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What’s the worst company in America? You may have your own idea, depending on your personal experiences, but readers of one consumer website made their choice this week. Consumerist.com says BP barely beat out Bank of America to pick up the Golden Poo Award as “the worst company in America.” Other companies vying for the […]
My recent visit to the Gulf gave me a renewed appreciation for the beauty of that part of the country. It’s also heartbreaking to see what the oil spill is, or will be doing to the environment and economy there. The disaster has prompted many Americans to ask how they can help out. Obviously not […]
The Gulf looks angry today. Or maybe sick. Very few people are in the normally crystal clear, emerald green water. Many are just standing at its edge, staring at it, afraid to step in. The way I describe it is it looks like the Gulf ”threw up” overnight. One of the tourists walking by yells […]
Another oil free day on the beaches of Destin. That’s the good news. But it’s a little unnerving to see one of those TV news satellite trucks pull up and set up shop for the night in the parking lot of your condo complex. This one is from Tampa, but who knows how many others […]
It’s Monday in Destin, and the beaches are oil-free. But I have a feeling we’re under the microscope. We’re being watched. Destin has company, and I’m not talking tourists. From the ground and in the air, state and federal officials, along with their monikers, are here. The FEP, FWC, USCG, USAF. And I know what […]
The coast is clear, but the natives are restless. That pretty well sums up Day 1 of our beach vacation in Destin, Florida. The oil is getting closer to these sugary white sandy beaches. Many of the locals I talked to today say it’s now within 10 miles. And they’re all worried… from the grocery […]
Here’s a perfect and sad example that a picture is worth a thousand words! See more at boston.com.
