The Republicans have brought us nothing but destruction.
...illegal wars
...collapsed banking institutions
...phytoplankton, algae produce 60% of Earth's oxygen
A livable environment requires regulation and active listening to people who know better than to give credence to plutocrats. Profit with abandon is not sound policy.
Oil spill reaches Louisiana shore (See link below)
State officials focusing on cleaning up coast
By Mike Hasten • mhasten@gannett.com • April 30, 2010
BATON ROUGE — Efforts to keep some of the millions of gallons of oil spewing from an offshore well from hitting the coast of Louisiana were unsuccessful as waves carrying raw crude moved overnight into delicate estuaries at the state's southernmost point, Pass a'Loutre in Plaquemines Parish....
...That includes seeking to call out the National Guard. Jindal sent letters to the head of the Department of Defense and Homeland Security seeking funding to pay up to 6,000 members of the Guard to help the state handle what could be a major disaster.St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, two areas still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, each requested 75 miles of booms to try to corral as much oil as they can before it hits the coast.
Jindal, who declared an emergency Thursday calling for the state to take any action it can to protect the coastline, said the Coast Guard has made it clear that it has full authority in battling this disaster.
The state has taken some steps. It opened up two Mississippi River diversion projects to force more fresh water into the area in an effort to keep oil from penetrating deep into the marsh....
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100430/NEWS01/4300311/Oil-spill-reaches-Louisiana-shore
