Councilmember and “Strong Mayor” wannabe Diane Mack is upset with me challenging the City of Pensacola’s response to the BP Oil Disaster. From her latest newsletter: “A report on City actions to…
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A photo says more than words
A reader shot this yesterday at sunset on Pensacola Beach:
Report from Ft. Pickens
Bad news folks. This morning the first “tar balls” started landing on Pensacola Beach. This stuff is really more like blobs of chocolate mousse than tar. From what I saw on the…
This makes me want to throw up
The Daily Beast has this slideshow of the wildlife hurt by this BP disaster. I got nauseous viewing them. View here.
Open Thread: Tell us your BP disaster stories
We want to hear your stories. I will relax the rules and let you be unnamed. However, stay on subject. We want stories about claim issues, conversations with BP and elected officials…
Oil Hits Keys
It appears that the BP spill has spread into the Florida Keys. The Keys News reports an oil sheen off of Duck Key. http://keysnews.com/node/23801
Insight: Battle over racism continues
One of my dearest friends, Rev. Larry Ware. We graduated together from Ole Miss and is now retired with his grandchildren in Coffeeville, Miss. We have been exchanging emails on fighting injustice…
BP Pleasure Fleet, another internet success
The Daily Beast article on BP’s mishandling of the Vessels of Opportunity program is one of the most popular on the site. Over 500 people have told their Facebook friends that they…
Buzz: Obama may be coming
My sources tell me that an advance team from the Secret Service was on Pensacola Beach yesterday. The buzz is that President Barack Obama may be coming here. Calls to county officials…
Mother Jones: Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge cover-up
British Petroleum has blocked the media from seeing the damage their crude oil has done to that he 1,700-acre home to fish, shrimp, and crab nurseries. Even the oil continues to poor…
BP does damage control on impact to wildlife
One of the most frustrating aspects of covering the BP oil disaster is getting accurate numbers on the marine and wildlife killed by the 21 million gallons of crude oil that has…
Meek: “Leadership isn’t being in Pensacola to see the first drop of oil.”
I spoke yesterday with Congressman Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Meek was in New York City and had just finished an interview on MSNBC, where he talked about the BP…
Beast Corps: Cabinet visits Escambia County
From Beast Corps correspondent Franklin Hayes: As the largest potential economic disaster loomed in the Gulf of Mexico just a few miles off the coast of Pensacola Beach, the Sunshine State’s sitting…
Kings of the Spill
From Slate’s Big Money website: The massive mess from the BP oil spill has turned into an opportunity for several businesses. Whether they’re polishing their images by helping out or rushing to…
BP Doesn’t Want Help From Big Dogs
According to the New York Daily News, BP rejected a request from Hollywood director James Cameron to look at new ways to use underwater machinery. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/03/2010-06-03_james_cameron_says_bp_turned_away_his_offer_to_help_with_gulf_oil_spill.html
Coby updates council on EOC and Bayou Chico
From: Al Coby Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:19 PM To: City Council Cc: Directors Plus Subject: Oil Spill Update City Council, Below is the most recent oil spill information from the…
County frustrations with BP mount
Spoke with County Commissioner Grover Robinson. He is very frustrated with the lack of communication from BP and its Unified Command on its plans to clean up the beaches at Perdido Key…
Oil Sheen Off Navarre
From Santa Rosa County PIO Joy Tsubooka: A light oil sheen was reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approximately six miles from Navarre Pier today. The Coast Guard has…
Buzz: Media descends on Pensacola
Weather Channel will be at The Fish House at noon today. MSNBC will there between 2-4 p.m.
Text from the BP battlefront
This text message was forwarded to me: I hope someone will take some initiative soon. The Coast Guard skimmer vessel also told Jerry they could not skim oil in the presence of…