News: BP oil penetrating inland waterways

Mobile Press Register: Following an afternoon reconnaissance flight, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach employees reported that oil of some sort — be it sheen, tarballs…

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DEP: ‘If you see tar balls in the water, I wouldn’t get in’

From Northwest Florida Daily News: As tar balls washed ashore on Walton County’s beaches, a standing-room-only crowd met Thursday for a town hall meeting to…

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News: Buck Lee comes off bad in national press

The Christian Monitor writes about people getting sick from swimming in the gulf ( After Gulf swimmers report illness, questions about opening a beach )….

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Florida Nearing Louisiana In Dead Birds

The number of dead birds recovered along Florida’s coastline is nearing that of Louisiana. As of Thursday, there were 431 dead birds recovered in our…

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BP Helping Sertoma Out

BP has agreed to pay for the tugboat and barge that will be used in the Sertoma 4th of July fireworks display. Angela Boroca, spokesperson…

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Beach Health Advisory Extended

Health advisory issued for beach due to oil spill – All gulf beachside waters in Escambia now under advisory – Effective immediately, in response to…

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Buzz:Beach Businesses Withholding Information

I’ve heard from several employees of Pensacola Beach businesses that say they are having trouble getting the green light from their employers for BP financial…

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Perdido Pass system is working

From Thompson Engineering: As most of you are aware, over the past few weeks, Thompson Engineering has been under contract to install a prototype steel…

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Buzz: No Barge For Fireworks?

We are hearing there is currently no barge lined up for the Sertoma 4th of July fireworks display. The budget for the barge is roughly…

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Why aren’t skimmers working off our water?

Commissioner Grover Robinson said that the EOC press conference the helicopters and satellite images show that there are no skimmers off our shores, but there…

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EOC: Where is the $50 million?

The state of Florida has been given $50 by BP to assist counties deal with the BP oil disaster. Ten weeks after the explosion at…

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Submit Your Questions to BP’s Top Exec

Press Release: Submit Your Questions to BP’s Top Executive When “America Speaks to BP” Live July 1 at 2:30 PM CST Pensacola, Fla. — On…

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June 30 photos

From Kim Carmichael: Oil was close to reaching certain spots on Ft. Pickens Rd today. In the third picture you can see how close the…

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Pensacola Beach is the Wild West

Who is in charge of the cleanup/cover up activities on Pensacola Beach? Heavy equipment is destroying the beach daily. I have a confirmed report from…

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BP walks out of Crist’s Oil Spill Meeting

Yesterday, Gov. Crist held an Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force Meeting at the University of West Florida. According to reports I received from the…

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Good Summary of Legal Forum

CPA Bob Holmes attended the Pensacola Chamber’s forum on the legal issues involving the BP oil disaster. Here are some notes that he took at…

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Vuvuzelas for BP

Jen Bullock, a member of The Beast Corps, sent me this: BP is not feeling the pain they are causing in the Gulf. BP is…

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Baker Panel Report: BP has safety issues

“No accidents, no harm to people, and no damage to the environment” that was the safety motto for BP in 2005. The same year, the…

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More photos from Beach

This email and photos were sent to me: At 11:00 this morning, Savannah took these pictures of the beach just east of the gate to…

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Viewpoint: The Mummification of America

I received this July 4th viewpoint: In 1952, President Harry S. Truman spoke at the dedication of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., where the…

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