The Mobile Press Register isn’t covering up the magnitude of the oil disaster: The slick that struck there was spotted early in the day by vacationers in adjacent condo towers as well…
Peaceful Rally against BP
From Chris Slick: Sunday, June 6, 2010 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Pensacola Downtown BP Gas Station Street: 1 West Cervantes Street City/Town: Pensacola, FL Show up with a sign or two…
Tony, it may be time for soap on a rope
On Thursday morning, I was interviewed by Jim Sanborn and Don Parker on WCOA 1370 AM They asked me what I thought about BP CEO Tony Hayward’s statement that he wanted his…
Media Roundup 6.05.10
We are in Day 46 of the BP Oil Disaster and 16 days before the Pensacola City Council meets again to express its “outrage.” cfnews13.com: Computer Model Shows Oil Could Threaten Atlantic…
Gaetz report
The following is the Friday report from State Sen. Don Gaetz. The only exception I have is that we were told that BP initially responded with six two-man crews, but maybe they…
Update 35: Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Friday, June 4 – 5:30 p.m. – Update #35 * If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach, DO NOT PICK IT…
Photos from the pass
Kim Carmichael sent us these photos with a note: “I took these pics from the boat late today. These guys were laying this along the beach on the Gulf side near the…
Oil Workers Still Not Wearing Respirators
During a national press conference this afternoon, David Michaels of OSHA said spill clean-up workers are still not being advised to use respirators. “We are currently not recommending the use of respirators…
FWC Fishing Advisory
Press Release from FWC: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advises anglers and boaters in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties in northwest Florida that oil from the BP…
Mack smacks blog
Councilmember and “Strong Mayor” wannabe Diane Mack is upset with me challenging the City of Pensacola’s response to the BP Oil Disaster. From her latest newsletter: “A report on City actions to…
A photo says more than words
A reader shot this yesterday at sunset on Pensacola Beach:
Report from Ft. Pickens
Bad news folks. This morning the first “tar balls” started landing on Pensacola Beach. This stuff is really more like blobs of chocolate mousse than tar. From what I saw on the…
This makes me want to throw up
The Daily Beast has this slideshow of the wildlife hurt by this BP disaster. I got nauseous viewing them. View here.
Open Thread: Tell us your BP disaster stories
We want to hear your stories. I will relax the rules and let you be unnamed. However, stay on subject. We want stories about claim issues, conversations with BP and elected officials…
Oil Hits Keys
It appears that the BP spill has spread into the Florida Keys. The Keys News reports an oil sheen off of Duck Key. http://keysnews.com/node/23801
Insight: Battle over racism continues
One of my dearest friends, Rev. Larry Ware. We graduated together from Ole Miss and is now retired with his grandchildren in Coffeeville, Miss. We have been exchanging emails on fighting injustice…
BP Pleasure Fleet, another internet success
The Daily Beast article on BP’s mishandling of the Vessels of Opportunity program is one of the most popular on the site. Over 500 people have told their Facebook friends that they…
Buzz: Obama may be coming
My sources tell me that an advance team from the Secret Service was on Pensacola Beach yesterday. The buzz is that President Barack Obama may be coming here. Calls to county officials…
Mother Jones: Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge cover-up
British Petroleum has blocked the media from seeing the damage their crude oil has done to that he 1,700-acre home to fish, shrimp, and crab nurseries. Even the oil continues to poor…
BP does damage control on impact to wildlife
One of the most frustrating aspects of covering the BP oil disaster is getting accurate numbers on the marine and wildlife killed by the 21 million gallons of crude oil that has…
