Actual Press Release [I kid you not]: Date June 5, 2010 MOBILE, Ala. – The Unified Command in Mobile announced today the first deployment of the Qualified Community Responder (QCR) program that…
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Rants & Raves
Because we have been so tight for space in the paper, we’ve not run Rants & Raves for the past month. Here are some the letters to the editor and emails that…
Commissioner says don’t believe BP
I returned to the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center for the first time in four weeks…and I got some memorable quotes and answers that reputed much of what BP spokesperson Lucia Bustamonte…
BP offers photo op to national media
BP is still working hard to win over the national media. Here are photos taken by Kim Carmichael of the media looking at the tugboat that is supposed to decontaminate the boats…
Pensacola Blogs ranked in Top 10
BlogNetNews ranks the most influential blogs in the state. Our area has top in the top 10: Ricksblog.biz and Pensacola Beach Blog: 1: ricksblog.biz 2: EYE ON MIAMI 3: The Buzz 4:…
More BP globs headed our way
From The Ledger: Oil Crisis Focus Now On Tactics Pushed by the strong prevailing wind and currents, the globs of today will become the tar balls of tomorrow on the Panhandle beaches….
OIL IMPACTS BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Press Release – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Tar balls of weathered oil began washing up along Gulf beaches at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge yesterday afternoon with the high tide at…
Escambia EOC Update #36
Press release – Saturday, June 5 – 5:30 p.m. – Update #36: # The beaches at Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key remain open. # For a second day, tar balls and mats…
Storm washes more BP globs on Pensacola Beach (updated)
Just got a phone call from a friend renting a house on Pensacola Beach at Avenida 15. He says that the tide line is filled with tarballs (also known as BP globs)….
BP Claims chief here on Sunday
While most of Pensacola is in church tomorrow, BP Chief Claims Officer Darryl Willis will visit the Escambia County EOC (6575 North “W” Street, Pensacola) at 9:00 a.m. He will attend the…
Perdido Key: Photo ops and few BP globs
I drove over to Perdido Key this afternoon. Very few BP globs could be found on the beach. The ones I did see were the size of pennies and nickels. Pensacola Beach…
“What we’re going to be dealing with the rest of the summer”
The Mobile Press Register isn’t covering up the magnitude of the oil disaster: The slick that struck there was spotted early in the day by vacationers in adjacent condo towers as well…
Peaceful Rally against BP
From Chris Slick: Sunday, June 6, 2010 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Pensacola Downtown BP Gas Station Street: 1 West Cervantes Street City/Town: Pensacola, FL Show up with a sign or two…
Tony, it may be time for soap on a rope
On Thursday morning, I was interviewed by Jim Sanborn and Don Parker on WCOA 1370 AM They asked me what I thought about BP CEO Tony Hayward’s statement that he wanted his…
Media Roundup 6.05.10
We are in Day 46 of the BP Oil Disaster and 16 days before the Pensacola City Council meets again to express its “outrage.” cfnews13.com: Computer Model Shows Oil Could Threaten Atlantic…
Gaetz report
The following is the Friday report from State Sen. Don Gaetz. The only exception I have is that we were told that BP initially responded with six two-man crews, but maybe they…
Update 35: Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Friday, June 4 – 5:30 p.m. – Update #35 * If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach, DO NOT PICK IT…
Photos from the pass
Kim Carmichael sent us these photos with a note: “I took these pics from the boat late today. These guys were laying this along the beach on the Gulf side near the…
Oil Workers Still Not Wearing Respirators
During a national press conference this afternoon, David Michaels of OSHA said spill clean-up workers are still not being advised to use respirators. “We are currently not recommending the use of respirators…
FWC Fishing Advisory
Press Release from FWC: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advises anglers and boaters in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties in northwest Florida that oil from the BP…