Anybody trust oil companies and what their pals in government say?

"People didn’t until now understand what the consequences were"

why would someone repeat unfounded lies?

LOTS of people understood exactly what the consequences were, but were repeatedly ignored by politicians (R & D) at all levels of goverment, who turned their heads away, being as they are all owned by oil corporations.

but that's ok, right? i mean, it's only a whole ecosystem. and god put the environment here for us to rape and destroy anyway, right?

Feds didn't reopen fishing in the whole gulf area they'd closed before, though - just a small part by Florida.

They've kept closed the waters off Louisiana where your oyster story is from.

Fuck this guy. He didnt buy seafood from the south anyway. Sounds to me like this guy moved to the north with a bunch of fucking yankees and forgot where he is from. You can tell a real southern from the ones that run away to the north any-day. Everyone in Louisiana hates the ban of drilling. It is costing them their lively hoods. Maybe this fuck should move his restaurant to the south and help contribute something other than his elitist I wish I was a yankee opinion.

The writer of this article asked me to comment because I am very familiar with the seafood supply chains in both Louisiana and Washington State. I have worked as an executive chef in both states for over 25 years. I did not give my opinion on drilling or any disaster-related ban on drilling. I do not consider this matter a Southern problem. The reality is that America is extremely dependant on crude oil and anyone who drives a car, rides a bus, or engages in any similar activity has some involvement. We are all a part of this. In the gulf coast region there are basically three ways to make a living: oil, seafood or tourism. The BP gulf oil spill has greatly impacted all three and could potentially be the fatal blow for a region still struggling to overcome Hurricane Katrina. Now, more than ever, they really need our support.

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