Leaders at the Business Council of New Orleans have addressed the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by publishing a letter to the editor in New Orleans Times-Picayune . In this letter, BCNO calls on President Obama to “act now.”
The authors, Greg Rusovich, Merritt Lane and Bob Brown say: “As the oil continues to contaminate the barrier islands and marshes that are the state’s first defense in flood protection, the entire region is at risk, not only from a geographic shift, but also from an economic and tourism threat. Our entire way of life in Southeast Louisiana is being shattered.”
Read the full article online at nola.com