Oil

Louisianans are “angry, they’re frustrated, they’re feeling helpless, but they still understand that it is part of the culture and the fabric of the economy,” said Representative Charlie Melancon, whose district encompasses all of the areas where oil has come ashore. “It is what it is.” (NY Times, "Despite Leak, Louisiana Is Still Devoted to Oil" By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON Published: May 22, 2010)

Clearly it's up to the rest of us to change that culture.
That being said,

"ANCHORING CHANGE IN A CULTURE
COMES LAST, NOT FIRST. Most alterations in norms and shared values come at the end of the transformation process.
DEPENDS ON RESULTS: New approaches usually sink into a culture only after it’s very clear that they work and are superior to old methods.
REQUIRES A LOT OF TALK: Without verbal instruction and support, people are often reluctant to admit the validity of new practices.
MAY INVOLVE TURNOVER: Sometimes the only way to change a culture is to change key people.
MAKES DECISIONS ON SUCCESSION CRUCIAL: If promotion processes are not changed to be compatible with new practices, the old culture will reassert itself." - John P Kotter

And I think we're out of time