Category: BP Disaster
BP News Roundup: Crist fighting BP, Cash maybe ok
St. Pete Times reports Gov. Crist is supposedly battling BP over more money for advertising: “Two weeks ago, Crist asked BP for another $50 million….
BP Buzz: Sand brought in for concert
A reliable source called yesterday to say that sand was brought to Gulf Shores for the Buffet concert that aired Sunday. Concert goers were standing…
Tuesday July 13- Beach Report—Day 85
Tuesday July 13- Beach Report Day 85 of the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill Response · Weather- Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and…
Escambia Disaster Response – Day 84
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Monday, July 12, 3:30 p.m. – Update #66 (Day 84 of the oil spill response) * Report…
Sink calls for economic protections during special session
Press Release: Florida CFO Alex Sink today sent a letter to Speaker of the Florida House Larry Cretul and President of the Florida Senate Jeff…
BP Update
An update from BP’s public relations UPDATE ONÂ GULF OF MEXICOÂ OIL SPILL BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil…
Latest Update on Deepwater Horizon
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill Prepared by the Joint Information Center UPDATED July 11, 2010 7 PM PAST 24 HOURS…
News: No Crude in tar balls….What???
Orlando Sentinel reports that Coast Guard lab tests found no crude oil in the tar balls lapping on our beaches. Of the 192 batches of…
Buzz: Feinberg in Pensacola Monday
Kenneth Feinberg, the attorney appointed to oversee the $20M BP claim fund, will be in Pensacola tomorrow. He will be on Pensacola Beach around noon,…
Mopping up BP’s polluted image
Al Jazeera English TV interviewed me for their news program “Listening Post.” The show aired June 25 and focuses on the scramble by the White…
Should we get our hopes again?
BP has submitted its latest plan for containing the oil spewing from its well….30,000, 60,000, 100,000 barrels a day—what don’t know what figure to believe…
The Dispersant Mystery
For months we’ve heard the environmental debate over the use of dispersants in the cleanup of the Deepwaater Horizon oil spill, yet the practice still…
We are still looking at August to cap BP well
According to Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander, BP is in position to move forward, when the weather conditions allow, to put a second…
Mother Jones questions BP ad budget
According to Mother Jones, Greenpeace kept track of BP’s ads throughout June. The oil company ran 12 ads in the Times, 15 in the Washington…
BP cuts $5K checks to $1K
In the beginning of this BP oil disaster, I reported how BP initially tried to get fishermen to sign waivers when they joined the Vessels…
Buzz: BP changes claim rules again
BP has brought in CPAs from Chicago and Miami to process the claims from local businesses. The oil giant has bought hours in bulk from…
Gas Station Owners Pulling BP
With the boycotts and hatred towards BP, many gas station owners with the brand are pulling the plug in an effort to generate revenue. http://www.freep.com/article/20100707/BUSINESS06/7070307/BP-gas-station-owners-switching-brands-as-customers-boycott
Beach Update: July 7
Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Wednesday, July 7 – 10:00 a.m. – Update #31 If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach….
News: WEAR TV interviews ex-clean up worker
WEAR: “Many people say they haven’t been doing their job properly. Tonight one of those workers is coming forward, telling the public you are right…


