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The HUMAN Cost of our Oil Addiction
Helping Victims of the BP Oil Spill
Helping America Take Action to Solve the Oil Crisis
NEW: Greenpeace Photos Show Marine Life Damage
The organization filed a Freedom of Information request for photos that show sea turtle devastation.
The HUMAN Cost of our Oil Addiction
Helping Victims of the BP Oil Spill
Helping America Take Action to Solve the Oil Crisis
NEW: Greenpeace Photos Show Marine Life Damage
The organization filed a Freedom of Information request for photos that show sea turtle devastation.
Captain George Ricks, Get-Away Fishing Charters
Hopedale/Delacroix, LA
Captain George Ricks is technically not a resident of Louisiana, which is why he wasn't recruited by BP to work on oil spill cleanup like other boat captains in the region. As a result of the oil spill George has lost about 70% of his business. We noticed Captain George as were driving down a stretch of road in Hopedale, Louisiana. The boats that lined the side of the road were deserted except the one that George was washing down.
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To watch Captain George's interview click below (Interviewed July 19, 2010).
Update from George, December, 2010:
I am back working, although business is still way off from what it should be. We had a rough time when Ken Feinberg first took over payments of BP funds to those of us who were affected, but they finally came around and compensated us fairly well. Now, we have to convince people from out of state that all is well, and we are back.
Thankfully, so far, our fishery seems like it's okay, but we wont know the impact for sure until next spawning season in the spring. I appreciate your continued concern.