Michael Bloom - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/michael-bloom/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:54:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Michael Bloom - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/michael-bloom/ 32 32 103504436 Inherent Bias and Limitations of Flood-Mitigation Benefit Index https://houstonnewmedia.org/inherent-bias-and-limitations-of-flood-mitigation-benefit-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inherent-bias-and-limitations-of-flood-mitigation-benefit-index Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:54:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33706 In the last few weeks, Michael Bloom, a fellow member of the Harris County Community Flood Resilience Task Force, and I have debated the inherent bias and limitations of a Flood-Mitigation Benefit Index (FMBI) proposed by a majority of the Task Force to Harris County Commissioners Court. According to Mr. Bloom, the index will: Reveal […]

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]]> 373803 Response to Concerns About Flood Mitigation Benefits Index (Part II) https://houstonnewmedia.org/response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-ii Sun, 10 Jul 2022 14:35:49 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33650 The letter below expresses disagreement with two recent ReduceFlooding.com posts about a proposed Flood Mitigation Benefits Index. It is from Michael Bloom, P.E. While I disagree with almost all of his claims, I am reprinting his letter verbatim because I encourage healthy debate. Compare the posts and draw your own conclusions. – Bob Rehak, Host, ReduceFlooding.com. This is […]

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]]> 373880 Response to Concerns About Flood Mitigation Benefits Index (Part I) https://houstonnewmedia.org/response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-i Sat, 09 Jul 2022 20:49:52 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33636 The letter below expresses disagreement with two recent ReduceFlooding.com posts about a proposed Flood Mitigation Benefits Index. It is from Michael Bloom, P.E. While I don’t agree with all of his claims, I am reprinting his letter verbatim because I encourage healthy debate. Compare the posts and draw your own conclusions. – Bob Rehak, Host, […]

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]]> 373906 Response to Concerns About Flood Mitigation Benefits Index (Part I) https://houstonnewmedia.org/response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=response-to-concerns-about-flood-mitigation-benefits-index-part-i Sat, 09 Jul 2022 20:49:52 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33636 The letter below expresses disagreement with two recent ReduceFlooding.com posts about a proposed Flood Mitigation Benefits Index. It is from Michael Bloom, P.E. While I don’t agree with all of his claims, I am reprinting his letter verbatim because I encourage healthy debate. Compare the posts and draw your own conclusions. – Bob Rehak, Host, […]

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