Author: Rick Outzen
Text from the BP battlefront
This text message was forwarded to me: I hope someone will take some initiative soon. The Coast Guard skimmer vessel also told Jerry they could…
Dignataries want to see the oil
From Escambia County EOC: The Emergency Operations Center is expecting visits from three state/federal officials today, Thursday, June 3. – Attorney Bill McCollum at 12:30…
Pensacola City Council proves helplessness
Remember the outrage over the BP boom cleaning operations in Bayou Chico. City Attorney Rusty Wells gave the Pensacola City Council memo on how they…
BP’s Pleasure Fleet
For the past two days, I’ve been investigating BP’s much-touted Vessels of Opportunity program. One thing is certain about BP now that we’re in our…
And so the fight begins
BP oil will start washing up on our shores soon. It’s critical we stay focused, holding BP accountable for this mess. Their representatives need to…
June 3 issue: The Power List
Independent News June 3, 2010 COVER STORY POWER SHIFTS IN 2010 The past year has been a tough year for area power brokers. The collapsing…
Latest report from DH Unified Command
Critical response assets are being moved across all the Gulf Coast states in preparation for potential near- and long-term oil impacts. In Alabama, the Coast…
Buzz: Oil slick looks like diarrhea
Had a guest at Martini Night stop and tell me that her husband had to drive through the oil slick to fish in the Gulf….
Buzz: Orange Beach mayor blasts BP
While Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins is singing kumbaya with BP, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon blasted BP representatives a town hall meeting. Kennon is upset…
Gaetz Says Response Overdue for Northwest Florida
State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Destin) spoke at a Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday, telling local officials and citizens that the $25…
News: BOP failed 62 times in three years
The Christian Science Monitor reports: The 2009 BOP reliability report: One safety-critical failure was so severe that, if a blowout had occurred at the time…
Report from another vessel of opportunity (uncensored)
We are just coming into Mobile Pass. Left the beer can rig at 4:00. Left out Sat night and been in the worst shit you…
Buzz: Fishermen ordered not to wear respirators
I just received a phone call from a charter boat captain upset over what he is hearing from his fellow captains that are in the…
Buzz: PNJ happy with our coverage
I was told today that PNJ leadership is happy with my coverage of the BP oil disaster because it gets them more advertising from BP…
New: Oil expected to hit our beaches this afternoon
The Examiner is reporting BP oil is expected to reach our beaches by this afternoon. Dammit! Let’s hope all the preparation plans have worked. That…
Dauphin Island hit with BP oil
Red-brown oil has hit the beaches on Dauphin Island. We knew it was inevitable, even though many hoped that just maybe our area would be…
BP fish tales
Spoke with two charter boat captains last night. Globs of oil/dispersants have been sited in the Gulf of Mexico off of Pensacola. They range in…
Outzen Round-up
My Daily Beast (La Bestia Diaria) stories have gone international: Mercado.com: “Pero según Rick Outzen explicó en el diario The Daily Beast, eso podrÃa ser…
Escambia EOC update
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, June 1- 5:30 p.m. – Update #32 * Based on information received Tuesday, June 1, from…
