The Gulf Oil Spill
July 7th, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
Just received these pictures today from Lauren Mills in Pensacola Beach. Sadly they show the Ft. Pickens area. It was just a few weeks ago that I uploaded pics and video of a beach under siege. These pictures show the end result. I...
June 24th, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
The first thing this morning I received an email from Donna Troy in Navarre, FL, part of where I was last week. I won’t add to her words as they speak loudly enough, “The Pensacola fishing pier (this morning) is slammed with oil and also the...
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
Yesterday I drove down and back to Grand Isle. I found what I was looking for and in some ways, I found more. This is the last blog for what has been a trip that I hope to repeat often, until this mess is at least heading in the right...
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
There IS hope to be found. Yes, the ruptured BP oil well is one of the world's worst man-made disasters, handled with absolute incompetence, indifference and greed from the designing stages up until now. But... if you scratch the surface you'll...
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
What once would be considered a casual pastime of watching a flock of seemingly carefree pelicans now triggers all new concerns and fears.
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
Grand Isle, Louisiana. The disaster has drastically altered the face of a once thriving area.
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
Grand Isle. Due to the extreme heat, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. the oil liquefies and is impossible to move. They have to wait until after 5:00 for it to solidify enough to be able to handle.
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
Grand Isle, so many questions we have yet to address or even begin to think about.
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
A general overview of the beach on Grand Isle and what BP's oil spill has turned it into.
June 21st, 2010
| by: Sprague >>
For all intents and purposes, the beach of Grand Isle, Louisiana, looks as though it's under occupation. This is one example of the many, small "clean up towns".
