Is BP lying?
Most everyone I speak to in Louisiana believes BP is lying about its capacity to cap this oil well. They believe that BP is trying to divert the oil before they cap it off permanently so that their investment is not squandered. As well the manufacturers of the rig supposedly divested dividends in secret to stave off having to cough up liability money. Could a corporation be this greedy? You make the call.
Meanwhile, WWOZ posted a video from the fishermen who make their living off these waters – who came back from Katrina and who as one says, have saltwater in their blood – our way of life here in the Gulf South is once again threatened. Our shrimp, our oysters, our marshes and wetlands, our beautiful birds.
Today the Yellow Crowned Night Herons soared on the banks of the bayou – we’re surrounded by water here in New Orleans – it’s our pulse – and it’s under assault again.
If the answer is that corporate greed did this then what will we boycott to make our stand? There are hardly any BP stations not to fill up your SUV at – so this will have to be a bigger sacrifice in order to make sure that this is the last of these sorts of man made catastrophes – this time it’s not the CORPS, its the CORPORATION.