Category: BP Disaster
Beach update June 11
Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Friday, June 10 – 2 p.m. – Update #08 * Unified Command clean-up and assessment teams are responding with…
DEP Latest Update
Landfall Reports and Predictions: On June 11, a large plume of weathered oil was detected nine miles south of Pensacola Pass. The plume is two…
Vessels of Opportunity is quick money for teachers, etc.
We are hearing that teachers, just out of school, are borrowing their friends’ boats. They signed up for the Vessels of Opportunity program this week…
EOC: 9:30 press conference notes
The EOC folks look worn out. The stress is starting to show as the battle against the BP black tide is being fought on our…
Bayou Texar Could Get More Help Soon
In e-mail correspondences between City Council member Larry B. Johnson and City Manager Al Coby, Johnson raises concern over the protection of Bayou Texar and…
City manager passes on BP surety bond
Pensacola City Manager Al Coby is not recommending that City Council require BP to put up a surety bond to cover any city expenses or…
Ashton calls for $25M bond for Bayou Chico
Press release: ASHTON HAYWARD CALLS ON PENSACOLA MAYOR TO STAND UP TO BP Proposes $25 Million Surety Bond From BP to Protect Bayou Chico Property…
Your Call media roundtable
Last Friday, June 4, I was part of KALW’s Media Roundtable. KAWL is a NPR station in San Francisco. The roundtable discusssed media coverage of…
Brits support BP, shut up America
As I wrote earlier in the week, it wouldn’t be long before the British government and business leaders would act us for demanding too much…
Letter to Crist from Ford
June 11, 2010 The Honorable Charlie Crist Governor – State of Florida The Capitol PL-05 400 N. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Governor Crist:…
Next two days will be worse
At the 4:30 pm press conference yesterday, Commissioner Grover Robinson said the Friday and Saturday are expected to be bad days in regards to the…