Tag: oil spill
Plaintiffs argue to keep BP lawsuits in New Orleans
The attorneys for the shrimpers, commercial fisherman and others impacted by the BP oil spill have submitted their pleadings to fight the motion by BP…
Sorry, Jeff, EPA gets tougher on dispersants
Well, we’ve learn how powerful our Congressman Jeff Miller is. Days after he pushed for EPA relax its approval process for BP’s use of the…
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…
What is the truth?
From News Journal article (“Chemicals will protect the Gulf, Rep. Miller says”): “Adm. Thad Allen, the commandant of the Coast Guard, said the spill has…
Grover: We will test waters
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson called late yesterday afternoon to tell me the county will be testing the area waters regularly on Pensacola Beach and…
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…
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…
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…
Move EOC to Beach, Key or Downtown
BTW: I am boycotting the EOC – a facility set up miles away from our beaches, a facility that was built to be a bomb…
Aronberg challenges BP Barbie
State Senator Dave Aronberg, a Democratic candidate for Attorney General, was in town yesterday. He spent part of his day at the Escambia County Emergency…
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…
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….
Jeff Miller says BP is ahead of the oil spill. Really?
Rob Williams of “News”Radio 1620 interviewed Congressman Jeff Miller on his radio show. Miller: They continue to be able to skim more oil off the…
House hearings reveal truths behind well explosion
Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations gave…
How much help are BP help lines?
IN reporter Ryne Ziemba called the 1-800 hot lines that British Petroleum has listed in its website for people seeking information and help regarding the…
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…
BP ad runs in Sunday Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola’s daily newspaper fulfilled the Gannett mission of being a marketing solution…this time for British Petroleum. The ad, titled “The Gulf Oil Spill Response,” tells…
Don’t touch oil, tarballs
The St. Pete Times warns of the BP oil spill’s toxicity. This s$%# can kill you. I have interviewed workers that were part of the…
