New Orleans photographer Jack Moran put this on his blog: ” I am very familiar with the area having spent a considerable amount of time shrimping and fishing on Elmers Island and…
Category: BP Disaster
First dead whale found in Gulf
NOLA.Com is reporting: Scientists are investigating whether an approximately 25-foot-long sperm whale found dead in the Gulf of Mexico died due to the massive oil spill. This marks the first whale found…
The Nightmare Scenario
A comment from well-regarded energy policy website The Oil Drum has been making the rounds: “All the actions and few tid bits of information all lead to one inescapable conclusion. The well…
“Cries From The Gulf” by Lea Morris (Video)
Ring of Fire Radio produced this video:
Oil Surfing Pensacola Beach, FL
Great Satire from Waterboyz Tribe:
Letter to Sarah Palin
Cries From the Gulf by K. Lea Morris “Drill Baby Drill†Isn’t that what you said? I remember the chill that ran up my spine the first time I heard it. Then…
Photos – Gulf Shores June 16
A reader sent me these pictures from Gulf Shores, Alabama:
Message from Coastkeeper: Two upcoming events
Last week I was at the Waterkeeper conference and checked in nearly everyday to watch from afar the oil sneaking into our Bays and onto our beaches. I felt no more helpless…
IN photos of Obama at NAS Pensacola
Our art director, Samantha Crooke, took these photos yesterday – http://www.flickr.com/photos/45429438@N06/sets/72157624290497190
White House: Fact Sheet on Claims and Escrow
FACT SHEET: Claims and Escrow INDEPENDENT CLAIMS FACILITY A new, independent claims process will be created with the mandate to be fairer, faster, and more transparent in paying damage claims by individuals…
Buzz: BP makes proposal to beach businesses
We’ve heard the BP representatives met with Pensacola Beach owners today. They are proposing to pay owners whatever they are down in income from last year. For example, a shop had sales…
Deal cut with BP – $20B escrow created
Associated Press reports: President Obama has announced that BP has agreed to create a $20 billion escrow fund, calling the move “an important step toward making the people of the Gulf Coast…