Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Property Owners Turning To Banner Towing Services To Get BP's
Attention
Some local governments and small
businesses, in frustration with what they say is BP's
lack of response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, have
turned to a different method of getting their message to the
decision makers in BP and the federal government - airplane
banners.
Tourism and regional economies are being negatively affected in
a major way by the ongoing oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
offshore rig, which exploded April 20th killing 11 people and
starting what is generally recognized as the largest oil spill in
U.S. history. While some beaches are contaminated and uninviting,
others are untouched. Some beach front rental properties, even in
areas the oil has not reached, are getting two to three
cancellations a day, instead of the normal two to three rentals a
day.
Owners of these properties, along with some beach
communities, claim that BP is deaf to their problems. While owners
are losing the combined equivalent of millions, they say BP ... as
the fourth largest company in the world ... is sitting on billions.
“How can we get them to listen?” the property owners
are asking, and with good reason. Already over 100 million gallons
have spilled and no one knows what the full impact will be.
Enter the airplane
banner. These residents are using banners to tell BP they want
action. “We have to get our message to them some way,”
they claim. “By flying a banner over their work sites, we are
sure at least they have read it. Perhaps it will also rally support
from other property owners.”
“These people are frustrated,” said Patrick Walsh of
AirSign.com. “We have had a variety of creative ways aerial
banners have been used, but this one is really unique while
allowing people to get their message heard in a way they wouldn't
be able to otherwise.”
By flying the banner back and forth along the beach from New
Orleans to Pensacola, the residents are confident that the
attention it will garner will reach the ears of BP decision
makers.
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