
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thar she blows!

Chef Sues BP

"“I’m proud to be part of a resilient community,” she said. “I also feel strongly that [BP] needs to be held accountable for its negligence.”
Spicer is an icon in the food world. She’s been a Top Chef judge, a James Beard “Best Chef” winner and even inspired a character featured in the HBO’s seriesTreme, a drama about New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina."
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The New York Times answers your questions.

What does BP's shareholders really care about?

"Cameron is due to meet on Saturday with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G8/G20 summits in Canada. He has pledged to discuss BP with Obama, who has been highly critical of the company. British business and shareholder groups have clamored for Cameron to defend the company. "I think it is also in all our long-term interests that there is some clarity, some finality, to all of this, so that we don't at the same time see the destruction of a company that is important for all our interests," Cameron told Canadian broadcaster CBC."
Read the rest of the article.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Mid-Bay Marina in Destin, Florida





Friday, June 25, 2010
Black Sand Beaches...?

"For the first time since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill 65 days ago, emulsified oil in large patches stained the sugar-white sand on Pensacola Beach. Large numbers of tar balls continued to roll ashore.
A section of the Gulf along Pensacola Beach — but not the beach itself — was closed to swimming and wading after a health advisory was issued by the Escambia County Health Department."
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Panhandle Real Estate hit by the threat of Oil

"Though most of the Gulf Coast remains free of tar balls, sheen and sludge from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, owners and agents say the disaster has still stained a showcase piece of the real estate market.
It is the third sucker punch in six years for property owners, many of whom were depending on rental units to fund their retirement. State lawmakers are looking to let homeowners off the hook on some of their taxes, hoping to pass the cost along to BP.
But things will not get better as long as images of oiled sand keep buyers away."
Head over to The Herald Tribune to read the rest of the article.Is BP burning sea turtles alive?

The FOX 13 report.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Asian Invasion

Crisis on the half-shell

But Louisiana's oyster industry has been brought to a standstill since oil began gushing into the Gulf in April. Oyster beds have been closed -- mostly as a precaution -- and fishermen have been put on oil spill duty.
At stake is more than just a meal."
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
National Wildlife Federation

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Volunteer to Clean Up
