Miles of oil containment booms sit in warehouse

June 11, 2010 15:49


Oil boom manufacture Packgen has miles of floating oil containment boom in warehouse right now and they say they can make lots more on short notice. Packgen owner John Lapoint said his company is ramping up production to make 90,000 feet of oil boom per day. But no one has come to buy any.

Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit

Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, June 11, 2010, 2:14 PM

Two weeks ago Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) requested more oil boom to save the Louisiana marshes.

At least 125 miles of Louisiana coastline has been ruined by the BP oil spill. Tar blobs began washing up on Florida’s white sand beaches near Pensacola last week. And, crude oil has also been reported along barrier islands in Alabama and Mississippi.

Oil boom manufacture Packgen has miles of floating oil containment boom in warehouse right now and they say they can make lots more on short notice. Packgen owner John Lapoint said his company is ramping up production to make 90,000 feet of oil boom per day.

But, there’s a hitch. The company notified the government 4 WEEKS AGO that they have oil boom but they they won’t buy it. BP sent representatives 4 weeks ago to check out the manufacturer and they are going to send representatives again this week. The boom is sitting in a warehouse as the coastline is destroyed.

They first alerted the government 4 WEEKS AGO. They can produce more boom than anyone in the US and abroad.

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