White House orders BP to pay for Louisiana dredge project.

[Clio the Leo]

U.S. orders BP to fund La. coast barriers
Published: June 2, 2010 at 9:40 PM

VENICE, La., June 2 (UPI) -- The United States Wednesday ordered BP to pay for more island barrier projects to protect Louisiana from the spreading Gulf of Mexico oil spill, officials said.

Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who is commanding the U.S. response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, issued a statement saying he has directed the British energy giant to pay for five more barriers, bringing to six the number of projects BP has been ordered to finance.

Louisiana officials had been urging Washington to approve a plan to dredge offshore sand to create berms that might offer protection to the state's marshland. Federal officials had questioned the long-term environmental impact of such projects.

"Consistent with all the work undertaken in recent weeks to assess Louisiana's barrier island proposal and gather input from local officials, environmental experts, and top scientists and engineers, I have directed BP to pay for five additional barrier island projects in addition to the one I approved last week as part of our continuing commitment to do everything possible to protect our vital coastal communities from BP's leaking oil," Allen said in a statement. "Based on a thorough expert analysis, we believe that these six total projects, which will be constructed expeditiously in the areas most at risk for long-term impact by oil, will effectively stem potential damage to these fragile shorelines."

Allen notified Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal of the decision Wednesday afternoon.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/02/US-orders-BP-to-fund-La-coast-barriers/UPI-98021275529232/

[Jennicut]

1. Can Bobby go build his damn berms now?

Sheesh.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Not until he squeezes maximum political juice out of the berm "drama".

[Jennicut]

3. LOL. What is a "berm" anyway?

[TwilightGardener]

4. A long, narrow lump of something (dirt, sand). We had one behind our house

to control drainage from rainwater coming down the slope. I now see the value in a level lot.

[K8-EEE]

6. Bobby once got the devil out of some girl with a lot of drama so

Why is he messing around with BERMS why doesn't he just call in another favor to GAWD!!!!

[Jennicut]

7. He can exorcise the oil spill out of the ocean!

[kestrel91316]

5. BP will ignore this order from the WH just like the one to stop using the toxic dispersant.