Breaking: Government Informed About Maine Oil Boom Company Back on May 21
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, June 13, 2010, 8:57 AM
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.
Two days ago, Admiral Thad Allen, the man in charge of the federal effort to manage the crisis, told Jake Tapper that he had never heard of Packgen and their oil boom stockpiles.
Maybe Admiral Allen should clean off his desk.
Gregory Sullivan at Pajamas Media posted this letter today sent to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco. Copies were sent to Governors Bob Riley, Charles Crist, Haley Barbour, and Bobby Jindal. The letter was signed by two U.S. senators.
Packgen first alerted the government 4 WEEKS AGO. They can produce more boom than anyone in the US and abroad.
John Lapoint, the owner of Packgen, told FOX News this week about the continuing efforts by Packgen to get the oil containment boom that is so desperately needed to the people of the Gulf Coast.
Meanwhile at least 18 American beaches may be ruined forever while miles of oil boom sits in a Maine warehouse.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 88 Comments
Kenny Solomon commented:
Can’t let official state requests for genuine emergency-need Federal assistance get in the way of a crisis too good to waste.
After all, the current administration is way too busy upholding and defending The Constitution to deal with anything else.
KLS
Iconoclast commented:
Apparently “waste no crisis” translates into “waste no opportunity to demonstrate incompetence, cause harm to the US economy, drive jobs overseas and raise taxes while attempting to shift the blame to someone else, preferably George Bush.” It is truly a shame that those bright enough to see through 0shama before November of 2008 must bear much of the cost of his foul, benighted regime. It would be indeed sweet if the gullible who bought into the hopey-changey snake oil presentations were punished for their stupidity & cupidity by footing the full, multi-trillion dollar bill which resulted – then resettled on the coasts polluted because of this regime’s incredibly incompetent hubris.
pm commented:
Wondering why we haven’t heard a peep from Snowe or Collins about this.
They’ve never been shy about getting before the cameras to express themselves. Where’s the outrage, ladies?
allyHM commented:
I’d likd go point out that the beaches, as bad as they may be, are not “ruined forever” nor will they ever be. There was a similar spill in 1979 in a rig closer to Mexico. Six years later, there was almost no trace of it left, and at twenty years no sign at all except for chunks of what looks like asphalt that washes up on the shore now and then in a very small area after a particularly violent storm. I’m not taking away from the fact that the government clearly is not doing its job here and should have responded to Packgen’s offer a month ago, but it would be really nice if people wouldn’t buy into the “our beaches are ruined” emotionalism that is being portrayed on MSM. BTW, I live in Florida, and I’m currently sitting in a house on the beach on the Gulf of Mexico near Pt. St. Joe/Appalachicola. The beach here is just fine.
burt commented:
The beaches will rebound. I lived many years near the banks of Oil Creek in Pennsylvania. From 1859 to 1869 oil was placed in wooden barrels and floated to the refineries down stream. It is estimated 1/3 of the oil never made the trip. Come walk its trails, and fish for trout in Oil Creek. The wild life is back, the fish are back, the vegetation is back. Today you would never know the history of that stream.
CLN commented:
Maybe the likes of Tapper should clear out their desks too? If this had been a GOP president the’d have found out this information a lot sooner. Instead they worry about what Carly thinks of Boxer’s hair or if Sarah Palin had implants.
The MSM needs to be held accountable too, and I dont just mean ridiculed. They are abetting a negligent administration and covering up the crimes and mistakes.
Jean commented:
I watched Huckabee last night on Fox News and he had so many guests demonstrating ways to clean up the Gulf that he could not introduce all of them.
I don’t know how we can do it but if we bypassed DC and implemented some of these clean ups ourselves with the approval of a couple of Governors from the Gulf Coast, we could take back parts of our country sooner instead of later.
seven commented:
To sell to the federal gubment, you have to grease the skids. Gubment purchasing agents are very difficult to sell to. Many are bad people. Professional sales people find a lot of interference in getting appointments.
Sluggards will have all the excuses why they won’t deal with Packgen.
John Fembup commented:
Looking for an ass to kick? Here’s a few suggestions:
Salazar’s, and perhaps also the one attached to his buffoon of a staffer who opened and first read this important letter.
