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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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. –…

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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…

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IN May 27 issue

COVER STORY THREE’S COMPANY Less than a year ago Governor Charlie Crist was thought by many political analysts to be a shoe-in for Mel Martinez’s…

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BP and Transocean argued before explosion

In a joint hearing held by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service in Louisiana, Douglas Brown, Transocean’s chief mechanic on the rig,…

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Too much to think: Men died

I keep thinking about the families and friends of Blair Manuel and the other 10 men killed in April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon. They…

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Three Little Pigs Roundup

Three Little Pigs article is the most popular article on The Daily Beast. Fark.com (One of my favorite sites): Light-hearted “three little pigs”-themed internal BP…

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Day for the paper

I’ve gone light on the blog today. My newspaper needed me. Though I enjoy writing and investigative reporting, I am the publisher of the Independent…

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PR Spoof For BP

Earlier this week, a Twitter account surfaced that took the name of BP Global PR. CNN reported today that the oil giant is aware of…

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Village Voice: “Outzen nailed it”

The Three Little Pigs has gone viral. The Village Voice has picked it on their website: Outzen nailed it, and not just with an enviable…

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Conservative blogs attack Three Little Pigs

Apparently exposing BP and its Three Little Pigs decision matrix makes me liberal. The Conservative blogs are taking up for the British multi-billion dollar, mega…

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Yahoo picks up Three Little Pigs

From Yahoo: “Just when you thought BP’s image problem couldn’t get any worse… The Daily Beast’s Rick Outzen has uncovered an internal BP document illustrating…

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BP To Kill Live Stream

Tomorrow BP is expected to kill its live web stream of the underwater leak as it prepares to seal the well. But why? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ybenjamin/detail??blogid=150&entry_id=64339

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BP Spill Update From SRC

Deepwater Horizon Incident Update #21 (Highlighted sections indicate new information) Situation Update Navarre Beach and Santa Rosa’s entire coastline is open.  Two links to live Web…

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On Radio or Not with Nicole Sandler

I will be a guest on Nicole Sandler’s online radio show, RadioOrNot.com . Nicole Sandler was previously morning host at WINZ/Miami when it was progressive…

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BP memo shakes nuts out of the tree

From an “adoring fan” – Josh Derrick: I am very disappointed that you and the Daily Beast would result to using such an obvious fake…

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BP Ignores EPA Deadline On Dispersants

The Environmental Protection Agency wants answers as to why BP refuses to switch to less toxic dispersants to break up the Gulf oil spill. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0525/EPA-girds-for-a-fight-with-BP-over-dispersants-in-Gulf-oil-spill

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