New Sources
In addition to the sites I have already mentioned, the Pensacola News Journal has a Gusher section and the Pensacola Beach Blog is scouring the web for stories.
A lot of people who have barely recovered from Katrina, Ivan, and Dennis are facing the loss of their livelihoods. You can’t make the payments on your boat if you can’t fish. You can’t run a seafood market if there is no seafood.
Shrimpers have already found oil in their catch. The oyster beds are being affected now. No one wants to have a vacation in an area that smells like an oil refinery. In too many ways, this is going to be worse than a hurricane and the damage more widespread.