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Nick Anderson |
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Nick Anderson's Editorial Cartoons |
Viewable Date: |
2017-09-18 |
Pub. Date: |
2017-09-18 |
Image Number: |
163054 |
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Hurricane Harvey was a wake-up call for Houston, the state of Texas, and for the entire United States. Sploosh. In the wake of Harvey, we are facing the prospect of multi-billion-dollar clean-up and flood control projects. Damn. Damn! Price tag. Many local officials an armchair pundits ridicule the idea that development contributes to flooding. Phooey! But what we fail to recognize is that we've been systematically destroying the existing flood control system: Wetlands and prairies. They are mother nature's flood control system, and she provided them to us for free. I was hoping for a Porsche ... In fact, the reason that wetlands even exist is because of periodic flooding. They absorb water during a flood and slowly release it during dry periods, and they filter out toxins and pollutants in the process. We are literally developing land that nature has designated as flood-detention reservoirs. Then we wonder why there's water in our houses. With porous soils and vegetation that has complex and deep root systems. Wetlands act as giant sponges during a flood. Sponge Power!! But, instead of seeing them as the extraordinarily valuable assets they are, we see them as impediments to growth. We fill them in, pave them and build on them. In Harris County alone, almost 30 percent of freshwater wetlands have been lost to development between 1992 and 2010, according to Texas A&M scientist, John Jacob. He calls the situation "unconscionable." And climate change is complicating our situation. "More people die here than anywhere else from floods. More property per capita is lost here. And the problem's getting worse," says Sam Brody, a Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher who specializes in natural hazards mitigation. Climate change is a hoax. The models predicting the chances of these floods happening need to be updated. Warmer water means more evaporation and more water vapor in the air. "The exact same storm that comes along today has more rain associated with it than it would have 50 or 100 years ago," said Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at Texas Tech. As wetlands have been lost, the amount of impervious surface in Harris County increased by 25 percent from 1996 to 2011, Brody added. To be sure, the sheer amount of rainfall Harvey dumped on Houston would result in massive flooding no matter what. But measures can be taken to make it less catastrophic. When developers destroy wetlands, they are required to create new ones to offset the ones lost. But, according to a Texas A&M/HARC study that reviewed permits issued to local developers by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, more than half were not in compliance. Those permits required the developers to take steps to mitigate wetlands destroyed by their construction. But apparently the work was not done. Permit. Permit. Permit. Permit. Permit. Permit. Local officials and boosters love to tout Houston's relatively low housing costs. But is it cheap when we have to spend billions on flood control after the fact? Is it cheap when we factor in higher insurance costs and taxpayer-subsidized federal flood insurance repair of houses built in floodplains? And it is far, far cheaper to preserve these valuable wetlands and greenspaces than it is to build flood mitigation infrastructure later on. Houston's population is expected to grow by three to four million over the next 30 years. Are we going to continue the same policies or will we learn from our mistakes? Again? Disclosure: This cartoon was underwritten by Bayou City Waterkeeper, whose mission is to ensure the aquatic integrity of the Loser Galveston Bay watershed by focusing on the protection of wetlands and other critical habitats, advocating for adequate mitigation of lost wetland resources and enforcing all aspects of compliance with the Clean Water Act. It is based on research by The Texas Tribune/ProPublica and Bayou City Waterkeeper scientists.
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Cartoonist(s): |
Mike Smith |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Mike Smith's Editorial Cartoons |
Viewable Date: |
2017-02-02 |
Pub. Date: |
2017-02-02 |
Image Number: |
154221 |
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2009. Obstruct! 2010 Obstruct! 2011 Obstruct! 2012 Obstruct! 2013 Obstruct! 2014 Obstruct! 2015 Obstruct! 2016 Obstruct! 2017. You better not obstruct. Supreme Court pick.
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John Deering |
Comic/Cartoon: |
John Deering's Editorial Cartoons |
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2017-01-02 |
Pub. Date: |
2017-01-02 |
Image Number: |
153019 |
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Moving. 2009 2010 2011 2012. Israel. Bap! 2016.
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Steve Kelley |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Steve Kelley's Editorial Cartoons |
Viewable Date: |
2016-11-15 |
Pub. Date: |
2016-11-15 |
Image Number: |
151235 |
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2009: Elections have consequences! 2011: If Congress won't act, then I will! 2014: I've got a pen and I've got a phone! 2016: You should compromise with your opponents.
