Notes on UWF forum on the anniversary of the BP disaster

Last night I sat on a panel regarding the BP disaster: what happened, what did we learn and where are we now. The panel included…

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Putnam: Absolutely no reason to worry about seafood

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam held this morning at The Atlas Oyster Bar a roundtable discussion with community leaders. Putnam had just finished an appearance…

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On WCOA this morning

On the air with Don Parker and Jim Sanborn for the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Listen in on 1370AM.

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Missing Papa Bear

In May 2010, I visited Eunice, La., hometown of Blair Manuel, a contractor that died on the Deepwater Horizon explosion. This little town in the…

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Omega Protein gets largest GCCF settlement

Omega Protein announced yesterday the final settlement of all of its claims for costs and damages incurred as a result of the oil spill caused…

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GCCF brags about its ‘success’

Press Release: Gulf Coast Claims Facility Releases Report on Status of Claims Process On Eve of One Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Explosion. With…

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BP lawsuit deadline April 20

There hasn’t been much in the news about this. Wednesday, April 20 is the deadline to for filing a claim against Transocean. Filing the short…

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The Daily Beast picks up story

I spent much of my weekend working on stories for The Daily Beast. The first article was published this morning: “The Gulf of Mexico’s Seafood…

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Drill, baby, drill makes a comeback

St. Pete Times: In the year since the giant oil spill, political tides and public opinion seem to have shifted. One poll suggests growing support…

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BP reneges on $15 million pledge to restore La. oyster beds

In its full page ads, BP touts its commitment to cleaning up its oil disaster and that they are “working to live up to our…

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90 Minutes Left To Vote On BP Or Bank Of America For Worst Company In America!

As you read this, Bank of America and BP are locked in deadly combat in the Worst Company In America octagon. The clock runs out…

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BP letter to Gulf residents

This is from the text of the full page ads that BP is running in daily newspapers across the South. I hate spin doctors. Their…

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