Author: Rick Outzen
Benefit for Bobbie
Press Release from Big Easy Tavern: Bobbie Shiver is a vibrant 26 year old Milton native that has been battling a tumor that is located…
New plume found 20 miles off Mobile Bay
Washington Post is reporting University of South Florida researchers have found a new huge plume underwater that is northeast of the Deepwater Horizon rig. It’s…
Bayou Seafood OK For Now
Today IN spoke with Cliff Hall, one of the owners of the New Orleans Fish House Inc., which distributes locally to seafood restaurants. Hall says…
Buzz: More tar balls
I got an text message saying the number of tar balls found on Pensacola Beach is 150, not 100. I love how the spin is…
Minerals Director Resigns
After taking heat from the Obama administration in recent weeks, Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum has called it quits. This could be a sign…
Black death: Wildlife death toll mounts
Washington Post: The official count of the spill so far: 440 birds, 393 of them dead, the rest captured alive. Dozens more turtles and dolphins…
We could be in trouble
Weather Channel stormchaser Jim Cantore says, “Unless a hurricane comes in from the west or you have a very strong southwest front come through (the…
Federal judge modifies order on Transocean
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison issued earlier an injunction stopping all lawsuits against Transocean related the Deepwater Horizon explosion that were filed outside of the…
One view from London
I’ve asked friends to find how their friends in Europe view the BP oil disaster. Here is one email that was shared with me: It’s…
Health problems lead to recall of fishermen
Crude oil has health risks (Check out Valdez Crud Press Release: Commercial fishing vessels recalled from oil recovery operations as a precaution HOUMA, La. –…
Updated: Top Kill Succeeds
So far so good on “Top Kill”…Update…It appears to have worked. LA Times: Thad Allen, who is coordinating the government response, says the well still…
IN May 27 issue
COVER STORY THREE’S COMPANY Less than a year ago Governor Charlie Crist was thought by many political analysts to be a shoe-in for Mel Martinez’s…
BP and Transocean argued before explosion
In a joint hearing held by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service in Louisiana, Douglas Brown, Transocean’s chief mechanic on the rig,…
Too much to think: Men died
I keep thinking about the families and friends of Blair Manuel and the other 10 men killed in April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon. They…
Three Little Pigs Roundup
Three Little Pigs article is the most popular article on The Daily Beast. Fark.com (One of my favorite sites): Light-hearted “three little pigs”-themed internal BP…
Day for the paper
I’ve gone light on the blog today. My newspaper needed me. Though I enjoy writing and investigative reporting, I am the publisher of the Independent…
PR Spoof For BP
Earlier this week, a Twitter account surfaced that took the name of BP Global PR. CNN reported today that the oil giant is aware of…
Village Voice: “Outzen nailed it”
The Three Little Pigs has gone viral. The Village Voice has picked it on their website: Outzen nailed it, and not just with an enviable…
Conservative blogs attack Three Little Pigs
Apparently exposing BP and its Three Little Pigs decision matrix makes me liberal. The Conservative blogs are taking up for the British multi-billion dollar, mega…
Yahoo picks up Three Little Pigs
From Yahoo: “Just when you thought BP’s image problem couldn’t get any worse… The Daily Beast’s Rick Outzen has uncovered an internal BP document illustrating…
