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Day 1 Arivial Grand Isle, La
Posted by William Moore on 9/17/2010The community of Grand Isle, La., population 1,541, prides itself as a fisherman’s paradise. But on Saturday, toxic, oil-contaminated waters still surrounded the southern edge of this town, forcing the cancellation of the oldest fishing tournament in the United States -- the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo -- for the first time since 1928.
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Day 2 Clean Up Begins
Posted by William Moore on 9/17/2010We have seen the pictures of the oil-slicked birds and the sludge that has been washed up on the Gulf’s coastlines. This weekend, we saw local news reports on the effects the BP oil spill had on Fourth of July plans and Gulf resort areas that have in the past drawn many people during the holiday weekend. Businesses are losing money, kids are trying to avoid oil sludge while they build sand castles on the beach, and travel plans are made to avoid places that have been affected by the BP oil spill. While we are saddened over the images of those oil-slicked birds, how long will that last for people? Once we have washed off all the oil we can see, will we still be thinking about the oil we can’t see and the long-term effects of it?
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