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To: tejek who wrote (564641)5/5/2010 12:07:34 AM
From: HPilot1 Recommendation  Respond to of 1577194
 
Fine. I think the state governments of MISS, FLA and ALA need to take care of their shorelines should the oil reach them. Fair enough?

Those states, the Federal government, BP, the oil derrick company (can't remember the name), and their insurance company should all be working to clean up the oil. So far the Federal government and possibly the state governments are not doing their fair share.



To: tejek who wrote (564641)5/5/2010 8:05:14 AM
From: Brumar89  Respond to of 1577194
 
.. In 1968, federal roles and responsibilities for oil spill responses were defined by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, also known as the National Contingency Plan. The plan was updated in the early ‘90s, to include the lessons learned from the March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Today the Coast Guard continues to protect the marine environment as one of its 11 statutory missions. ...

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