Category: BP Disaster

Rich Davis writes for the Evansville, Ill. Courier & Press. He recently wrote about his annual vacation to Pensacola Beach: “We saw maybe two of…

The new estimate is staggering–4.2 million gallons per day. This means that in three days Deepwater Horizon exceeded Exxon Valdez. This 100,000/bbl per day estimate…

Mike Ellis is a boat captain who’s been rescuing the endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles near Deepwater Horizon. He’s got some pretty horrifying news to…

Panama City News Herald: Cleanup crews were stretched out along western Bay County beaches Saturday, picking up the first coined-sized tar balls and smaller tar…

Chasidy Hobbs of Emerald Coastkeepers has been working on how people can dispose of the tarballs that they may pick up. She got this reply…

Northwest Florida Daily News reports: As Walton County beaches witnessed their heaviest showing of tar balls to date, Okaloosa officials are gearing up for a…

These were sent in by a reader: —– —–

I’ve heard several complaints about the BP help lines, especially on the tarballs. I was sent this letter today. The decontamination and Vessels of Opportunity…

New DNC National ad hits GOP for standing with big oil and against Gulf residents, workers and businesses.

Louisiana Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association did this preliminary analysis: Impacts of President Obama’s Order Halting Work on 33 Exploratory Wells in the Deepwater…

June 17, 2010 Chairman Waxman, Chairman Stupak, Ranking Member Barton, Ranking Member Burgess, members of the Committee. I am Tony Hayward, Chief Executive of BP….

BP has hired Akerman Senterfitt, Florida’s largest law firm with offices in Tampa, Miami, as well as New York, Los Angeles and other cities across…

A retired La. attorney suggests on The Oil Drum forum: “At least some of BP’s cleanup behavior seems to be an effort to maintain a…

Got the tip on this video from the Gambit Weekly. Shot by Robert M. Young and Edward James Olmos on a trip to the heart…

Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Friday, June 18 – 10:00 a.m. – Update #15 If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach….

Governor Crist Activates Emergency Bridge Loan Program for Businesses Affected by Gulf Oil Spill~Program provides $5 million in short-term funds to help small businesses in…

On Wednesday, June 30, the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and WSRE will host a public town hall meeting focused on providing legal guidance…

UF IFAS Extension presents: “SOS: THE SCIENCE OF THE SPILL” Public Forum Wednesday, June 23 6 – 8 p.m. Sanders Beach Community Center 913 South…

We are getting these type of photos daily. Oil is in Santa Rosa Sound.

Yesterday the New York Times had a front page story on how 546 million gallons of oil have gushed into the Niger Delta over the…