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Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution

New York Times -- HOUMA, La. — Loulan Pitre Sr. was born on the Gulf Coast in 1921, the son of an oysterman. Nearly all his life, he worked on the water, abiding by the widely shared faith that the resources of the Gulf of Mexico were limitless.
As a young Marine staff sergeant, back home after fighting in the South Pacific, he stood on barges in the gulf and watched as surplus mines, bombs and ammunition were pushed over the side.
He helped build the gulf’s very first offshore oil drilling platforms in the late 1940s, installing bolts on perilously high perches over the water. He worked on a shrimp boat, and later as the captain of a service boat for drilling platforms.

The gulf has changed, Mr. Pitre said: “I think it’s too far gone to salvage.

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Submitted Jul 29, 2010 By: Road-Runner

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CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:6,458 Points:1,293,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 5:51:47 AM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse “The environmental movement was either so far removed from it that it was unaware, or it was aware and afraid to challenge it because of local politics,” Mr. Suckling said. “Or it was unwilling to challenge because it has written off the gulf as America’s dumping ground.” Now can we do something about this shameful legacy. We need to make Congress strengthen the Clean Water Act, removing the exemption for runoff. [Edited by: CruisinLinda at 7/30/2010 5:57:27 AM EST]
JimTee All-Star Author Tampa Posts:920 Points:790,315 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 5:15:24 AM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse If you think the gulf oil spill was bad, just think how many unreported problems there are throughout the world. We are kill this planet and everything on it.
runout9 All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:567 Points:450,150 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 3:51:02 AM Ignore runout9 Report Abuse I remember GE's polluting of the Hudson river. So why would the Gulf of Mexico be any different?
dacofa All-Star Author Nevada Posts:788 Points:190,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 3:47:40 AM Ignore dacofa Report Abuse And they're now worrying about it?
nedthenanite Champion Author Mississippi Posts:4,065 Points:785,285 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 2:01:17 AM Ignore nedthenanite Report Abuse If people only knew how polluted the planet's waters are, they'd be so shocked they might not ever drink anything ever again. People floating in their own waste in Cambodia. Chemicals in the drinking water in China. A plastic island of refuse the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean. Mine runoff in the streams in West Virginia. It's scary stuff.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:6,458 Points:1,293,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:49:41 AM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse I'd people don't care for their own land and water, who will? They vote for public officials who neglect schools and keep voters uneducated while their officials sell themselves to special interests for enough money to win in the next election. It's sad.
mynt Veteran Author Ottawa Posts:412 Points:99,900 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:12:15 AM Ignore mynt Report Abuse Most of our waterways have been abused by man ... it's unfortunate.
Huskersed All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:509 Points:264,785 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:05:37 AM Ignore Huskersed Report Abuse Not just Gulf of Mexico, pretty much a lot of beaches has been polluted
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:2,505 Points:584,850 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 11:11:03 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse The Gulf doesn't have to be a "sink" of pollution. Just take care when drilling for oil.
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:1,147 Points:300,275 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 11:08:32 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse It's the heat down there. Everything is alive and eating something else.
Jeeputtputt All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:721 Points:183,670 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 10:43:37 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse Rape the Earth -Get RICH-- Then leave it to the tax payers to clean it up, this is creating jobs????????????????
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:3,616 Points:1,226,800 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2010 9:57:03 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse This article is something of an eye opener for those of us who live nowhere near the Gulf. On the other hand, Denver's South Platte River, with headwaters in the Rocky Mountains, drains into the Missouri, thence into the Mississippi and into the Gulf; thus even we affect the condition of the Gulf of Mexico.