Category: BP Disaster

Update From the Small Business Association of Florida: As of the close of business on July 19, 2010 for the State of Florida, the SBA has issued 615 applications…

Researchers are finding many small “dead zones” in the western Gulf of Mexico, but so far there is little to no evidence they are related…

Last week, I wrote about the RICO suits being filed against BP (Is BP a Racketeer?). AP has picked up the story, too: BP: RICO…

Action Memo prepared for Hernando County, FL in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It contains a situation analysis and recommended actions for…

It looks like the oil company is banking on Egypt to bring its shares to life Wall Street Journal Article

New businesses are having trouble with their claims with BP. The lack of operating history is difficult to overcome with the adjusters. Mobile Press Register:…

Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen: “Yesterday I sent BP a letter stating that there were a number of unanswered questions about the…

In case, you missed it. The super-skimmer called “The Whale” was too big to be used to clean up the Gulf. Visit msnbc.com for breaking…

BP Release: Payments to residents and businesses of the Gulf Coast reached $201 million today as BP continued to increase its outreach to thousands of…

PRESS RELEASE Statement by Representative Greg Evers on Reports that the BP Deepwater Horizon is Capped Baker, Fla. – Representative Greg Evers (R-Baker) today released…

The Daily Beast asked that I give their readers some feedback from Pensacola on the new containment cap of the Deepwater Horizon well. Cautious optimism…

The AP is reporting that BP has stopped the flow from the ruptured well, but it looks to be only a temporary fix. Story

Am I the only one who sees the insanity of using public dollars to build “an outdoor stage, with a video screen and all the…

USCG Commander Joe Boudrow announced yesterday plans to form a working group to improve the Vessel of Opportunity Program (VoO) in Florida, which employs boat…

As BP sought to test whether a new capping device could fully control the oil gusher that the company and its partners created in the…

From Emerald Coastkeepers WHEN:    Tuesday, July 20, 2010 WHERE: The Capitol Courtyard (between the old and new Capitol) Tallahassee, FL TIME:     11:30 am EST Please…

“A group of U.S. senators asked BP to stop all drilling operations in Libya and cooperate with an investigation into its possible involvement with the…

Reuters is reporting: In a 29-page memo to Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), U.S. Interior Secretary…

The federal government has its fourth bill for $99.7 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater…

From a press conference yesterday – Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander: “Today I met with Secretary Chu, Marcia McNutt and other scientists and geologists…