Donovan/Nobles petition update
It appears Marty Donovan and Jack Nobles are pursing their petition drive against the maritime park. Anne B. Bennett just dropped off a letter in…
BP Now Spending $100 Million Each Day
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that BP is now spending more than $100 million per day on Gulf Coast cleanup efforts. http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2010/06/28/bps-spending-on-gulf-oil-spill-hits-100-million-a-day/
Photos from Hands Across The Sand
Photos are courtesy of Brad Davidson, notice the inconsistency in the color of the sand:
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New beach game
Find the tar balls. Beachgoers are digging to find them. Dr Lanza has a problem.
Buzz: BP brought in sand
We are hearing that BP brought on sand for yesterday’s Hands across the Sand. Trying to confirm.
News: Every NWFL county is trying to protect bays
Orlando Sentinel reports: “Authorities now know they have a running, unpredictable battle on their hands as they struggle to protect the sea grasses and marshes…
Email on BP in Bayou Chico
To the Pensacola City Council (which doesn’t meet again until July 19): I live in a townhouse on Mahogany Mill Pond, and I am very…
Beach Resident reacts to Health Department’s Advisory
It was distressing to read the article on the front page of the Pensacola News Journal today in which it was reported that John Lanza…
Buzz: National Guard to be called out
There is a persistent rumor that President Obama may activate the National Guard. Escambia County looked into the matter and was told that the Florida…
Donovan/Nobles petition, where is it?
Has anyone been asked to sign the Marty Donovan/Jack Nobles petition to rescind the Design-Build contract? Has anyone knocked on your door? Has a tent…
