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 with Mayor Ashton Hayward on Morning Joe…
Category: BP Disaster
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.
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 middle of Cajun country is tied closely…
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 by the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April…
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 the approach of the one-year anniversary of…
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 form preserves your rights and may also…
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 Rebirth a Year After the BP Oil…
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 in Florida for drilling. Meanwhile proposals to…
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 commitments, both now and in the future.”…
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 on this year’s WCIA championship match at…
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 message is filled with half-truths. Dear Pensacola…
Messages in sand
CNNiReport wants to hear from locals living along the Gulf Coast about their feelings on the Deepwater Horizon disaster a year later. The CNN challenge is simple: Head out to the beach,…