Category: News
BP Protest Downtown
About 30 people showed up for a scheduled protest of BP in Plaza Ferdinand. The group known as Hear Our Voice To Save Our Coast,…
Benefit for Bobbie
Press Release from Big Easy Tavern: Bobbie Shiver is a vibrant 26 year old Milton native that has been battling a tumor that is located…
New plume found 20 miles off Mobile Bay
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. –…
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…