Category Archives: BP Oil Spill Disaster
BP stalling claims payments so that Feinberg will take blame for denials
News reports say BP is delaying claim payments to avoid reports of “denials” of payments. Apparently, BP officials are attempting to put off any denials of claims until the process is turned over to Kenneth Feinberg, the federally appointed administrator … Continue reading
Government convinces BP to set aside $20 billion to fund initial claims
BP announced that the company is setting aside $20 billion to honor claims of damages and losses caused by the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico after intense pressure from President Obama in a four hour meeting … Continue reading
Gulf oil spill lawyers
As the oil slick from the BP oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico nears the Florida coast and Pensacola beaches, lawyers say the legal issues are numerous and complex. Experts currently estimate the oil slick damage will reach … Continue reading
Science forum on BP oil spill [video]
BP Oil Spill: Public Science Forum [Pensacola Beach, FL - 5/8/10] from Warren Price on Vimeo. In the wake of the BP oil rig explosion, the Gulf Coast community faces many unanswered questions about the probable forecast of the oil … Continue reading
BP spill hurts hotels, shrimpers, fishermen, tour boat captains, fisheries, and more
USA Today reports on BP oil spill threat to numerous businesses, of all types, along the Gulf Coast, discussing “tens of thousands of Gulf Coast business owners and workers whose livelihoods have been or could be hurt by the oil … Continue reading
Florida will be hurt most by BP oil spill
Experts are saying Florida is the state that will suffer most from the BP oil spill. “This could stain Florida’s reputation for having beautiful beaches,” said senior economist Mark Vitner at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. “It may scare … Continue reading
BP oil leak may be 5 times greater than latest BP admissions
The BP oil leak appears to be five times worse than the latest numbers BP released, according to a university oceanographer who will speak at a public forum in Pensacola on Saturday. The amount leaked daily is approximately 25,000 barrels, … Continue reading
BP and Big Oil took advantage of weak regulators
Regulators in other countries require oil companies to install more than one “blowout preventer” on oil drilling platforms at sea. The failure of the single blowout preventer on BP and Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig led to the ongoing oil … Continue reading
Chemicals to fight oil might cause other problems
The AP is reporting that the chemical dispersant being used to fight the BP oil spill may have unknown effects on the environment, including sea life. The chemicals being used are a new concoction that is not completely tested and … Continue reading
Some fear loss of fishing for months
As the BP oil spill grows, fishermen, tourism businesses and landowners are bracing for what could be one of the worst environmental disasters in history, damaging property and commerce from New Orleans to Pensacola, and beyond. A Gulf Breeze fisherman … Continue reading