Category: BP Disaster
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…
Reporter asks: Are BP executives from outer space?
Tom McLaughlin of the Daily News writes on his blog about how BP’s Bryant Chapman handled the town hall meetings in Okaloosa and Walton counties….