Since Katrina, the Corps has repaired the old pump stations and stormproofed them.

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Most of us have come across gas stations advertising discounts on cash transactions at the pump vs. credit card transactions.

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In addition to providing tax credits for producers and consumers, it would require gas stations owned by Big Oil to install at least one natural gas pump.

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There are a lot of gas stations in the region that actually have gas onsite, but they can't pump it because they don't have power.

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He added that sewerage upgrades carried out at pumping stations in 2001 were operating at peak capacity during the storm and that a stand-by pump had also been switched on.

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