Ivor Van Heerden

Federal Lawyers Seek to Overturn Ruling on Army Corps' Liability for Katrina Levee Failure

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Flood Control Act of 1928, Hurricane Katrina, Ivor Van Heerden, Pierce O'donnell, Paul Kemp, Judge Stanwood Duval, Slidepollajax, Business News
Sandy Rosenthal

This week in New Orleans, federal lawyers attempted to overturn a November 2009 ruling that found the Army Corps of Engineers guilty of negligent maintenance of a shipping channel in eastern New Orleans.

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A Bad Week for the Army Corps of Engineers

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Bunnatine Greenhouse, Lsu, Army Corps of Engineers, Ivor Van Heerden, Aaup, Louisiana State University, Politics News
Sandy Rosenthal

A 30-page report prepared by the American Association of University Professionals (AAUP) reveals that LSU had a 'prevailing position' on the cause of the flooding after Katrina and that Dr. van Heerden's research and public stance ran contrary to that position.

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Judge Removes Hurdle for Corps of Engineers Whistleblower

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Lsu, Aaup, Army Corps of Engineers, Ivor Van Heerden, Judge James Brady, Green News
Sandy Rosenthal

"This is a stunning decision for us because the judge has acknowledged that LSU tried to stop my reporting of the Corps' faulty design of the flood protection levees and of the MRGO (Mississippi River Gulf Outlet)."

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New Details Emerge in Lawsuit Against Army Corps Over New Orleans Flooding

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tulane School of Public Health, Army Corps of Engineers, Mrgo, Ivor Van Heerden, New Orleans, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Katrina, Business News
Sandy Rosenthal

Coastal scientist Dr. Ivor van Heerden recently spoke before an international group of stakeholders and scholars at the Tulane School of Public Health...

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Thankful for the Truth-Tellers

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Maria-Garzino, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Thanksgiving 2010, Bob Bea, Ivor Van Heerden, Army Corps of Engineers, Politics News
Harry Shearer

My gratitude this season is directed at three people I've met who have had the extraordinary courage to find out the truth, tell it to the public, and bear the discouraging consequences.

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Blacklash Grows Against BP Efforts to "Buy Up" Gulf scientists

Chris Kromm | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Science, Academia, Research, Ivor Van Heerden, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Coast, Green News
Chris Kromm

BP's efforts to "buy up" scientists in Gulf states was first revealed by Ben Raines of the Mobile Press-Register. It's still unclear how many researchers are being paid by BP.

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Meet Three Real Heroes

Ann Medlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Giraffes, Poverty, Margaret Trost, Courage, Positive News, Heroes, Oliver Zornow, Ivor Van Heerden, Compassion, Media News
Ann Medlock

Yes, the news is awful-to-ghastly almost everywhere you look and there are people doing great things, sticking their necks out to make things better. Consider three newly commended Giraffe Heroes.

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Voices from the Spill: A Five-Part Video Series

Adriana Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Video Series, Gulf Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Documentary Film on Louisiana, Sola: Louisiana Water Stories, Lsu, Lafitte, Gulf Fishermen, Effects of Oil Spill, Louisiana, Marylee Orr, Tracy Kuhns, Wilma Subra, Ivor Van Heerden, Jon Bowermaster, Bayoukeeper, Green News
Adriana Dunn

This life as we know it is finished. We smile, but it is a little bit like whistling through a graveyard here.

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University Professors Association Is Investigating Ivor van Heerden's Dismissal

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lsu, Louisiana State University, Ivor Van Heerden, Michael Martin, Army Corps of Engineers, College News
Sandy Rosenthal

Two months ago, van Heerden, the former deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the flagship university.

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Interview with Prof Ivor van Heerden: the latest on his wrongful firing by LSU

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lsu, Louisiana State University, Ivor Van Heerden, Levees.org, James Brady, Army Corps of Engineers, BP Oil, Aaup, College News
Sandy Rosenthal

Just as the long Memorial Day weekend began, federal Judge James Brady scolded administrators at Louisiana State University (LSU) over their handling ...

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Fired Professor Who Criticized Army Corps of Engineers Files suit

Sandy Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Barry, Lsu, Louisiana State University, Army Corps of Engineers, Ivor Van Heerden, Asce, Politics News
Sandy Rosenthal

The discovery phase of this lawsuit could reveal and make public that the leading hurricane scientists in the state of Louisiana were intimidated and then fired by LSU at the command of the Corps of Engineers for their findings.

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Economic Hit Men and the Next Drowning of New Orleans

Greg Palast | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, New Orleans, Greg Palast, Environment, Oil, America's Wetland, Pipelines, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Chevron, Lousiana State University, Ivor Van Heerden, Katrina Anniversary, Shell, Politics News
Greg Palast

Ivor van Heerden is the professor who warned the levees of New Orleans were ready to blow -- months and years before Katrina did the job. For being right, he was rewarded with ... getting fired.

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Chinese Drywall and the Cost of Truth-Telling

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Chinese Drywall, Lsu, Ivor Van Heerden, Hurricane Katrina, Bobby Jindal, China, Politics News
Harry Shearer

As if Formosan termites weren't bad enough (they devour everything, not just wood), now New Orleans is coming to grips with its latest visitor: defective drywall.

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