Ongoing Disaster In The Gulf 1 year later
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is far from over. Fishermen are put in the position of being FORCED to go out into water they know in their hearts is not safe for sale. Many of the fishermen I know personally will not eat the catch from their own boats. If they speak out they are chastised by their fellow fishermen for putting their jobs in jeopardy. These people should be compensated for every day they have to stay out of the fishing grounds until the waters are truly safe for human consumption.
Slides from the March 19, 2011 flight with On Wings of Care
Slides from the March 20, 2011 flight also with On Wings of Care.
Horn Island Mississippi by JLW flight by On Wings of Care |
All photos, video, editing and opinions stated are mine and mine alone!
It is heartbreaking what is happening in Louisiana but that is not all of the story. Reports surfaced of oil in Alabama, Mississippi. Because the brunt of the main impact was seen first in Louisiana the rest of the oil has been ignored for the most part.
I saw oil on two flights on two days well over 100 miles apart and in currents that will not allow the so called sediment / algae bloom to travel upstream to Mississippi and Alabama!
No one expect the responses to be perfect to these incidents but we demand the truth about them when they happen.
What is happening to the communities effected by this is almost criminal. The oil industry has basically declared them an energy sacrifice zone with no recourse but to play by the rules, leave, or die trying to survive. Fishermen must either fish in contaminated water and sell their catch to unsuspecting Americans or go without means to survive themselves.
John L. Wathen
Slides from the March 19, 2011 flight with On Wings of Care
Slides from the March 20, 2011 flight also with On Wings of Care.
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