Craig Smith’s “Oil Business” in Opinion on November 20 begins with entertaining anecdotes about working in the business as a young man and ends with a stark reminder of how oil spills have devasted the shores and wildlife of Santa Barbara County.
In the renewed controversy over offshore drilling in Southern California, we shall need the wisdom of people like Smith who know both sides of the business.
If a former roustabout opposes offshore drilling for environmental reasons, I listen.