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Signe Wilkinson |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Signe Wilkinson's Editorial Cartoons |
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2016-09-11 |
Pub. Date: |
2016-09-11 |
Image Number: |
148647 |
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2001 9/11. 2002 war. 2003 war. 2004 war. 2005 war. 2006 war. 2007 war. 2008 war. 2009 war. 2010 war. 2011 war. 2012 war. 2013 war. 2014 war. 2015 war. 2016 war. 2017. |
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Joel Pett |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Joel Pett's Editorial Cartoons |
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2016-01-19 |
Pub. Date: |
2016-01-19 |
Image Number: |
138117 |
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Tax Cuts for the Rich Day. Minority Jobless Day. Education Achievement Gap Day. Repeal Health Care Day. Iraq. Cut Social Programs Day. (Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day). Blame Immigrants Day. Afghanistan. Incarceration Day. Sell More Guns Day. (This cartoon was originally published on 2011-01-17) |
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Darrin Bell |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Darrin Bell Editorial Cartoons |
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2015-08-28 |
Pub. Date: |
2015-08-28 |
Image Number: |
131853 |
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The stock market since 2007 (Republican edition). 20,000. 15,000. 10,000. 5,000. 0. 2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015. Obama did this. Obama had nothing to do with this. |
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Gary Varvel |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Gary Varvel's Editorial Cartoons |
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2015-05-26 |
Pub. Date: |
2015-05-26 |
Image Number: |
127631 |
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2011. I told you I'd end the war in Iraq and I ended it … and we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq. 2015. ISIS. Baghdad. |
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Signe Wilkinson |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Signe Wilkinson's Editorial Cartoons |
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2015-04-27 |
Pub. Date: |
2015-04-27 |
Image Number: |
126334 |
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Game of Drones. Wow! It's war … without … the consequences! Kaboom 2009. Kaboom 2011. Kaboom 2015. |
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Cartoonist(s): |
Nick Anderson |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Nick Anderson's Editorial Cartoons |
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2015-02-13 |
Pub. Date: |
2015-02-13 |
Image Number: |
123058 |
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Clay Hunt. Veteran. Tragically lost to suicide in 2011. Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act. |
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John Branch |
Comic/Cartoon: |
John Branch's Editorial Cartoons |
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2014-12-31 |
Pub. Date: |
2014-12-31 |
Image Number: |
121196 |
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I resolve to reach across the aisle in the spirit of bipartisanship in 2008 (crossed out) 2009 (crossed out) 2010 (crossed out) 2011(crossed out) 2012 (crossed out) 2013 (crossed out) 2014 (crossed out) 2015. |
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Cartoonist(s): |
Chip Bok |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Chip Bok's Editorial Cartoons |
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2014-02-10 |
Pub. Date: |
2014-02-08 |
Image Number: |
107552 |
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And on this line, were you claim not a smidgen of corruption … I'm going to need documentation. James Rosen. AP Phone Record. Metadata Cost Basis. IRS 2011. Benghazi Caused by a Movie. Yes. No. If Yes go to Line 63. IRS 2012. Benghazi Caused by Terrorists. Yes. No. Is Yes go to Line 63. An Audit We'd Like To See. |
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Mike Lester |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Mike Lester's Editorial Cartoons |
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2014-01-22 |
Pub. Date: |
2014-01-21 |
Image Number: |
106715 |
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Now, if I miss this one it's because you're a racist! 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. |
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Cartoonist(s): |
John Branch |
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John Branch's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-12-30 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-12-27 |
Image Number: |
105821 |
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Rick Perry. 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000. Time for a change … |
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Cartoonist(s): |
Joel Pett |
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Joel Pett's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-10-24 |
Pub. Date: |
2011-02-09 |
Image Number: |
57240 |
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Dogs: The eternal optimists. More and more homeless pets. But the Dow is up and huge Wall Street bonuses are back. R.I.P. Shadow. 1995 - 2011. |
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Steve Kelley |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Steve Kelley's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-08-23 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-08-22 |
Image Number: |
100934 |
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In 2011, I support toppling President Mubarak in Egypt even though we had no idea if a viable government would emerge. Two and a half years later, we still have no idea if a viable government will emerge. So my policy has produced stability. |
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Gary Varvel |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Gary Varvel's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-07-30 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-07-30 |
Image Number: |
99945 |
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Anthony Weiner for Mayor. Expiration Date: 2011. Contents @#@*&! Expiration Date: 2011. |
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Lisa Benson |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Lisa Benson's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-07-23 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-07-23 |
Image Number: |
99698 |
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RECOVERY SUMMER. SPF 2011. SPF 2012. SPF 2013. 2010. |
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Cartoonist(s): |
Gary Varvel |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Gary Varvel's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-04-12 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-04-12 |
Image Number: |
95871 |
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Just put it with the others. 2014 Budget. 2013 Budget. 2012 Budget. 2011. |
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Cartoonist(s): |
Gary Varvel |
Comic/Cartoon: |
Gary Varvel's Editorial Cartoons |
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2013-03-18 |
Pub. Date: |
2013-03-18 |
Image Number: |
94870 |
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2013 Budget. Harry Reid. Senate Majority Leader. |
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