Defying Federal Regulators, The People of Plaquemines Parish Will Put Their Lives at Stake to Protect Their Land - Please Support Them!

 

In an unprecedented move, the Plaquemines Parish council today may vote to defy federal regulators and fund the money for the construction of an unapproved sand berm, to protect the coast from the Gulf oil slick. Parish President Billy Nungesser says he's ready to go to jail, if he has to.

When the council meets in Belle Chasse today, Nungesser will ask them to approve $1 million so the parish can hire a dredge to start building a six-foot high, miles long sand berm. He says he's tired of federal officials delaying the permits.

"Let'em put us in jail. I'm not going to sit around and watch while our marsh is destroyed," Nungesser told WWL's Garland Robinette.


Nungesser said he'd rather go ahead and spend up front, and fight it out for reimbursement later. He also said some of the critics of his plan don't know what they're talking about.

"Somebody said, 'well, you're just trying to get BP to pay for your barrier islands.' If that were the case, I'd have asked them to pump it 18 feet high and a thousand feet wide, because that's what we want to do," Nungesser said. "This ain't a home run. We could see a storm top it. But this will give us a fair shot."

 

I don't know about you, but I'm with Billy and the people of Louisiana.  Our Government is acting as if it's representing BP and not the people of this land.  We are approaching 40 days since the oil spill, and aside from further polluting our Ocean with dangerous dispersants, BP has done nothing to help repair the damage.  If our Government is LIMP, we have to take matters into our own hands to protect our Land and indeed our World.  Don't think for a moment that if you live elsewhere, you are insulated from this catastrophe!  The impact of this oil spill will reverberate throughout the World!  If BP can destroy our Ecosystem with impunity and we have to go to jail to repair the damage and protect it from further abuse, so be it!  Billy, please let me know what I can do to help!  Who is with me?

 

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