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Category: News
Dignataries want to see the oil
From Escambia County EOC: The Emergency Operations Center is expecting visits from three state/federal officials today, Thursday, June 3. – Attorney Bill McCollum at 12:30 p.m. – Senator Bill Nelson at 1:30…
Pensacola City Council proves helplessness
Remember the outrage over the BP boom cleaning operations in Bayou Chico. City Attorney Rusty Wells gave the Pensacola City Council memo on how they could require a security bond from BP…
BP’s Pleasure Fleet
For the past two days, I’ve been investigating BP’s much-touted Vessels of Opportunity program. One thing is certain about BP now that we’re in our sixth week of the largest environmental disaster…
And so the fight begins
BP oil will start washing up on our shores soon. It’s critical we stay focused, holding BP accountable for this mess. Their representatives need to realize this isn’t as game or a…
June 3 issue: The Power List
Independent News June 3, 2010 COVER STORY POWER SHIFTS IN 2010 The past year has been a tough year for area power brokers. The collapsing real estate market and financial crisis have…
Latest report from DH Unified Command
Critical response assets are being moved across all the Gulf Coast states in preparation for potential near- and long-term oil impacts. In Alabama, the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress arrived in Mobile Bay…
Buzz: Oil slick looks like diarrhea
Had a guest at Martini Night stop and tell me that her husband had to drive through the oil slick to fish in the Gulf. He describe it as looking like diarrhea….
Buzz: Orange Beach mayor blasts BP
While Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins is singing kumbaya with BP, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon blasted BP representatives a town hall meeting. Kennon is upset over the boats in the Vessels of…
Gaetz Says Response Overdue for Northwest Florida
State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Destin) spoke at a Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday, telling local officials and citizens that the $25 million given by BP for Florida’s tourism…
News: BOP failed 62 times in three years
The Christian Science Monitor reports: The 2009 BOP reliability report: One safety-critical failure was so severe that, if a blowout had occurred at the time of the test, “they would not have…
Report from another vessel of opportunity (uncensored)
We are just coming into Mobile Pass. Left the beer can rig at 4:00. Left out Sat night and been in the worst shit you have ever seen. If you can imagine…
Buzz: Fishermen ordered not to wear respirators
I just received a phone call from a charter boat captain upset over what he is hearing from his fellow captains that are in the Vessels of Opportunity program. The boats are…
Buzz: PNJ happy with our coverage
I was told today that PNJ leadership is happy with my coverage of the BP oil disaster because it gets them more advertising from BP and law firms. As you know, I…
New: Oil expected to hit our beaches this afternoon
The Examiner is reporting BP oil is expected to reach our beaches by this afternoon. Dammit! Let’s hope all the preparation plans have worked. That DEP has acted in our best interest…
Dauphin Island hit with BP oil
Red-brown oil has hit the beaches on Dauphin Island. We knew it was inevitable, even though many hoped that just maybe our area would be spared. Unfortunately, with the Deepwater Horizon well…
BP fish tales
Spoke with two charter boat captains last night. Globs of oil/dispersants have been sited in the Gulf of Mexico off of Pensacola. They range in size from tennis balls to dinner plates….
Outzen Round-up
My Daily Beast (La Bestia Diaria) stories have gone international: Mercado.com: “Pero según Rick Outzen explicó en el diario The Daily Beast, eso podrÃa ser parte de una campaña mucho más grande…
Escambia EOC update
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, June 1- 5:30 p.m. – Update #32 * Based on information received Tuesday, June 1, from the state, sections of the oil sheen…
News: BP oil may hit Pensacola as early as Thursday
St. Pete Times is reporting that the latest set of projections from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the slick moving into Mobile Bay this week and touching our beaches around Thursday….