Washington Post is reporting University of South Florida researchers have found a new huge plume underwater that is northeast of the Deepwater Horizon rig. It’s made up of dissolved oil (i.e. disperants,…
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Bayou Seafood OK For Now
Today IN spoke with Cliff Hall, one of the owners of the New Orleans Fish House Inc., which distributes locally to seafood restaurants. Hall says that despite fishing closures in his area…
Buzz: More tar balls
I got an text message saying the number of tar balls found on Pensacola Beach is 150, not 100. I love how the spin is that they aren’t from BP….if they aren’t,…
Minerals Director Resigns
After taking heat from the Obama administration in recent weeks, Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum has called it quits. This could be a sign of what is to come with top…
Black death: Wildlife death toll mounts
Washington Post: The official count of the spill so far: 440 birds, 393 of them dead, the rest captured alive. Dozens more turtles and dolphins have been found dead; scientists are still…
We could be in trouble
Weather Channel stormchaser Jim Cantore says, “Unless a hurricane comes in from the west or you have a very strong southwest front come through (the Gulf), that oil’s not coming here. Not…
Federal judge modifies order on Transocean
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison issued earlier an injunction stopping all lawsuits against Transocean related the Deepwater Horizon explosion that were filed outside of the Southern District of Texas. The injunction also…
One view from London
I’ve asked friends to find how their friends in Europe view the BP oil disaster. Here is one email that was shared with me: It’s being portrayed principally in the sense of…
Health problems lead to recall of fishermen
Crude oil has health risks (Check out Valdez Crud Press Release: Commercial fishing vessels recalled from oil recovery operations as a precaution HOUMA, La. – The Unified Command here has recalled the…
Updated: Top Kill Succeeds
So far so good on “Top Kill”…Update…It appears to have worked. LA Times: Thad Allen, who is coordinating the government response, says the well still has low pressure, but cement will be…
IN May 27 issue
COVER STORY THREE’S COMPANY Less than a year ago Governor Charlie Crist was thought by many political analysts to be a shoe-in for Mel Martinez’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. OUTTAKES ALAS, PENSACOLA…
BP and Transocean argued before explosion
In a joint hearing held by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service in Louisiana, Douglas Brown, Transocean’s chief mechanic on the rig, said that key representatives from both companies…
Too much to think: Men died
I keep thinking about the families and friends of Blair Manuel and the other 10 men killed in April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon. They are learning that BP execs had determined…
Three Little Pigs Roundup
Three Little Pigs article is the most popular article on The Daily Beast. Fark.com (One of my favorite sites): Light-hearted “three little pigs”-themed internal BP memo argues that building blast resistant shelters…
Day for the paper
I’ve gone light on the blog today. My newspaper needed me. Though I enjoy writing and investigative reporting, I am the publisher of the Independent News, the alt-weekly for Northwest Florida. We…
PR Spoof For BP
Earlier this week, a Twitter account surfaced that took the name of BP Global PR. CNN reported today that the oil giant is aware of the account, but was sure people would…
Village Voice: “Outzen nailed it”
The Three Little Pigs has gone viral. The Village Voice has picked it on their website: Outzen nailed it, and not just with an enviable scoop that should be read far and…
Conservative blogs attack Three Little Pigs
Apparently exposing BP and its Three Little Pigs decision matrix makes me liberal. The Conservative blogs are taking up for the British multi-billion dollar, mega corporation. Both Political Lobotomy and Liberal Whoppers…
Yahoo picks up Three Little Pigs
From Yahoo: “Just when you thought BP’s image problem couldn’t get any worse… The Daily Beast’s Rick Outzen has uncovered an internal BP document illustrating how the company demonstrated the money-saving benefits…
BP To Kill Live Stream
Tomorrow BP is expected to kill its live web stream of the underwater leak as it prepares to seal the well. But why? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ybenjamin/detail??blogid=150&entry_id=64339