Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, United StatesDespite serious competition (the earthquake in Haiti, war in Afghanistan, trapped miners in Chile) it's no surprise that the biggest story of 2010, verified by the Associated Press, was the oil spill in the Gulf.
For nearly 90 days, beginning on April 20, the spill dominated headlines around the world and as the year winds down there are still multiple stories reported daily on the accident's continued fallout.
Just in the last few days, for example: Unemployed Gulf residents in Louisiana unable to pay rent because jobs have disappeared; Florida claimants raking in bigger checks for being savvier at filling out forms than those impacted in other states; black jack dealers across the Gulf being denied claims for lost jobs; numerous reports on the long-term impact of the spill on wildlife, particularly bluefin tuna; a devastating Times story detailing the final minutes on the Deepwater rig before it exploded and sank and even bad Hollywood actors (Stephen Baldwin v. Kevin Costner) fighting over profits that might have been from its clean-up.
But my favorite story from inside the story has to be attempts by Louisiana politicians, led by Governor Bobby Jindal, to profit politically and economically from the spill by fighting for an expensive construction project - building berms on outlying islands to keep the oil at bay, which few experts thought would work - confirming the state's reputation for political chicanery.Continue reading Gulf Berm-Building Called "Waste of Money"Gulf Berm-Building Called "Waste of Money" originally appeared on Gadling on Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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