Lucia Bustamante, BP spokesman, said the much-anticipated beach rakes (which will scoop up the BP globs) are at the Bayou Chico staging area. The new deputy incident leader for BP, Ian Livett,…
Grover’s message for President Obama
Comm. Grover Robinson: We need better communication. We need more boats to fight this battle. I don’t want to hear about EPA regulations, Jones Act impeding the boats being deployed. Whatever is…
EOC: Oil in Pensacola Pass
Twenty vessels fighting it. Commissioner Grover Robinson flew over the area in an ECSO helicopter. Pensacola Beach appeared clear. There were orange patches in Pensacola Bay near the Ranger station. Boats were…
News: Storage tank from Deepwater Horizon washes
Panama City News Herald reports: “Bay County’s first tangible landfall from the Deepwater Horizon crisis is not tar balls or oil plumes. Instead, it’s a storage tank officials think was onboard the…
News: Bama beaches turn black
The Mobile Press Register had two reports: Beaches turn black: The picture that I posted yesterday was only the beginning of the problem for Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Thousands of people…
More clean-up workers needed
The PNJ reports that 90+ workers were let go on Friday due to having an uncertified instructor. WEAR TV reports Able Body Labor of Pensacola will provide residents with the 40-hour hazmat…
BP asks customers not to boycott
I spent yesterday in the Mississippi Delta. People asked about the BP oil disaster constantly. Many of them vacation annually at Orange Beach, Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach or Destin. They said that…
No Oil On Pensacola Beach
County and City officials said at this morning’s EOC briefing that there has been confirmed oil mouse on Orange Beach but none on Pensacola Beacb. Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins said Bayou Texar…
Fire vortex in Gulf
A fire vortex erupts inside of a controlled burn (left side) during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, June 9, 2010. A fire vortex is formed when rapidly rising hot air pulls…
June 11 p.m. update – Joint Command
The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill Prepared by the Joint Information Center UPDATED June 11, 2010 7 PM PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides Operational Update of BP…
Low Risk in Near-Term to Florida Peninsula
Press Release – Joint Command: Florida Sentry Program Confirms Low Risk in Near-Term to Florida Peninsula and Keys MIAMI – Surface and aerial based monitoring of waters off the west coast of…
Health risks with controlled burns
We know that the Deepwater Horizon well could have been spewing up to 2 million gallons of crude a day before a cut-and-cap maneuver last week started capturing some of the flow….
Oil mats at Gulf Shores 12:45 am
A reader sent me this photo taken with his cell phone. This is the beach at Gulf Shores, Ala.
EOC: Pensacola Pass Closes Tonight
County officials announced this afternoon at the EOC 4:30 p.m. press conference that Pensacola Pass will close tonight at 7 p.m. with the incoming tide. Commissioner Gene Valentino said intercoastal waters would…
Pensacola Pass to close at 5
Press release: Escambia County officials have confirmed through Unified Command that Captain Steve Poulin, USCG Captain of the Port for Sector Mobile, authorized the closure of Pensacola Pass at 5:00 p.m. today,…
Lessons of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Professor Rick Steiner, Conservation and Sustainability Consultant (University of Alaska), wrote this report for the blog firedoglake.com. Here are some of the highlights: –The only real solution to this uncontrolled blowout is…
Beach update June 11
Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key Update Friday, June 10 – 2 p.m. – Update #08 * Unified Command clean-up and assessment teams are responding with daily cleanup. Pensacola Beach * Oil coverage…
DEP Latest Update
Landfall Reports and Predictions: On June 11, a large plume of weathered oil was detected nine miles south of Pensacola Pass. The plume is two miles wide and goes south for 40…
Vessels of Opportunity is quick money for teachers, etc.
We are hearing that teachers, just out of school, are borrowing their friends’ boats. They signed up for the Vessels of Opportunity program this week and already have been activated—-getting checks for…
EOC: 9:30 press conference notes
The EOC folks look worn out. The stress is starting to show as the battle against the BP black tide is being fought on our beaches and waterways. Commissioner Grover Robinson reported…
