Category: BP Disaster

BP continues its work to collect oil by the riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system. Based on the statements by BP CEO Tony Hayward,…

Another video tribute to the men killed in the explosion at Deepwater Horizon: “If Today Was Your Last Day-A Transocean Tribute” Find more videos like…

State Senator Don Gaetz says that, as of Friday, May 21, BP has not given Florida the $25-million block grant for tourism advertising that BP…

I haven’t heard any more about Michael O’Donovan’s possible boycott of BP. There are national campaigns that have started: Boycott BP Gas Stations 1,000,000 Strong…

Taylor “Chips” Kirschenfeld on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (a follow-up to NY Times article): Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…

This past week BP officials released numbers that they were now pumping 5,000 bbs/day from the Deepwater Horizon well. Well BP’s CFO Doug Suttles had…

Had a visitor from Destin to office yesterday. BP and government officials have begun talking with charter boat captains about setting up job retraining programs….

Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Friday, May 21 – 4:30 p.m. – Update #28 * Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key remain open….

Radio interview with David Bender, co-host of Ring of Fire, that aired May 15, 2010: Part 1 Part 2

From Center for Public Integrity: Two BP refineries account for 97 percent of all flagrant violations found in the refining industry by government safety inspectors…

Local environmental officials are collecting water, sediment and marine animal tissue samples to create baseline measurements for our environments. All these samples are being sent…

New Buzz: The Escambia County Emergency Operation Center (EOC) has received reports of possible petroleum-like odors in the southern part of Escambia County. It is…

I have two talents: upsetting people and connecting the dots better than most. Today’s Daily Beast does both. Please check it out and leave a…

The attorneys for the shrimpers, commercial fisherman and others impacted by the BP oil spill have submitted their pleadings to fight the motion by BP…

BP wants all the cases moved to Houston, Tex. Its attorneys are arguing that BP Exploration and Production, Inc. and the other defendants maintain their…

It looks like BP is trying to be more accurate with its stats. Notice the huge jump from the beginning of the week: By the…

Well, we’ve learn how powerful our Congressman Jeff Miller is. Days after he pushed for EPA relax its approval process for BP’s use of the…

I will be on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight. The show starts at 7 p.m. I think my segment is #4 —up from the…

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) announced today that he has asked British Petroleum to increase its pledge of $25 million to $75 million to help…

By The Beast Corps Correspondent Ryne Ziemba… Does BP Save Money By Letting Our Wildlife Die? With the first tar balls washing up on the…