BP CEO Tony Hayward tells us all is well. They tell us that they have it contained, BP wants us to return back to normal. “It’s bigger than anyone knows,†said environmentalist…
The Beast Corps: Watch out for the Valdez crud
By The Beast Corps correspondent Jen Bullock.. Merle Savage moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1988. Three months later, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez crashed onto a reef, spilling nearly 11 million galleons…
BP slow-walking claims
The Marketwatch report also stated that BP says that 15,600 claims have been filed to date and 2,700 have already been paid….less than 18 percent. Hmmmmm, BP Barbie Liz Castro told us…
Okaloosa action plan finally approved
Four weeks since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Okaloosa County officials got their local action plan approved….maybe…BP at the Joint Command Center in Mobile still has to sign off on it. Okaloosa County…
BP enlists more collaborators
For 14 years, I worked in the oil industry, primarily with Texaco and Citgo, and developed some solid sources within the industry with whom I still have contact. My sources tell me…
Oops, Jeff Miller off by 23,000 bbls per day
Last week, Congressman Jeff Miller told us that BP was getting ahead of the oil spill and had recovered 4 million gallons. His actual quote was “They continue to be able to…
New Vichy government forming in Tallahassee
When the Germans conquered France during the WWII, Marshal Philippe Pétain and his Vichy government collaborated with the Germans.The French police and the state militia captured Jews and other undesirables and shipped…
More notes from Eunice
While visiting Eunice I spoke with offshore workers and their families. It was an intense seven hours of conversations done after a six-hour drive. Eunice is smalltown USA – with its share…
What Miller could be telling EPA
While our Congressman Jeff Miller is telling EPA to approve the dispersants being used to hide the BP Oil Spill. Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Meek: Too small to fail
Congressman Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, stopped by the IN offices for a few minutes before his meeting with the PNJ editorial board. Meek held an open forum last…
Beast Corps: Notes on Meek’s Forum on Offshore drilling
From Beast Corps correspondent Logan Harrison: Timeline: • Arrived at 7:03 • Talked about being on the road all day, took bathroom break…. • Left Panama City this morning • Took a…
Help offer from Germany
This email appears to be legitimate – here is the company’s website, schaco.com: The German environment dpt has already informed British Petrol to get in contact with us, but all information moved…
Perdido Key Chamber hosts weekly BP meetings
Press release (note the new chamber slogan at the end): As we continue to say, our beaches are beautiful, our water is clear and we are open for business! However, we are…
Damn scientists mess up Miller’s BP world
The New York Times has a disturbing article on the size of the oil spill underwater, where Congressman Miller and BP don’t want us to look. Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes,…
What Miller should be saying
Fox News’ Shepard Smith closed Friday evening’s “FOX Report” with a sharp commentary directed at BP CEO Tony Hayward. Smith, Ole Miss grad who grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast said,…
Miller wants EPA to speed up dispersant approval
“Our” Congressman Jeff Miller isn’t pushing for stricter safety regulations for BP. No, Miller is upset with EPA. In his newsletter, Miller writes “the EPA must speed up its approval of applying…
Impressions of Eunice, La
Ryan Hatler gave me an introduction into the heart of Acadia. Oil is king here. Average wage $90k which beats Escambia Co. $8/hr. People were open and straight- forward. Oil dominates life….
In south Louisiana
I am in Lafayette Parish to interview oil workers. Got on the road at 3 am. Rainstorm has hit area. Now stuck in traffic jam on I-10. First interview will be over…
Beast Corps: British Petroleum’s Greenwashing is A Slick Joke
By Jamie Welch, Beast Corps correspondent… Can the B.S. propaganda machine kindly stop already? Created by the Ogilvy and Mather advertising agency more than a decade ago, the “Beyond Petroleum†public relations…
Beast Corps: Latest on oil
From our Mobile Beast Corps correspondent, Dawn Butler: Admiral Thad Allan is in charge of the US Coast Guard response, so he was at Dauphin Island, Alabama Friday. He said the response…
