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BP Oil Spill

BP Oil Spill. Locals point of view Noah Sadoff, Leah, Maria and JoJo. Before the oil spill. Fishing Tourists. Fishing. Shrimp Crab Lobster Oyster. Tourists. 45% of people Summer Locals money Hotels Crowded stores Crowded Restaurants. BP . British Petroleum Offshore Drilling

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BP Oil Spill

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  1. BP Oil Spill Locals point of view Noah Sadoff, Leah, Maria and JoJo

  2. Before the oil spill • Fishing • Tourists

  3. Fishing • Shrimp • Crab • Lobster • Oyster

  4. Tourists • 45% of people • Summer • Locals money • Hotels • Crowded stores • Crowded Restaurants

  5. BP • British Petroleum • Offshore Drilling • Gas company • Made in U.K.

  6. What happened On Earth day 2010 Bp was offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. When they capped the oil they did not cap it right. Then the oil spread across the Gulf of Mexico. The biggest oil spill of all time happened on earth day.

  7. No Shrimp

  8. No Oysters Oyster harvester- How th#2C4AA7

  9. No Shrimp • Oh wait I already said that

  10. How it hurts hotels • No tourists are coming • No seafood for the hotel restaurant • Employees are being fired • Stores renting space have lower rents or are kicked out

  11. How it hurts restaurants • No tourists • Less customers • No local seafood • Cheaper food • Less Waiters • Less Chefs

  12. Interesting Facts • 91% of children are doing lessoutdooor sports south east gulf strip • In the strip there was an 8% job loss • 26.6% of people moved from the strip Gulf Coast oil spill map.wloceb

  13. How should locals push politicans to change laws

  14. Responses • Slightly over half of all coastal residents felt that BP's response was "poor," and 41.3% said that the President's response to the oil spill was poor.

  15. Sources • http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=40&contentId=7061813 • http://www.examiner.com/gulf-oil-spill-in-tampa-bay/bp-slow-to-pay-oil-spill-damage-claims-while-tampa-bay-fisherman-struggle • http://picayuneitem.com/local/x1271727222/Oil-spill-affecting-local-businesses

  16. Sources Continued • http://www.witn.com/stateregional/headlines/103762574.html • http://www.portlavacawave.com/articles/2010/06/25/news/doc4c2362ef2b754441181726.txt • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100803132740.htm

  17. Sources Continued Oyster harvester- How th#2C4AA7 Gulf Coast oil spill map.webloc

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