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 lovelier spring along the Gulf Coast. In…
DRAFT AGENDA- Governor Crist’s Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force Meeting
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 University Parkway, Pensacola, Florida 32514 June 30…
City on Fire in the Gulf
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 of Mexico. A city on fire….read more.
News: Buffet concert coming together
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 sought the 22,500 free tickets that were…
News: Okaloosa Co. gets Doobies and $2M
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 County $2 million to help cover the…
BP could hire Escambia County
The AP reports that BP is considering James Witt, the former FEMA director under Pres. Clinton, to help with community relations. (Read more). John Temperilli of James Lee Witt Associates has been…
New beach game
Find the tar balls. Beachgoers are digging to find them. Dr Lanza has a problem.
Buzz: BP brought in sand
We are hearing that BP brought on sand for yesterday’s Hands across the Sand. Trying to confirm.
News: Every NWFL county is trying to protect bays
Orlando Sentinel reports: “Authorities now know they have a running, unpredictable battle on their hands as they struggle to protect the sea grasses and marshes along the Panhandle. And so some pass-protection…
Email on BP in Bayou Chico
To the Pensacola City Council (which doesn’t meet again until July 19): I live in a townhouse on Mahogany Mill Pond, and I am very concerned about the Bayou Chico BP decontamination…
Beach Resident reacts to Health Department’s Advisory
It was distressing to read the article on the front page of the Pensacola News Journal today in which it was reported that John Lanza lifted the health advisory for Pensacola Beach….
Buzz: National Guard to be called out
There is a persistent rumor that President Obama may activate the National Guard. Escambia County looked into the matter and was told that the Florida National Guard was not Haz Mat trained…
Donovan/Nobles petition, where is it?
Has anyone been asked to sign the Marty Donovan/Jack Nobles petition to rescind the Design-Build contract? Has anyone knocked on your door? Has a tent been set up at the Summit Blvd….
SRIA misuses beautification funds
The Santa Rosa Island Authority has a beautification fund. Has the SRIA used that fund to buy equipment to get the tar balls and oil off the beach? No. How about buying…
Ponies & Balloons Act…we are expendable to BP
Kindra Arnesan, wife of one of the fisherman who became ill while working the BP clean-up effort, speaks out. She gave this speech at a Gulf Emergency Conference. See the transcript and…
More pictures from Pensacola Beach
It’s okay to get angry. We need to remember BP has told us “We will make this right.” When?
Do politics determine health advisory on beaches?
BP tells us that the tar ball and the oil mousse on the beach are hazardous. Every Escambia Disaster Update begins with “DO NOT TOUCH oiled or injured wildlife. Report your finding…
Black Tears
This video on the damage to our environment is powerful:
Who is making money from Escambia County on BP disaster?
From our public records request, we have copies of the invoices from DRC Emergency Services, who has been hired by Escambia County. The Mobile, Ala. contractor also was hired after Hurricane Ivan….
News: BP workers just for show
As I have reported, WKRG is now also reporting: “Former oil clean-up worker Candi Warren says she signed up to make a difference, but soon found out the work of cleaning the…
