Category: BP Disaster
Buzz: More tar balls
I got an text message saying the number of tar balls found on Pensacola Beach is 150, not 100. I love how the spin is…
Black death: Wildlife death toll mounts
Washington Post: The official count of the spill so far: 440 birds, 393 of them dead, the rest captured alive. Dozens more turtles and dolphins…
We could be in trouble
Weather Channel stormchaser Jim Cantore says, “Unless a hurricane comes in from the west or you have a very strong southwest front come through (the…
Federal judge modifies order on Transocean
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison issued earlier an injunction stopping all lawsuits against Transocean related the Deepwater Horizon explosion that were filed outside of the…
One view from London
I’ve asked friends to find how their friends in Europe view the BP oil disaster. Here is one email that was shared with me: It’s…
Updated: Top Kill Succeeds
So far so good on “Top Kill”…Update…It appears to have worked. LA Times: Thad Allen, who is coordinating the government response, says the well still…
BP and Transocean argued before explosion
In a joint hearing held by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service in Louisiana, Douglas Brown, Transocean’s chief mechanic on the rig,…
Too much to think: Men died
I keep thinking about the families and friends of Blair Manuel and the other 10 men killed in April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon. They…
Three Little Pigs Roundup
Three Little Pigs article is the most popular article on The Daily Beast. Fark.com (One of my favorite sites): Light-hearted “three little pigs”-themed internal BP…
PR Spoof For BP
Earlier this week, a Twitter account surfaced that took the name of BP Global PR. CNN reported today that the oil giant is aware of…
Village Voice: “Outzen nailed it”
The Three Little Pigs has gone viral. The Village Voice has picked it on their website: Outzen nailed it, and not just with an enviable…
Conservative blogs attack Three Little Pigs
Apparently exposing BP and its Three Little Pigs decision matrix makes me liberal. The Conservative blogs are taking up for the British multi-billion dollar, mega…
Yahoo picks up Three Little Pigs
From Yahoo: “Just when you thought BP’s image problem couldn’t get any worse… The Daily Beast’s Rick Outzen has uncovered an internal BP document illustrating…
On Radio or Not with Nicole Sandler
I will be a guest on Nicole Sandler’s online radio show, RadioOrNot.com . Nicole Sandler was previously morning host at WINZ/Miami when it was progressive…
BP memo shakes nuts out of the tree
From an “adoring fan” – Josh Derrick: I am very disappointed that you and the Daily Beast would result to using such an obvious fake…
BP and The Three Little Pigs
My latest article for The Daily Beast is on a document I obtained that shows BP, in a previous fatal disaster, increased worker risk to…
Councilman Hall comments on handling of BP
Pensacola City Councilman Sam Hall sent this email that he had sent to a constituent about yesterday’s Committee of the Whole presentation by BP spokesman…
Papa Bear story catches attention
Our May 20 cover story, “Fighting for Papa Bear,” has quietly gotten the attention of people around the country. It was considered too soft for…
Don’t feel sorry for Liz Castro
The BP Barbie who claimed that she is the nationwide director of civic affairs for the oil giant that made $5.6 billion in the first…
Photos you have to see
The Boston Globe has put together this collection of photos concerning the BP crude oil hitting the shores of Louisiana. Check them out and understand…
