Rick's Blog

Just got this email: “Headed to PC for a mediation. Just passed 6 dumptrucks headed out to Pcola Beach. ” If anyone is out there,…

Press Release: Wednesday, June 30 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. WSRE Amos Studio 1000 College Blvd. PJC Main Campus OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NO COST-…

IN will not attend the VP Joe Biden’s press conference. We are tired of the photo ops and empty statements of encouragement. For some reason,…

From Kim Carmichael: “I’m at the last parking lot before the ft pickens gate. The amount of oil in the water is substantial.”

This is so classic BP. ESIS is the contractor responsible for handling all the claims for BP. The little ones are done locally, the larger…

Press Release Effective immediately, in response to a report by the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center of extensive oil sheen, oil mousse and tar balls,…

We have heard the BP has notified county officials that it will not reimburse the county for the cost of using the Escambia County Sheriff’s…

A local posted this video to Facebook earlier today.

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…

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 are courtesy of Brad Davidson, notice the inconsistency in the color of the sand:

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…

Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Monday, June 28 – 11:00 a.m. – Update #25 * Weather- Temperatures continue to be in the 90s. Winds…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…