This is Friday’s editorial: “TAKE YOUR promises and shove ’em, BP. From what we’ve seen, they’re not worth much anyway. You promised you would set up an escrow account for oil spill…
Category: BP Disaster
BP To Kill Well This Week
The Bloomberg News is reporting that BP may be able to kill the leaking well by Aug. 1 Article
DEP Update On Spill
Current Situation The State Emergency Operations Center is activated at Level 1 or full activation. The State continues to focus on mitigating impacts to Florida’s shoreline. Currently Deepwater Horizon is not discharging…
Little girl screaming about tar balls
Child is screaming for mom to get the oil off her. Thousands of very fresh tar balls rolling in on Destin Beach. Kid with oil stuck on her! Destin Beach, Fl. June…
BP squad ramps up criminal investigation
From the Daily Beast: Perhaps they’re hoping to sell film rights once the investigation is complete? A team of federal investigators known as the “BP squad†is preparing a wide-ranging criminal probe…
WikiLeaks takes aim at BP
The website that created a stir on Monday when it published thousands of secret documents on the Afghan War is now about to go after BP, according to Forbes. Read more.
Crew member describes BP work
I found an article about BP and Pensacola on the The Triton website, which is devoted to nautical crews. Karen Anderson is working for Ft. Lauderdale-based Resolve Marine Group and is serving…
Is BP bringing boom back?
Sitting over beers at Hopjacks last Friday, I opined that much of our region may never see again the boom that BP was picking up as another tropical storm entered our gulf….
Worker’s Union Protests BP
Press Release: Workers Solidarity Alliance Pensacola is staging a demonstration at the BP Community Outreach Center on the 100th day of the disaster of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. We will convene at…
BP hasn’t paid into escrow fund
Surprise, surprise, BP hasn’t made its first payment into the much-touted $20-billion escrow fund. BP officials had agreed last month after meeting with the White House that the company would pay $5…
Hayward may get life
Rumors are flying that BP CEO Tony Hayward will lose his job this week. Whether it’s a resignation, retirement or firing —-or a mixture of all three like Escambia County Administrator George…
BP setting back up at Deepwater
BP Press release: Subsea Source Control and Containment On July 23, with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of the federal government, relief…