Had our first ever press conference in India today to highlight the similarities between Chalmette, Katrina and the Murphy Oil Spill (Will they ever clean it up...? Will people ever get a fair price for their homes...?) and the attempts to place another refinery on the coast of the Indian Ocean, in a beautiful area that supports fishing villages and farmers, and is the site of tsunami survivors. Seems pretty simple math doesn't it - area afflicted by tsunami does NOT = good place for a refinery, but apparently the Indian government doesn't get it. Could it be because a certain minister is heavily invested in making the project happen? hmmmm...
Maybe its much like how industry in the US has been given a green light to do what they please thanks to the current administration.
Will follow up with pics and more details - we had a bit of a harrowing return (the monsoon season just decided to kick in and Cuddalore is a good 3 hours up the coast) so we are just thankful to be back in Chennai!
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