Tag: Florida
Now Crist asks for $100M from BP
On May 17, Gov. Charlie Crist had in his office BP CEO Tony Hayward. Instead of pressing for money for the oil clean-up, the Florida…
Pensacola Blogs ranked in Top 10
BlogNetNews ranks the most influential blogs in the state. Our area has top in the top 10: Ricksblog.biz and Pensacola Beach Blog: 1: ricksblog.biz 2:…
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…
Beast Corps: Cabinet visits Escambia County
From Beast Corps correspondent Franklin Hayes: As the largest potential economic disaster loomed in the Gulf of Mexico just a few miles off the coast…
Buzz: Orange Beach mayor blasts BP
While Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins is singing kumbaya with BP, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon blasted BP representatives a town hall meeting. Kennon is upset…
Buzz: Crist moves TDC meeting
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has moved the meeting with tourism officials from Northwest Florida from today to Sunday. It’s anticipated that he will announce his…
IN May 27 issue
COVER STORY THREE’S COMPANY Less than a year ago Governor Charlie Crist was thought by many political analysts to be a shoe-in for Mel Martinez’s…
DeLuna Clue 2010 # 1
From Fiesta of Five Flags: Can You Guess The Identity of Fiesta’s King and Queen? From June 3-13, Pensacola will celebrate the 61st Fiesta of…
Every time I see this video, my temper flares
This is BP CEO Tony Hayward with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist telling us, “We are very confident that will be able to contain the spill…
BP cut corners at Deepwater
The Orlando Sentinel reports that have obtained documents that BP chose a less-expensive, less-reliable method for completing the Deepwater Horizon well. …BP’s choice of well…
Tar balls on Pensacola Beach
We are getting reports that tar balls have washed on to Pensacola Beach. Fox 10 is reporting three were found by a Gulf Breeze family…
Latest BP Update, with subtitles, notes
As of May 18 UNDERWATER —-Subtitle “Don’t expect it to be stopped any time soon.†. The riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system is…
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…
Erin Brockovich is coming to Pensacola
Press Release: Levin, Papantonio has invited the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. (www.weitzlux.com) to join noted environmental advocates Erin Brockovich and Carol Moore…
Grover and Goodin met with BP in D.C.
I spoke with Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson this morning about his and Santa Rosa Commissioner Gordon Goodin’s meetings with the Coast Guard and British…
LA Times buys into BP outreach here
I’ve been highly critical of the British Petroleum local community outreach because the BP reps here have no knowledge, no technical expertise and no authority….
Buzz: Late night phone calls
My phone rang several times late last night on several topics. Here the rumors that seem to have some legs – but understand they are…
Deepwater Horizon – Not the First Gulf Oil Leak
By IN Reporter Ryne Ziemba… Currently, there are roughly 4,000 oil rigs off the Gulf Coast of the United States, with the exception of Florida’s…
Oceanographer Estimates Higher Rate of Leak
By IN reporter Ryne Ziemba.. Prof. Ian McDonald, professor of Oceanography at Florida State University, spoke last Saturday, May 8 at a public forum at…
Latest on BP Oil Spill
The oil spill is now 129 miles from the city of Pensacola. Based on the latest projection from NOAA, Escambia County is not anticipating any…
