St Joe and the Oil Spill

Beach Fanatic

May 6, '10 · 3:34 PM645

Gulf oil spill threatening St. Joe's big bet on Panhandle - St. Petersburg Times[/urlof oil spill contractors, and document any damage.

That commitment could be in environmental and economic jeopardy.

Greene this week outlined specific steps St. Joe will take to prepare for the gulf oil spill reaching its coastal properties.

In addition to retaining a "disaster response" consultant, the company will:

• Hire aerial photography and engineering firms to photograph St. Joe properties and collect and test soil samples before any oil arrives. The point: to empower St. Joe with extensive documentation if it needs to make any claims.

• Lower the water levels of St. Joe-owned lakes with outlets to the beaches, and place sand berms at outfalls isolating the lakes from the gulf.

• Retain the Shaw Group, a Fortune 500 company with environmental expertise, to help finalize preparations, track the oil spill, help in the management of oil spill contractors, and document any damage.

You can bet St. Joe will send a bill to BP for these added costs, plus any extra cancellations by tourists planning to stay in company properties.

Edited May 6, '10 · 3:38 PM

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SoWal Insider

May 6, '10 · 3:41 PM#2

Gulf oil spill threatening St. Joe's big bet on Panhandle - St. Petersburg Times[/urlof oil spill contractors, and document any damage.

I honestly don't know who to root for in this fight. The company that raped the land or the company that raped the sea?? :confused:

SoWal Expert

May 6, '10 · 3:46 PM#3

I am rooting for Bubba's hay solution and the dome to work.

Then if we do have worst case scenario of oil coming here, I will enjoy the distraction of the karmic ha-ha of St. Joe having to find out how much it sucks when you get screwed environmentally.

P.S. Was I the only one who questioned the "spin" of several things in the article? St. Joe seems to be taking credit for protective actions the WCSO is doing.

Beach FanaticAuthor

May 6, '10 · 5:05 PM#4

yeah, I "saw" that too.... :idontno:

Beach Fanatic

May 6, '10 · 8:01 PM#5

I honestly don't know who to root for in this fight. The company that raped the land or the company that raped the sea??

Wouldn't that one be entertaining to watch? :popcorn:

Beach Fanatic

May 6, '10 · 8:05 PM#6

I am rooting for Bubba's hay solution and the dome to work.

Then if we do have worst case scenario of oil coming here, I will enjoy the distraction of the karmic ha-ha of St. Joe having to find out how much it sucks when you get screwed environmentally.

P.S. Was I the only one who questioned the "spin" of several things in the article? St. Joe seems to be taking credit for protective actions the WCSO is doing.

What lakes does St. Joe own?

They have property abutting Western, Lake Powell, and Camp Creek, but I wouldn't think they own the lakes themselves. I suspect they might own most of Little Deer, but it doesn't open into the Gulf, only into Deer Lake itself.