Memorial Day is considered the official start of summer -- even down here on the Gulf where the mercury's been rising for some time now. It's a great holiday for hitting the beach, going camping, and throwing great barbecue on the grill -- maybe a choice steak, or maybe seafood. But so far 2012 hasn't been the greatest year for what the Aussies call "shrimp on the barbie." Down here on the Gulf Coast, there's just not as many shrimp around, and the catch of the day is getting more expensive. There's just something missing -- the signs of abundant marine life that we used to enjoy before the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe two years ago. I've told you many times over the last couple of years about my intrepid aviator friend Bonny Schumaker. Bonny's made repeated flights over the Gulf waters, and she's consistently finding the things that neither BP nor the government want you to know about, whether it's pollution from fresh slicks near the Macondo field or dead or diseased dolphins and sea turtles. A few days ago I received a new report from Bonny, and the information it contained was disturbing.
I am still concerned by the ...