



Sounds like an easy question, but I guess it depends on how you look at it.
I wanted to tell you about my recent kayak trip to big lake, lake Charles. I went out fishing with some buddies the past weekend, started fishing the banks when I came across something disturbing. After further inspection I noticed that it was a pelican that had died from this oil slick that was part of a nearby plant.Now being from Louisiana I've seen my share of images in magazines and television, but never this close. Now I'm not saying this is a bp problem. What I have a problem with is one its my state bird that was killed due to this companies negligents.
Second why is it ok for plants be allowed to dump their oil materials freely into the water but as long as they have this barrier it's ok. I mean you don't see me dumping my motor oil into the waterway.
Third wildlife and fisheries patrol and don't have a problem pulling you over for anything. But this pelican is out in the open. Do you really think they would get out of there boats and do something probably not. Why is it ok for them(companies) to dump there trash into the waterways that we fish. Needless to say they messed up that day of fishing.
The reason I'm posting this is, I made a promise to those guys that I would post this and we hope that this will shine a little light on the killing of our state bird is not right. Some of you that fish these waterways will recognize where these pictures were taken, my bet is the pelican is still there but will be removed shortly after this post. We were only a 1/2 mile north of nearby public landing.
I wanted to tell you about my recent kayak trip to big lake, lake Charles. I went out fishing with some buddies the past weekend, started fishing the banks when I came across something disturbing. After further inspection I noticed that it was a pelican that had died from this oil slick that was part of a nearby plant.Now being from Louisiana I've seen my share of images in magazines and television, but never this close. Now I'm not saying this is a bp problem. What I have a problem with is one its my state bird that was killed due to this companies negligents.
Second why is it ok for plants be allowed to dump their oil materials freely into the water but as long as they have this barrier it's ok. I mean you don't see me dumping my motor oil into the waterway.
Third wildlife and fisheries patrol and don't have a problem pulling you over for anything. But this pelican is out in the open. Do you really think they would get out of there boats and do something probably not. Why is it ok for them(companies) to dump there trash into the waterways that we fish. Needless to say they messed up that day of fishing.
The reason I'm posting this is, I made a promise to those guys that I would post this and we hope that this will shine a little light on the killing of our state bird is not right. Some of you that fish these waterways will recognize where these pictures were taken, my bet is the pelican is still there but will be removed shortly after this post. We were only a 1/2 mile north of nearby public landing.