Feds Shut Down Sand Berm Efforts: Louisiana Coastline Vulnerable

The incredible ineptness of Obama and the federal government continues to astound, as they have halted the dredging of the Louisiana coastline which was being done to build sand berms to protect them from oil permeating the area.

Since these decisions make no sense, it needs to be investigated whether or not this is being based on ideologies of radical environmentalists which may have infiltrated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department, which made the decision.

In a letter to Obama, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, said this about halting the effort: "Once again, our government resource agencies, which are intended to protect us, are now leaving us vulnerable to the destruction of our coastline and marshes by the impending oil."

There needs to be an investigation into what is happening here, and why these type of outrageous decisions are being made. The federal government opposed the sand berms in the first place, finally giving in as pressure mounted to get the job done.

The idiotic statement was made that the berms could harm other parts of the environment. How stupid can people get? Of course they're government employees, so it's understandable.

In other words, let's allow the oil to come to wreck the environment, so we don't wreck the environment with sand berms. That's the reasoning, and the Obama administration needs to relieve these people of their duties and positions and start investigating why these outrages continue.

That is of course, unless Obama and the Democrats back these criminal actions.

BP (NYSE:BP) Providing $75 Million in Grants to States to Battle Oil Impact

BP (NYSE:BP) (LON:BP) said they're going to provide grants to Mississippi, Florida and Alabama totaling $75 million, to be evenly distributed among the three states to help them ease the effects of the oil spill.

The oil giant recently provided immediate help to Louisiana to help build berms or islands to protect the shore of the state from oil sweeping up on it.

Another five rounds of $60 million each will be made to Louisiana by BP.

In the middle of May BP had paid Florida what is termed a tourism grant for $25 million to advertise the oil hadn't hit their shores yet. Mississippi and Alabama will get similar grants, although they'll be a little less at $15 million each.

BP (NYSE:BP) Will Pay for Sand Berms

BP (NYSE:BP) said in a press release today that they'll pay for the sand berms wanted by Louisiana to try to protect the coastal wetlands of the state.

There are a total of six sand berms the state wants to have built.

BP said they'll build they'll pay for the berms in several stages, according to the meeting of certain construction milestones, which weren't identified by BP.

Costs for the berms are estimated to be $360 million, according to BP, although the state of Louisiana hasn't given an estimate at this time.