April Fools

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Today is the anniversary of the day the BP Deepwater Horizon blew.  If you are in the business of collecting small ironic tidbits then it’s a pretty interesting date.  Take for instance the fact that the day the rig toppled into the sea, two days after the explosions, was April 22^nd, or as it’s also known, Earth Day.  Or try this one on for size: President Obama announced that he was opening up more United States waters to off-shore drilling, a decision that would benefit BP first and foremost, twenty days before Deepwater blew.  The president let the press know this on March 31^st but he really missed a golden opportunity  Had he only waited a few more hours, he could have made his announcement on April Fools.

For the anniversary I have recorded a couple of radio features for Wilmington’s public radio station, WHQR.  Please take a listen here:   Gulf Radio Piece for Anniversary (Produced by Roderick McClain.)