Posted:
06/24/10
It came ashore on Wednesday, and by Thursday it had caused the state of Florida to officially close Pensacola Beach.
In a development that no one wanted to see, thick toxic oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill blackened the famous beach and sent clean-up crews into overdrive.
Touring Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Crist called the sight of the oil "disgusting." The Pensacola News Journal, meanwhile, reacted with bitterness to the fouling of the city's central tourist attraction:
Until Wednesday, only stray tar balls had made it to Pensacola Beach.
In a development that no one wanted to see, thick toxic oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill blackened the famous beach and sent clean-up crews into overdrive.
Touring Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Crist called the sight of the oil "disgusting." The Pensacola News Journal, meanwhile, reacted with bitterness to the fouling of the city's central tourist attraction:
In addition to the beach closures, a health advisory has also been issued for surrounding Escambia County.The sign at Pensacola Beach Properties boasted "Always has been, always will be -- the most beautiful beaches in the world."
Not on Wednesday.
Because surely, there's a white sand beach somewhere in the world that doesn't look like it was vomited on by Big Oil.
Until Wednesday, only stray tar balls had made it to Pensacola Beach.
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