While the media fleet sailed with the Titanic centennial story, this week marked the anniversary of another maritime disaster. The Deepwater oil spill happened two years ago, but you wouldn’t know it unless you live on the Gulf Coast. Most media coverage boosted the recovery of tourism and the fishing industry. Only the editors of the Tampa Bay Times have a weather eye on the future:
“Two years later, spill’s dangers linger,” Tampa Bay Times editorial
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April 21, 2012 at 1:22 pm
UPDATES:
“Eyeless Shrimp, Clawless Crabs, & Other Nightmarish Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill,” Sarah Zhang, Discovery Magazine blog
“Oil Habit Unchanged on Two-Year Anniversary of BP’s Gulf of Mexico Spill,” David Biello, Scientific American blog