Category: BP Disaster

The state of Florida has received $50 million from BP, $40 million of which was given to the Department of Environmental Protection. The IN has…

For Immediate Release Pensacola, Florida Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, based in Pensacola, Florida will argue before Judicial Panel in Boise, Idaho that all BP…

This is Friday’s editorial: “TAKE YOUR promises and shove ’em, BP. From what we’ve seen, they’re not worth much anyway. You promised you would set…

The Bloomberg News is reporting that BP may be able to kill the leaking well by Aug. 1 Article

Current Situation The State Emergency Operations Center is activated at Level 1 or full activation. The State continues to focus on mitigating impacts to Florida’s…

Child is screaming for mom to get the oil off her. Thousands of very fresh tar balls rolling in on Destin Beach. Kid with oil…

From the Daily Beast: Perhaps they’re hoping to sell film rights once the investigation is complete? A team of federal investigators known as the “BP…

The website that created a stir on Monday when it published thousands of secret documents on the Afghan War is now about to go after…

I found an article about BP and Pensacola on the The Triton website, which is devoted to nautical crews. Karen Anderson is working for Ft….

Sitting over beers at Hopjacks last Friday, I opined that much of our region may never see again the boom that BP was picking up…

Press Release: Workers Solidarity Alliance Pensacola is staging a demonstration at the BP Community Outreach Center on the 100th day of the disaster of the…

Surprise, surprise, BP hasn’t made its first payment into the much-touted $20-billion escrow fund. BP officials had agreed last month after meeting with the White…

Rumors are flying that BP CEO Tony Hayward will lose his job this week. Whether it’s a resignation, retirement or firing —-or a mixture of…

BP Press release: Subsea Source Control and Containment On July 23, with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership…

Current Situation The State Emergency Operations Center is activated at Level 1 or full activation. The State continues to focus on mitigating impacts to Florida’s…

Press Release From Deepwater Response: NOAA will re-open 26,388 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing on Thursday. The reopening of a third of…

Local Daniel Pearson has organized a “zombie” walk on Aug. 6 for downtown in an effort to raise money for the city and oil recovery…

My contacts in D.C. called to give me a heads up that VP Joe Biden will be making a big announcement today during his visit…

On Monday,  Women of the Storm organization kicked off its Restore The Gulf petition to demand a proper cleanup and restoration response from the government…

Yesterday the Washington Post reported that BP photoshopped its Disaster Relief Response poster. “I guess if you’re doing fake crisis response, you might as well…