Sea Captain: BP Burning Live Turtles in Gulf (Video)
Sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico are being burned by BP, a sea captain, working to rescue the endangered species, said. Captain Mike Ellis says that, when the controlled burns to remove the oil are conducted, everything corralled by the boom–oil and wildlife, including sea turtles–is burned.
Heartbreaking Video as Pensacola Suffers Tar, Oil Onslaught
See Video of Tar, Oil on 3 miles of Pensacola Beach
Oil, Tar Assaults Miles of Florida Shoreline (Video)
Today, three miles of Pensacola Beach was slammed as smelly, brown oil and tar, hit the shoreline stretching between the Pensacola Beach Pier and the Fort Pickens National Park.
Gelber, State Reps Urge Crist to Call Summer Special Session
State Sen. Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach) and State Reps. Keith Fitzgerald (D-Sarasota) and Rick Kriseman (D-St. Petersburg) today sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist urging him to convene the legislature in a summer special session to address the complex challenges from the BP oil spill.
Florida Gears Up as Oil Drifts Closer
The State Emergency Response Team and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) continued to actively coordinate and respond to the oil gushing from the Deepwater Horizon leaking well, as more dime to five inch-sized tar balls and tar patties are found in northwest Florida.
BP gets Third Bill from Government for Oil Gusher
The Obama Administration on Monday sent a third bill for $51.4 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil gusher.
Crist to Locals: Do What You Gotta Do to Keep Oil Offshore
Gov. Charlie Crist reiterated that he’s all for local governments taking matters in to their own hands, as frustration mounts over a lack of unity in the Unified Command that is supposed to be managing spill response.
Escrow $20B Unlikely to Stop Lawsuits against BP
The $20 billion escrow fund established to compensate victims hurt on account of the BP oil spill won’t be enough to stop law suits being filed by people and businesses harmed by the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, June 17, 2010
ADMIRAL ALLEN: Good morning folks. A lot of activity yesterday regarding the meeting with British Petroleum. A lot has been said about claims, the capabilities being stood up and the escrow amounts. I’m going to address more operational issues because I think that’s been thoroughly discussed and vetted in the last 24 hours. While this [...]
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