This is a letter to Brian Rodgers. I thought it appropriate for this thread. My friend Lee has more to say about aid efforts if anybody would like to see more. Brian
Subject: If this doesn't piss you off you aren't paying attention... According to reliable sources, the efforts of Red Cross and individual volunteers in New Mexico to assist New Orleans evacuees have now largely been shut down by FEMA. The LA Times has just published an interview with Michael Brown of FEMA in which he openly acknowledges that FEMA is blocking the efforts not only of volunteers but also of fire and police departments. Says Brown the Bonehead, "There is going to come this natural time when we will release this floodgate of cops and firefighters who want to help. It's the same for anyone who wants to volunteer — we have over 50,000 offers of donations from the private sector. It has to be coordinated in such a way that it helps." In other words, they are deliberately and consciously obstructing relief efforts until such time as they see fit to do otherwise. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-katrina8sep08,0,2942650.story _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
