So what do you want me to have done 5 years ago? For 20 years I have been lobbying for wetland restoration. If YOUR demand for gas did not destroy the wetlands surrounding New Orleans, the damage caused by Katrina would have been significantly less.
We, as residents of New Orleans, have known the danger. We have been asking for the help we need to restore the wetlands. This started when I was in high school 20+ years ago. But the rest of the country turned away because it was our problem, not thiers. GUESS WHAT GUYS! In 5 years it will be your problem. Seventeen percent of the domestic oil production is in danger of being washed away tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow, not next year or next decade. Just think how expensive a gallon of gas will be in a year if that happens. How expensive will it be in 5 years with no action? And now, Louisiana has a solution. Give us a fair share of the offshore oil and gas royalties, like every other state that allows offshore drilling, and we can solve the wetlands problem ourselves. We know the solution, we know the technology needed and we have the people to make it happen. We just need the money to fund it. If you think we should have moved because of the flooding, then stick you SUV up your ass. Many of our families have been here since before your family left Europe. We have lived with the problem that your demand for oil created. >The rest of the country remembers that most of New Orleans is ten feet below >sea level at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico in an area prone to hurricanes. >Everyone feels sympathy for people who lost homes and lives in the disaster, >but think about this. People said for decades that there would be a flood >and the city would be destroyed. Lo and behold, there was a flood and the >city was destroyed. It sucks, but it was predictable and predicted. Now >everyone needs to move on and figure out what to do with their lives. > >On 7/5/06, Dana wrote: >> >> Flooded and forgotten >> Louisiana is still devastated, and its people -- black and white, rich and >> poor -- feel like the rest of the country doesn't care. >> > >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:210719 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
