight climate change

July 23, 2007 (MINNEAPOLIS) Minneapolis has awarded five grants of up to $10,000 each to help local neighborhoods and organizations fund creative ways to engage residents to fight global warming. The grants are being awarded one month after the City awarded twenty smaller grants of up to $1,000 to neighborhood groups, churches, non-profit organizations and parks to support their efforts to curb climate change.

And then there’s this golden quote:

“As a green leader, Minneapolis is doing everything it can to reduce our energy use and fight global climate change,” Mayor Rybak said. “But the City government can’t do all of this work this alone. We need strong partnerships with our churches, community groups and neighborhoods. We need a vision, but we also need action. These grantees are rolling up their sleeves and doing meaningful work to reduce energy consumption and fight climate change.”

“People-led leadership and inspiration is critically important right now because while city government can provide leadership, we can make monumental progress in improving our environment if we also inspire residents and community groups to join our actions,” said Council Member Benson, who chairs the Council’s Health Education and Environment Committee. “While we need to inspire in all areas of environmental stewardship, the area that emerges far above all others is our urgent need to address the climate change crisis.”

For the record, the following is a strictly satirical suggestion for the Mayor’s next big speech, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it showed up some day:

“As an infrastructure leader, Minneapolis is doing everything it can to increase our safety and fight global infrastructure failure. But the City government can’t do all of this work this alone. The President needs to build sustainable bridges. The National Guard can help out on that and be much safer. We need strong partnerships with our engineers, contractors, and commuters. We need a vision, but we also need action. These grantees are rolling up their sleeves and doing meaningful work to increase our safety and fight global infrastructure failure.”

“People-led leadership and inspiration is critically important right now because while city government can provide leadership, we can make monumental progress in improving our infrastructure if we also inspire contractors and commuters to join our actions. While we need to inspire in all areas of infrastructure maintenance, the area that emerges far above all others is our urgent need to address the bridge crisis.”