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The comments on my Facebook wall were just as mixed: You have got to be kidding me, that was it!!!??? –Susan —— Is it me…

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The Daily Beast: Where’s the Beef?

I covered the local reaction for The Daily Beast to President Obama’s speech. The response was more negative than I expected. People wanted to believe,…

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EOC: Tuesday, June 15 update

Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, June 15 5:30 p.m. – Update #46 * Winds from the south will continue to push…

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Obama speech – 7 pm Atlas

I’ll be watching Pres. Obama give his speech on the BP oil disaster tonight at 7 p.m. at the Atlas Oyster Bar. I want your…

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EOC: Wiggins notes

Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins talked about how proud he was of Pensacola Beach today, especially when he saw Pres. Obama and Gov. Crist walk towards…

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EOC: County sent BP $9.1M invoice

County Budget Director Amy Lovoy reports that Escambia County has sent ESIS Government Entity Claims Team, the BP subcontractor handling claims, on Friday, June 11,…

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EOC: Obama meeting notes

Commissioner Grover Robinson spoke about his conversation with President Barack Obama today. He was joined by Congressman Miller, Adm. Thad Allen,Senator LeMieux, Gov. Crist, CFO…

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Miller gets ahead of Obama

…it’s an old political trick, but effective MILLER ASKS OBAMA FOR MORE RESOURCES, MORE SKIMMERS, ‘OPPORTUNITY ZONE’ FOR FLORIDA WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Representative Jeff Miller…

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Opening statement: Oil CEO Hearing

Here is the opening statement for Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, at a hearing today with the CEOs…

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Obama’s visit

The IN staff is spread out from Pensacola Beach to NAS Pensacola. We may not be able to update the blog much this morning. However,…

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BP hot line calls go nowhere

KHOU in Houston, TX recently interviewed, under the condition of anonymity, an employee hired to receive calls for BP to talk about how the call…

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Remember the Three Little Pigs

In May, I wrote about how BP cut corners at its Texas City refinery and it cost 15 workers their lives in a 2005 explosion….

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EOC: More Vessels Skimming In Bay

Escambia County Chief of Emergency Management John Dosh said at today’s EOC afternoon briefing that more skimming vessels had entered Pensacola Pass and that a…

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EOC: Commissioners to raise bridge toll

I’ve asked the Escambia County Commission to hold a special meeting today and raise the Bob Sikes Bridge Toll to $30 Million for one day…

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BP responds to Coast Guard for more capacity

A letter dated June 13 from Doug Suttles to the USCG on the additional options for creating more capacity to capture oil and increase redundancy:…

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Suttles outlines plan

On the Deepwater Horizon Response website, BP reveals its new plan for capturing more oil in letter from BP COO Doug Suttles. Temporary Riser System…

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How Much Can BP Fork Out?

Investors are increasingly worried that BP will fold under the federal government’s request for an escrow account to pay for oil damages. New York Times…

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Oil hits Sound side of Pensacola Beach

Oil has reached the neighborhoods on the beach SOUND side including the grass beds in and around Lafitte Cove (Peg Legs). Heavy oil is in…

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DEP Update

Landfall Reports and Predictions: Reconnaissance missions are ongoing. On June 14, as of noon, light sheen, streamers of weathered oil and tar balls were detected…

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Wiggins skewered on Daily Show forum

Pensacola Mike Wiggins is getting compared to Jaws’ Mayor Vaughan by a blogger on the Daily Show forum. Read more.

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