On the recordJuly 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.
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transcripts.cnn.comBilly Nungesser: “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…”
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Nungesser emphasizes the importance of berms and barges in protecting the local environment and economy from oil contamination.
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Apr 19, 2011
It's unreal. It's unthinkable. You know, they still have a chance to do the right thing.
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.
Apr 18, 2011
It's been one lie after another. And the long-term effects of that oil out there, we don't know.
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