And perhaps also the two Maine Senators, if it turns out they did not release this letter to the media back in May.
And perhaps also the other recipients of the letter, for the same reasons.
And, if they did release the letter to the media, then kick the asses of every news editor at each of the media that received a copy of the letter.
btw, I have no idea what Obama means by “ass kicking”.
But I know what I mean.
And finally, there needs to be an ass-kicking party on November 3.
Robert commented:
CLN #7
I second that. The MSM is NOT being held to account. Their selective outrage and reporting is now surpassing that of any truly state-controlled press in memory, although they are doing it by choice. Our media agrees with the ideology, in fact they are the ones pushing it.
And the general public is still going along with it. Obama’s ratings are NOT going down as they should with this gross and criminal negligence.
The LEFT is not principled, they are exemplifying pure political hackery, letting things slide here that they would be all over a Republican administration for.
Slider commented:
BS would have bought and paid for that boom on day 2 if it were made by the ‘cuban state boom company’ or some other such communist concern.
No need to do business with a capitalist you know.
mike191 commented:
CLN#7 comments are spot on.This media has aided and by omission helped this Cabal gain power.This President has demonstrated to the American People that he is no leader,has thin skin, cannot compromise,lectureship over leadership,and a rigid doctrainaire who is alien to the norms and mores of this Nation.
Betsy Ross commented:
The federal government is compelled by law to protect this country from environmental disaster…more proof that team obama is guilty of dereliction of duty…
iconoclast commented:
This isn’t the only example of rank incompetence by this administration regarding the cleanup of the BP oil spill. Apparently the insane clown posse are letting a 1920′s piece of protectionist legislation hamper cleanup work.
Maria commented:
I would like to join the chorus of people criticizing the Fed government, however Governor Jindal was also sent this letter. Why didn’t he got in front of the TV, said he was not waiting for funding/ direction anymore from Feds and negotiate directly with the boom company in order to get the boom? He would have shamed BP and the Feds and eventually they would have paid.
fdgdfgdf commented:
Obama purposely did nothing and let the oil spill get out of control so that he could exploit the ensuing crisis to fit his liberal agenda.
bitterclinger commented:
Maria, while I fault Gov. Jindal for not taking matters into his own hands, Louisiana is broke, just like many other states. Gov. Jindal isn’t running the $$ printing presses 24/7, like Oilbama, and I guess he has enough integrity to not order something he knows he can’t pay for.
As for Thad Allen, even the conserv. talking heads talk about what a competent guy he is. I’ve come to the simple and inescapable conclusion that anyone who associates with this regime is corrupt or willing to be corrupted.
Robert commented:
Jindal ought to take charge and do whatever he can. He should solicit donations from the public to help pay for the expenses.
If it is an issue of “federal property” he should do like the Obama administration has done with BP; 24 hours to come up with a plan, 48 hours to implement it.
On second thought, forget about the federal government. They can just play catch-up, “If They Can!”
ogee commented:
Worst president/UOTUS ever! His allegiance is to Kenya and not USA. He is one lazy dude.
Obozo the clown! Suck it with a straw you lazy sucker who didn’t attend college but got a free pass…freak.
Here’s the Kenyan BC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzOxM86pnAo&feature=player_embedded
TimH commented:
The slow response is just one more example of the mission that Obamanation has for this country, and that is to drop it to third world status so that he can help implement a one world/socialist utopia government. This of course, will never work since someone always wants to be above everyone else, yet they keep trying, and failing. Meanwhile, the Gulf is going to be a dead zone for years and the sea life, wetlands and birds of the area will suffer the most since they have no defense at all, people at least can move away, the animals can’t escape the slick and survive. Obamanation cares nothing for the ecology. If I was Jindal, I would have told the EPA to stuff it, and built the berms anyways. If the EPA wants to try and enforce their rules, arrest them. States are supposed to have domination and control over their land area, not the feds.
j commented:
This reminds me of Bill Maher.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/05/02/george-will-smacks-down-bill-maher-week-brazil-totally-oil
brainpimp commented:
Once again you keep repeating a false story.
Packgen has no such things available.
They have no connectors. They cannot connect to any other boom.
