From Thompson Engineering: As most of you are aware, over the past few weeks, Thompson Engineering has been under contract to install a prototype steel boom and piling system at Perdido Pass…
Buzz: No Barge For Fireworks?
We are hearing there is currently no barge lined up for the Sertoma 4th of July fireworks display. The budget for the barge is roughly $8,000 but the lowest figure the group…
Why aren’t skimmers working off our water?
Commissioner Grover Robinson said that the EOC press conference the helicopters and satellite images show that there are no skimmers off our shores, but there are several working in Mississippi and Alabama….
EOC: Where is the $50 million?
The state of Florida has been given $50 by BP to assist counties deal with the BP oil disaster. Ten weeks after the explosion at Deepwater Horizon, Escambia County has been told…
Submit Your Questions to BP’s Top Exec
Press Release: Submit Your Questions to BP’s Top Executive When “America Speaks to BP†Live July 1 at 2:30 PM CST Pensacola, Fla. — On Thursday, July 1 at 2:30 pm CST,…
June 30 photos
From Kim Carmichael: Oil was close to reaching certain spots on Ft. Pickens Rd today. In the third picture you can see how close the oil is to a turtle’s nest. For…
Pensacola Beach is the Wild West
Who is in charge of the cleanup/cover up activities on Pensacola Beach? Heavy equipment is destroying the beach daily. I have a confirmed report from a county official that at least one…
BP walks out of Crist’s Oil Spill Meeting
Yesterday, Gov. Crist held an Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force Meeting at the University of West Florida. According to reports I received from the meeting, BP was there in full force….
Good Summary of Legal Forum
CPA Bob Holmes attended the Pensacola Chamber’s forum on the legal issues involving the BP oil disaster. Here are some notes that he took at the meeting: At the Town Hall meeting…
Vuvuzelas for BP
Jen Bullock, a member of The Beast Corps, sent me this: BP is not feeling the pain they are causing in the Gulf. BP is spending millions on PR. In order to…
Baker Panel Report: BP has safety issues
“No accidents, no harm to people, and no damage to the environment†that was the safety motto for BP in 2005. The same year, the BP Texas City refinery exploded resulting in…
More photos from Beach
This email and photos were sent to me: At 11:00 this morning, Savannah took these pictures of the beach just east of the gate to Ft. Pickens/National Seashore. The wave action resulting…
Viewpoint: The Mummification of America
I received this July 4th viewpoint: In 1952, President Harry S. Truman spoke at the dedication of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were displayed…
Beach Update: June 30
Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Wednesday, June 30 – 10:00 a.m. – Update #27 Everyone is advised to avoid contact with tar balls or oiled debris on the beaches. *Weather –…
Beach Health Advisory Extended
From the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier to the FL/AL state line. This extends the current advisory issued on Monday June 28th west to the FL/AL state line. To minimize potential health impacts,…
Nominees from Judge
Press Release: NOMINEES FOR COUNTY COURT JUDGE IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated the attorneys listed below to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Escambia…
BP says no sand being brought on to beach
Here is an email exchange between Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson and BP spokesperson Lucia Bustamante: From: Larry B. Johnson [mailto:ljohnson@ci.pensacola.fl.us] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 1:36 PM To: Bustamante, Lucia R…
More YouTube videos of Pensacola Beach
The BP nightmare is the citizen journalist – Click on this link and see the videos by Gregg on Pensacola Beach
John Tesh to the rescue
Press Release: “Adopt A Fisherman” Humanitarian Effort Expands To Pensacola, FL John Tesh Radio Show’s Team Has Landed in Pensacola; $30,000 Raised For Gulf Fishermen And Their Families Since June 3 PENSACOLA,…
Sand mystery solved somewhat
According to Buck Lee who spoke with my investigator, no sand has been brought onto island. What was brought today was bohemian rock which looks like sand. This material is used to…
