On the recordMay 31, 2010
The question is -- and they're working very hard, but what they're doing, is it effective? Wiping down blades of grass, are we going to be able to keep up with this oil?
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transcripts.cnn.comBilly Nungesser: “The question is -- and they're working very hard, but what they're doing, is it effective? Wiping down blades of grass…”
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Nungesser questions the effectiveness of the cleanup efforts being undertaken by BP.
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Jul 13, 2010
The only way we're going to control our way of life and get our way of life back is if we have those berms out there, we have barges in the pass, and we can keep that oil at bay.
Apr 18, 2011
Absolutely not. The spots you saw, you don't have the thick oil. But when a bird gets a little bit of oil on its breast, it's like you punching a hole in a rubber boot. You're going to get pneumonia and die.
Jul 4, 2010
Just saying no is not good enough. We need to work together and come up with something that will keep this oil out.
Oct 6, 2010
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