http://www.erikablumenfeld.com/2010/07/11/hell-has-come-to-south-louisiana/ The artwork, photojournalism, and projects of internationally exhibiting artist and Guggenheim Fellow, Erika Blumenfeld. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.erikablumenfeld.com/2010/07/11/hell-has-come-to-south-louisiana/#comment-332 Annie Jacobs Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:31:49 +0000 http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/?p=1622#comment-332 This article brings the oil spill to life and illustrates how our countrymen and women are being affected by this disaster. I feel the government was to blame for not enforcing safe guards and permitting BP to drill closer to shore. I can't help but wonder how much money BP has donated to the campaign chests of our representatives who have forgotten who they work for! Thanks for your reporting, and I hopw to read more as time goes on. This article brings the oil spill to life and illustrates how our countrymen and women are being affected by this disaster. I feel the government was to blame for not enforcing safe guards and permitting BP to drill closer to shore. I can’t help but wonder how much money BP has donated to the campaign chests of our representatives who have forgotten who they work for! Thanks for your reporting, and I hopw to read more as time goes on.

]]> http://www.erikablumenfeld.com/2010/07/11/hell-has-come-to-south-louisiana/#comment-331 Independent Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:35:15 +0000 http://www.thepolarproject.com/blog/?p=1622#comment-331 BP absolutely needs to support the victims of this tragedy. I also appreciate the frustration which all of the victims are having with the government as well, but the current administration has inherited all of the policies and procedures created by administrations of the past, along with a huge debt, an economy in free-fall, and two "wars". Blaming the spill and the unacceptable response to the spill on Obama would be like blaming the 911 attacks on GW Bush. (Spoken like a true Independent). Contrary to some political views, our government has the role to regulate, and regulation could have prevented this disaster. The dispersants were utterly moronic! This cleanup method is what was listed in the ancient cleanup plans, and it should have never been used! As far as an action plan to have the Government respond to an oil spill, we already knew that wasn't going to happen before this spill, based upon the previous big American coast spills. Oil Companies should have been prepared to handle this, but the Energy policies of past administrations did not address this. They wanted continued generous contributions to their political campaigns from the oil companies, and look where that got us! Farewell to the world's greatest shrimp (among other spectacular Gulf seafood), at least for my lifetime. It makes me so sad. BP MUST pay!!!! Hang in there Louisiana coast! Americans will rise up if no assistance comes your way. BP absolutely needs to support the victims of this tragedy. I also appreciate the frustration which all of the victims are having with the government as well, but the current administration has inherited all of the policies and procedures created by administrations of the past, along with a huge debt, an economy in free-fall, and two “wars”. Blaming the spill and the unacceptable response to the spill on Obama would be like blaming the 911 attacks on GW Bush. (Spoken like a true Independent).
Contrary to some political views, our government has the role to regulate, and regulation could have prevented this disaster. The dispersants were utterly moronic! This cleanup method is what was listed in the ancient cleanup plans, and it should have never been used!
As far as an action plan to have the Government respond to an oil spill, we already knew that wasn’t going to happen before this spill, based upon the previous big American coast spills. Oil Companies should have been prepared to handle this, but the Energy policies of past administrations did not address this. They wanted continued generous contributions to their political campaigns from the oil companies, and look where that got us!
Farewell to the world’s greatest shrimp (among other spectacular Gulf seafood), at least for my lifetime. It makes me so sad. BP MUST pay!!!! Hang in there Louisiana coast! Americans will rise up if no assistance comes your way.

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