Grover’s message for President Obama
Comm. Grover Robinson: We need better communication. We need more boats to fight this battle. I don’t want to hear about EPA regulations, Jones Act…
EOC: Oil in Pensacola Pass
Twenty vessels fighting it. Commissioner Grover Robinson flew over the area in an ECSO helicopter. Pensacola Beach appeared clear. There were orange patches in Pensacola…
News: Storage tank from Deepwater Horizon washes
Panama City News Herald reports: “Bay County’s first tangible landfall from the Deepwater Horizon crisis is not tar balls or oil plumes. Instead, it’s a…
News: Bama beaches turn black
The Mobile Press Register had two reports: Beaches turn black: The picture that I posted yesterday was only the beginning of the problem for Gulf…
More clean-up workers needed
The PNJ reports that 90+ workers were let go on Friday due to having an uncertified instructor. WEAR TV reports Able Body Labor of Pensacola…
BP asks customers not to boycott
I spent yesterday in the Mississippi Delta. People asked about the BP oil disaster constantly. Many of them vacation annually at Orange Beach, Perdido Key,…
No Oil On Pensacola Beach
County and City officials said at this morning’s EOC briefing that there has been confirmed oil mouse on Orange Beach but none on Pensacola Beacb….
Fire vortex in Gulf
A fire vortex erupts inside of a controlled burn (left side) during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, June 9, 2010. A fire vortex is…
June 11 p.m. update – Joint Command
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill Prepared by the Joint Information Center UPDATED June 11, 2010 7 PM PAST 24 HOURS…
Low Risk in Near-Term to Florida Peninsula
Press Release – Joint Command: Florida Sentry Program Confirms Low Risk in Near-Term to Florida Peninsula and Keys MIAMI – Surface and aerial based monitoring…
Health risks with controlled burns
We know that the Deepwater Horizon well could have been spewing up to 2 million gallons of crude a day before a cut-and-cap maneuver last…
Oil mats at Gulf Shores 12:45 am
A reader sent me this photo taken with his cell phone. This is the beach at Gulf Shores, Ala.
EOC: Pensacola Pass Closes Tonight
County officials announced this afternoon at the EOC 4:30 p.m. press conference that Pensacola Pass will close tonight at 7 p.m. with the incoming tide….
Pensacola Pass to close at 5
Press release: Escambia County officials have confirmed through Unified Command that Captain Steve Poulin, USCG Captain of the Port for Sector Mobile, authorized the closure…
Lessons of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Professor Rick Steiner, Conservation and Sustainability Consultant (University of Alaska), wrote this report for the blog firedoglake.com. Here are some of the highlights: –The only…
Beach update June 11
Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Friday, June 10 – 2 p.m. – Update #08 * Unified Command clean-up and assessment teams are responding with…
DEP Latest Update
Landfall Reports and Predictions: On June 11, a large plume of weathered oil was detected nine miles south of Pensacola Pass. The plume is two…
Vessels of Opportunity is quick money for teachers, etc.
We are hearing that teachers, just out of school, are borrowing their friends’ boats. They signed up for the Vessels of Opportunity program this week…
EOC: 9:30 press conference notes
The EOC folks look worn out. The stress is starting to show as the battle against the BP black tide is being fought on our…
Bayou Texar Could Get More Help Soon
In e-mail correspondences between City Council member Larry B. Johnson and City Manager Al Coby, Johnson raises concern over the protection of Bayou Texar and…
