A profoundly altered planet is what our commerce minded government is creating, freaks storms like Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane El Niño tearing through our cities. By cutting corners on large scale dams that hold massive amounts of water, the government can have an impact on the fate of our planet. Everyday, poorly built construction projects like Hoover Dam and the Panama Canal wager millions of people’s lives, or most importantly, trillions of government assets. The Buckeye Lake Dam, located in Licking County, Ohio may seem like a peaceful place to enjoy on a weekend when it is surprisingly one of the most reckless building projects since the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Built in 1826, the dam is what is called an embankment dam, meaning that
