docofthebay
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- Sep 10, 2009
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Well I am very upset about this oil spill on a number of different levels.
1st is that the beaches of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are some of the prettiest in the world and it is now likely that in a few days they will be covered by oil. This will effectively ruin the tourist season, the shrimp industry, and the oyster industry. The recreational, charter and commercial fishing in the area and recreational boating will also be ruined as now one will want to or need to drive their boat thru the mess.
For those that haven’t been here, the beaches are essentially as if God opened up large bags of sugar and poured them on the shore. They truly are beautiful.
It is only now, one week after the spill started, that the Feds are beginning to do anything to help and they are spending more time defending why they waited so long than they are actually spending doing something about it. According to reports, this could easily end up as the second largest oil spill behind the Exxon Valdez debacle and earlier action could have kept this contained or made the burning option more likely to work.
What are the thoughts from some of you who also boat or live on this coast?
Well I am very upset about this oil spill on a number of different levels.
1st is that the beaches of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are some of the prettiest in the world and it is now likely that in a few days they will be covered by oil. This will effectively ruin the tourist season, the shrimp industry, and the oyster industry. The recreational, charter and commercial fishing in the area and recreational boating will also be ruined as now one will want to or need to drive their boat thru the mess.
For those that haven’t been here, the beaches are essentially as if God opened up large bags of sugar and poured them on the shore. They truly are beautiful.
It is only now, one week after the spill started, that the Feds are beginning to do anything to help and they are spending more time defending why they waited so long than they are actually spending doing something about it. According to reports, this could easily end up as the second largest oil spill behind the Exxon Valdez debacle and earlier action could have kept this contained or made the burning option more likely to work.
What are the thoughts from some of you who also boat or live on this coast?