Photos from Hands Across The Sand

Photos are courtesy of Brad Davidson, notice the inconsistency in the color of the sand:

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News: Relief well ready in 18 days

Bloomberg reports: “BP may complete within two and a half weeks the first of two relief wells aimed at ending the Gulf of Mexico oil…

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Beach Update: June 28

Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Monday, June 28 – 11:00 a.m. – Update #25 * Weather- Temperatures continue to be in the 90s. Winds…

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Are you getting sick?

I’ve been receiving numerous emails and phone calls about people getting severe headaches, nosebleeds and sinus problems. People who have swam in the gulf have…

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Write EPA about dispersants

From Chasidy Hobbs, Emerald Coastkeeper: I wrote to you yesterday about a plan to get dispersants off EPA’s approved list of means of dealing with…

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Open letter from Lucy “LuLu” Buffett

Dear coastal inhabitants everywhere and all who know the joy of putting their toes in the ocean: I can’t remember when we have had a…

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DRAFT AGENDA- Governor Crist’s Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: The University of West Florida Conference Center 11000, Building # 22 Address: 11000…

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City on Fire in the Gulf

Washington Post: Dead ahead through the helicopter windshield, it appears like a mirage at the hazy horizon: a city in the middle of the Gulf…

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News: Buffet concert coming together

The Mobile Press Register has a good article on behind the scene of Thursday’s Jimmy Buffet concert in Gulf Shores. More than 1 million people…

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News: Okaloosa Co. gets Doobies and $2M

Daily News reports that more than 4,000 people attended Rock the Beach, with the Doobie Brothers (read more). Also BP have agreed to pay Okaloosa…

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BP could hire Escambia County

The AP reports that BP is considering James Witt, the former FEMA director under Pres. Clinton, to help with community relations. (Read more). John Temperilli…

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New beach game

Find the tar balls. Beachgoers are digging to find them. Dr Lanza has a problem.

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