New business suffer in BP claims process

New businesses are having trouble with their claims with BP. The lack of operating history is difficult to overcome with the adjusters. Mobile Press Register:…

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T. Allen: BP will continue testing

Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen: “Yesterday I sent BP a letter stating that there were a number of unanswered questions about the…

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BP update: The Whale can’t be used

In case, you missed it. The super-skimmer called “The Whale” was too big to be used to clean up the Gulf. Visit msnbc.com for breaking…

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BP Tops $200 Million In Claims

BP Release: Payments to residents and businesses of the Gulf Coast reached $201 million today as BP continued to increase its outreach to thousands of…

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Evers Releases Statement On BP Fix

PRESS RELEASE Statement by Representative Greg Evers on Reports that the BP Deepwater Horizon is Capped Baker, Fla. – Representative Greg Evers (R-Baker) today released…

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The Daily Beast: Cautious Optimism In the Gulf

The Daily Beast asked that I give their readers some feedback from Pensacola on the new containment cap of the Deepwater Horizon well. Cautious optimism…

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BP Temporarily Clogs Leak

The AP is reporting that BP has stopped the flow from the ruptured well, but it looks to be only a temporary fix. Story

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Public dollars to build stage for hotel???

Am I the only one who sees the insanity of using public dollars to build “an outdoor stage, with a video screen and all the…

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Now Coast Guard wants to fix VoO

USCG Commander Joe Boudrow announced yesterday plans to form a working group to improve the Vessel of Opportunity Program (VoO) in Florida, which employs boat…

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‘Sorry Ain’t Enough’

As BP sought to test whether a new capping device could fully control the oil gusher that the company and its partners created in the…

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Hands Across Capitol Against Drilling

From Emerald Coastkeepers WHEN:    Tuesday, July 20, 2010 WHERE: The Capitol Courtyard (between the old and new Capitol) Tallahassee, FL TIME:     11:30 am EST Please…

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BP Ties To Terrorist Release?

“A group of U.S. senators asked BP to stop all drilling operations in Libya and cooperate with an investigation into its possible involvement with the…

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