Well said. I was wondering, Russell, how accurate a portrait that article is?
thanks Dana > 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:5:210725 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