They have no metal top cable.
They required 100% payment up front for something they couldn’t deliver.
They have been dishonest about what they have and how much they have for over a month.
There are however plenty of boom producers out there. BP is the problem. They won’t allow most of the already selected contractors out there to purchase what they need. This is not about Obama, it is about BP’s incompetence.
Jim Hoft, why do you refuse to contact me and get the real story?
avery commented:
Yes we can is to busy trying to get another Bailout for his Unions supported.
yjlaw commented:
OK, even this story is a couple days old now. Why are we not seeing Packgen boom (or any other company for that matter) being loaded onto trains and trucks and moved south. Seriously, what are they waiting for?
Bob McCarty commented:
In an e-mail received this morning, Navy LCDR Jim Hoeft, spokesman for the Deepwater Horizon Response Team explained to me the following: The boom manufactured by Packgen did not pass an initial quality control test. Boom is subjected to great wear and tear when placed in the water and must be frequently tended. In order to retain its effectiveness boom must be of high quality. Once Packgen’s boom passes inspection, the company can be considered as a source for supplying boom to the largest oil spill response operation in U.S. history. In the meantime, suitable boom is being identified and obtained quickly and there is currently 459,000 feet of boom stored in the region in addition to the 2.24 million feet deployed. Makes sense to me.
Donna Mc. commented:
It’s more a priority to attend fund raisers, play golf, party with Paul McCartney, and go to the theater. LET THEM EAT TAR BALLS!!!
Sandy commented:
Bob McCarty — Its laughable. So no Boom in place is better than Boom of less than top quality. Where was the Boom which was supposed to be in place when the rig blew up? According to a law passed in 1994 there was supposed to be Boom in place at every rig site.
This was signed into law by Clinton but you won’t hear a dicky bird out of him because he is now Obama’s champion.
I’m surprised the Navy LCDR actually wrote this to you. You must spread this around and call Rush on Tuesday — I think he would be very interested to hear this.
Maria commented:
Bitterclinger, I am aware of that, but this is an emergency. The Federal govnt or BP would have been forced to pay in the end.
Or try Robert’s suggestion. Whatever. Inaction should not be an option, acting impotent , like if there is no solution.
Sandy commented:
This is the same mob that will control our Healthcare. Say you need an operation immediately or you will die–buy a cemetary plot cause its over.
To Brainpimp — This is Obama’s problem because its happening here and he is the leader of this country. You don’t like the Boom story how about the skimmers from other countries which have offered to help and been turned down? Or how about the Saudis — they have a way to turn the oil into water. Once again, they were turned down? Obama has been enjoying the perks of the presidency too much to stop and do the job he was hired to do.
Sandy commented:
Obama said Kick Azz and he goes up in the polls. Give me a break! I want a reality based President like Gingrich — I am sick sick sick of Govt by propaganda — and a media who swallows it whole.
Peggy commented:
Gulf state governors need to take action to protect their shores. It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission. Come on Bobby, Haley…to heck w/Charlie Crist.
wildwood commented:
I ran a column (several) on this on my website and received an interesting email, which indicates to me that the narrative will change soon. That is, the administration will start saying Packgen’s booms aren’t up to government standards and they will use them as soon as they are. Here’s the email:
LT Erik Halvorson has left a new comment on your post ….
The boom manufactured by Packgen did not pass an initial quality control test. Boom is subjected to great wear and tear when placed in the water and must be frequently tended. In order to retain its effectiveness boom must be of high quality. Once Packgen’s boom passes inspection, the company can be considered as a source for supplying boom to the largest oil spill response operation in U.S. history. In the meantime, suitable boom is being identified and obtained quickly and there is currently 459,000 feet of boom stored in the region in addition to the 2.24 million feet deployed.
Hope this clarifies the story.
LT Erik Halvorson
Chief, Joint Information Center
Deepwater Horizon Response
Unified Area Command
Kukee American commented:
President Obama wants to destroy the economies of the Gulf Coast States because they are all hard-working American Conservatives (RED STATES) and he want them to turn blue. How? By having to depend on the Fed for survival. Just like New Yack, Nude Jersey, and Californication: AKA America’s Portugal, Spain and Greece.