Orange County’s majestic beaches generate a tourism and recreation industry worth $1.9 billion a year. But it’s an industry as vulnerable as the coastline it’s built on. As this week’s oil spill near Santa Barbara reminds us, life on the...
California Oil Spill A Reminder Of Coastal Tourism Industry Vulnerabilities
BY JODIE TILLMAN, Orange County Register
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 10:17pm
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