That’s what Florida CFO Alex Sink says about the claims processing of British Petroleum. Read my exclusive interview with Sink on the The Daily Beast. Favorite quote: “BP clearly doesn’t know what…
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IN website crashes
Our website, inweekly.net, crashed yesterday. Not sure if it was hackers or a code issue. Our web design company is working on it. We’ve set up a new site, using WordPress, to…
Sink’s day in Pensacola
By Sean Boone Federal and state officials were in Pensacola today to address emergency efforts for the Deep Horizon oil spill bearing down on Florida’s coastline. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink met…
Photo – govt reg at work
From a reader: A picture is worth a thousand words…………… Here is a good example of how stupid the government agencies are in relation to the entire gulf oil spill. Keep in…
McCollum voted in favor of liability limits for BP
From a reader: I don’ t know if anyone cares, but it is ironic that in the wake of Exxon Valdes, McCollum voted to limit the exposure of polluters….and this session McCollum’s…
BP gets to sit on stage for WSRE
BP gets to continue its spin. Don’t expect any technical answers for a PR person. We should allow BP on the stage only the person speaking is an engineer, clean-up expert or…
New Logo for our BFF, British Petroleum
Courtesy of IN reader
COUNTY ASKS BP FOR $5 MILLION
Escambia County is asking BP for five million dollar for a contingency mitigation account. County will add $5 million from county’s disaster recovery fund.
Spill, Baby, Spill
by Sean Boone Behind the Scenes of an Environmental Disaster Since the Transocean-owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig ignited on April 20, killing 11 people and placing the entire Gulf Coast at risk…
Nelson meets with BP CFO
From Nelson (I assume he called the 1-800 number to get the appointment: During a meeting I just had with the CEO of BP I put a number of questions to Tony…
Arts Council Charged, Logo to be locked up
Arts Council Charged, No Person Arrested By Sean Boone The State Attorney’s Office has charged the Arts Council of Northwest Florida as a cooperation, removing any criminal action for individuals who worked…
IN Cover: Spill, Baby, Spill
SPILL, BABY, SPILL Behind the Scenes of an Environmental Disaster By Sean Boone… Since the Transocean-owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig ignited on April 20, killing 11 people and placing the entire Gulf…
BP Blueprint for Pensacola
After fighting the oil giant for four years, Texas attorney Brent Coon says, “Nobody knows more about BP than we do.†Coon heads Brent Coon & Associates, Beaumont, Texas law firm with…
DEP rejects beach plan
County Commission Chairman Grover Robinson called last night. He is furious that DEP has rejected Escambia County’s plan for saving the sands of Pensacola Beach. The proposal was to scoop up sand…
Escambia County issues first emergency purchase orders
P.O. # 101304: James Lee Witt Associates: $49,000 -To assist BP Horizon and Escambia County Project Number OILSPL10. Witt was the FEMA director under Pres. Bill Clinton. P.O. # 101304: Beck Disaster…
Buzz: From inside the oil industry
Friends are sharing their conversations with people in the oil industry and emails that are circulating under the radar of the news media…here is compilation of interviews, emails, etc: THE DRILLING OF…
Oil Fix isn’t helping…yet
Remember how BP told they had their “best minds” working on this. The cap and dome idea might work but we won’t know until all three leaks are capped. Until then, Overnight,…
DEP changes mind on Gulf Breeze plan
by IN reporter Sean Boone With the oil slick impending upon the Gulf Coast, The City of Gulf Breeze is in a crunch to receive more emergency assistance. Yesterday the City sent…
Holy C#$P: Sea surface temps getting out of control
From HurricaneTrack.com: I have never seen the sea surface temperature anomaly map look like the one below. It is the NHC’s Reynolds method anomaly map which is updated once per week. This…
Haz Mat courses full
Got this email from Carrie Stevenson, Coastal Sustainability Agent, Escambia County Extension “We’ve gotten an overwhelming response from volunteers interested in registering for the hazmat safety courses being offered at the Civic…