Oil Spill Information for August 27, 2010

British Petroleum is conducting yet another pressure test on the blow-out preventer. This time they have filled the blow-out preventer with seawater to match the conditions outside so they can get an idea of what will happen when they remove the preventer. They are looking for leaking gases and hydrocarbons. The test, which began Thursday morning, will take 48 hours to complete.  For more information and live links, go to http://www.destinhomerealtor.com/.

Oil Spill Not "Gone!"

Some scientists are now saying that there is an oil slick the size of Manhattan Island sitting below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. When the government and other organizations are saying the oil is 75% gone, we who live here are hard pressed to believe that all that oil has disappeared. I know everyone else would love to believe that the work is done and everyone can go home and save BP a whole lot of money. In Pensacola Beach, if you dig down in the sand a foot or more, there is a layer of black oil! I was told this by someone didn't believe it but saw it for herself!! Everyone needs to stay on BP until there is clear scientific evidence that the oil is cleaned up.  For up to the minute information, visit the links on http://www.destinhomerealtor.com/ or contact MykeSaysSold@aol.com

Gulf Oil Spill for August 15

The crippled undersea well has not spewed oil since July 15, when it was sealed with a temporary cap. In the coming days, BP will intersect the original well deep underground with a relief well, injecting mud and concrete to ensure the well is dead. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal spill response chief, said Saturday he was ordering BP to conduct more tests and offer more-detailed plans for dealing with potential complications before giving the go-ahead to complete the relief well.

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Rock the Beach Concert August 15

Tonight, August 15, there will be a "rock the beach" free concert, featuring Lynryd Skynyrd and Josh Thompson at the Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island. It's being sponsored by the Tourism Development Council with money from BP--in an attempt to boost tourism in the area and bring some people into local hotels and restaurants.




Also in the news from the tourism council--there is a search underway for a new "brand" for the area that aptly describes the Destin/Okaloosa/Fort Walton Beach area. Since there are other "emerald coast" places, an effort to re-identify the area appropriately. If you have ideas, feel free to contact the tourism council or me and I would be happy to pass the suggestion along.

Well, it looks as though the beautiful Gulf Coast has escaped what could have been the economic death of the area.  We have a lot of ground to make up for all the losses suffered this summer by all the businesses in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach, but at least we still have our white sand and beautiful water.  For links and live information, go to http://www.destinhomerealtor.com/

Oil by the Numbers--CNN

To see exactly what the numbers are and the effect of the BP Gulf Oil Disaster, go to this link:


http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/gulf.coast.oil.spill/interactive/numbers.interactive/index.html

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Gulf Oil Spill Comment

Well, well, there is how many millions of gallons of oil leaked into the gulf of Mexico, and how many gallons of corexant to break it up and turn it into orange goo instead of black goo?


Now people would have us believe that it has all disappeared magically almost seemingly overnight. I don't believe it. Just because we can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't still with us. My question is, how come the "junegrass" that normally comes for a week or maybe two in June is still with us in August? I don't see oil in the water here in Destin, but I sure see more seaweed than ever before. Has the oil warmed the Gulf? I don't have the answers.

I hope just because the deepwater horizon tragedy is not as volatile at the moment as it was a few short weeks ago, that we don't forget what has happened here in the Gulf. A tragedy has occured, and our Gulf is changed probably for my lifetime. Only time will tell what the effect is on the entire ecological system in the Gulf of Mexico. For now, I just hope that people who have vacationed here and loved the area return here again and again to support the local economy!

The catastrophe could still be worse if the static kill doesn't work, but we will count on the "kill" working. We can't imagine anything else. Just remember that because the "emergency" has passed, the tragedy and long term problems caused by the leak has not.

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Gulf Oil Spill--More Lies

The  US Coast Guard has routinely approved BP's requests to override a federal directive to ban the use of toxic dispersant to break up the spill. The coastguard granted 74 exemptions over 48 days, according to documents obtained by Rep Ed Markey, chairman of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee.  Rep. Markey was instrumental in leading the fight to have cameras on the leak made public.  According to BP, 1.8m gallons of dispersant have been pumped into the Gulf. Scientists say that the resulting high toxicity levels could harm marine life for years to come.  On Friday night, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would block BP from winning future drilling permits in the US because of its safety record.
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