Big Oil increased likelihood of damage?
Tags: levees, corruption, oil companiesThis article contains the following unconfirmed information:
…Our levees flooded largely because we stupidly came to rely on the Federal Government to fix them for us. Our coastline's destroyed because of a curious deal, orchestrated by the Federal Government, allowing Big Oil to cut numerous waterways. Big Oil cut canals wider than any of our natural bayous, with neither levee nor shoal protecting adjoining lands, so Big Oil's barges dragging drilling platforms and pipelines could head straight out to the Gulf of Mexico. By law and contract, Big Oil was required to restore our coast to its natural condition by filling in the dredged canals and replanting the marsh. A tedious task, but far from impossible.
When Big Oil laughed us off, we stupidly appealed to the Federal Government for $14 billion to fix it for us…
