Mitchell Moss : Disaster teaches us how much we rely on our local resources . Moss : Hurricane Sandy has put President Obama and Mitt Romney on the sidelines . Homes destroyed , beaches reconfigured , boardwalks that can not be replaced , and memories that can not be renewed . He says the storm also teaches us that we ca n't ignore essential infrastructures . Moss : We have to invest in the future by taking action now to minimize similar disasters .
Mitchell Moss : Disaster teaches us how much we rely on our local resources . Moss : Hurricane Sandy has put President Obama and Mitt Romney on the sidelines . He says the storm also teaches us that we ca n't ignore essential infrastructures . Moss : We have to invest in the future by taking action now to minimize similar disasters .