But months later, a team of Louisiana State University researchers asked some 2,000 residents of the devastated coast, “Do you favor or oppose a moratorium that would halt offshore drilling until new safety requirements are met?” Half opposed it, and only a third favored it. When asked, “Have your views about other environmental issues such as global warming or protecting wildlife changed as a result of the oil spill?” seven out of ten answered “no.” The rest—interestingly, the less educated and female—said “yes.” The inland Louisianans I spoke with, like Congressmen Boustany and Landry, were
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