Category: BP Disaster
Report from another vessel of opportunity (uncensored)
We are just coming into Mobile Pass. Left the beer can rig at 4:00. Left out Sat night and been in the worst shit you…
Buzz: Fishermen ordered not to wear respirators
I just received a phone call from a charter boat captain upset over what he is hearing from his fellow captains that are in the…
Buzz: PNJ happy with our coverage
I was told today that PNJ leadership is happy with my coverage of the BP oil disaster because it gets them more advertising from BP…
New: Oil expected to hit our beaches this afternoon
The Examiner is reporting BP oil is expected to reach our beaches by this afternoon. Dammit! Let’s hope all the preparation plans have worked. That…
Dauphin Island hit with BP oil
Red-brown oil has hit the beaches on Dauphin Island. We knew it was inevitable, even though many hoped that just maybe our area would be…
BP fish tales
Spoke with two charter boat captains last night. Globs of oil/dispersants have been sited in the Gulf of Mexico off of Pensacola. They range in…
Outzen Round-up
My Daily Beast (La Bestia Diaria) stories have gone international: Mercado.com: “Pero según Rick Outzen explicó en el diario The Daily Beast, eso podrÃa ser…
Escambia EOC update
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, June 1- 5:30 p.m. – Update #32 * Based on information received Tuesday, June 1, from…
News: BP oil may hit Pensacola as early as Thursday
St. Pete Times is reporting that the latest set of projections from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the slick moving into Mobile Bay this…
Contest: What should BP stand for?
TrueMajority.org has a contest: What should BP’s initials stand for? With millions of gallons of oil still swirling in the Gulf, BP has refused to…
Restaurant Assn. claims ads are working
Press Release: Florida Hospitality Industry’s Initial ‘Our Coasts Are Clear’ Message Resonating with Tourists Tallahassee, FL – In early May, television coverage of the spreading…
The Death of British Petroleum?
With the recent failure of the “Top Kill” plan to patch the oil leak at the bottom of the sea floor, many analysts are questioning…
Tea Party “To Do” List
Ten Things You Can Do To Grow The Tea Party! [My favorite is #10] 1) Be Proactive: Join our blog, post your photos, join the…
Miller tells BP hurry up
Congressman Jeff Miller resurfaced yesterday for an interview with WEAR TV. He says BP needs to hurry up and have the well capped before August,…
BP Spill Response Plan (pdf)
Someone has posted BP’s approved Spill Response Plan online (here). According to the plan (page 509), the Worst Case Scenario for an offshore blowout of…
Latest official report on BP oil disaster
Progress Continues in Drilling Relief Wells The Development Driller III continues to drill the first relief well to a depth of more than 12,000 feet—10…
Don’t believe food poisoning stories
Floating out in the media is a story that the fishermen who became ill while helping BP skim oil off gulf waters were victims of…
BP payouts aren’t enough, layoffs expected
From Reuters, “Carol Terrebonne, a wholesale retailer who buys shrimp off the boats in southern Louisiana, laughs when asked about the $5,000 hardship payout she…
News: Locals comment on BP disaster’s impact
From Epoch Times, Sam Camariotes of Sam’s Seafood and Steaks: “The prices have definitely gone up depending on the types of seafood. Shrimp prices have…
Tea Party upset over Outtakes
Email from a Pensacola Tea Party protester: Mr. Outzen, I was taken aback by your characterization (in your Vol 11 #20 issue) of tea partiers…
