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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
BP and The Three Little Pigs
My latest article for The Daily Beast is on a document I obtained that shows BP, in a previous fatal disaster, increased worker risk to…
Councilman Hall comments on handling of BP
Pensacola City Councilman Sam Hall sent this email that he had sent to a constituent about yesterday’s Committee of the Whole presentation by BP spokesman…
Papa Bear story catches attention
Our May 20 cover story, “Fighting for Papa Bear,” has quietly gotten the attention of people around the country. It was considered too soft for…
Don’t feel sorry for Liz Castro
The BP Barbie who claimed that she is the nationwide director of civic affairs for the oil giant that made $5.6 billion in the first…
Photos you have to see
The Boston Globe has put together this collection of photos concerning the BP crude oil hitting the shores of Louisiana. Check them out and understand…
Houston BP protests
Houston is home to BP’s North American operations and Transocean. Yesterday about 50 protesters marched from Transocean offices to the BP building. The protest was…
DeLuna Clue 2010 # 1
From Fiesta of Five Flags: Can You Guess The Identity of Fiesta’s King and Queen? From June 3-13, Pensacola will celebrate the 61st Fiesta of…
Buzz: “…about this time the drill floor disappeared”
For novice Rick’s Blog readers, Buzz items are rumors and other unverified bits of information that come to me. More often than not they turn…
