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Gulfport engineer enjoys rich ‘retirement’ of fishing, writing, film making

Stephen McDill — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:40:04 +0000

“Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?” Ernest Hemingway, “The Old Man and the Sea” At 62, Frank Wilem is still far from retirement especially in spirit. Consultant, motivational speaker, author, fisherman, diver and filmmaker are just some of the many titles that Wilem proudly wears as the [...]

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Hood: “Feinberg is BP”

Stephen McDill — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:23:09 +0000

JACKSON- Miss. Attorney General Jim Hood announces his office has filed a petition with the Court to force the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) and its administrator, Ken Feinberg to obey a previous subpoena regarding certain documents relevant to an investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill claims process.

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Death on the half-shell: Flood could kill 90 percent of state’s oysters

Wally Northway — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:54:28 +0000

Another major disaster is facing Mississippi, and this one could totally wipe out Mississippi’s oysters. If that happens it could be months — perhaps years — before another oyster is harvested in Mississippi waters. >>>SEE COMPLETE STORY<<<

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USM Oil Spill Study

Stephen McDill — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:56:40 +0000

HATTIESBURG- Brian Richard, director of the Center for Community and Economic Development at Southern Miss, talks with MBJ-TV about his ongoing study of the economic impact of the 2010 BP oil spill on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Official: Gov’t won’t end drilling ban off Fla.

Associated Press — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:43:58 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Obama administration won’t allow any new oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years because of the BP oil spill, a senior administration official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The area that includes the waters off Florida’s coast had been considered for drilling [...]

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Phone pic saved Gulf from weeks of oil gushing

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:29:04 +0000

WASHINGTON — A single picture from a cell phone camera may have saved the Gulf of Mexico from a few more weeks – if not months – of oil gushing from the BP well. A new study from the presidential oil spill commission describes the behind-the-scenes, excruciating tension and mistakes behind the three-month effort to [...]

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White House: We didn’t withhold oil spill info

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:45:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is pushing back against accusations that the administration blocked government scientists from telling the public just how bad the BP oil spill could become. Press secretary Robert Gibbs says the White House never tried to withhold “the most accurate and timely information” on the amount of oil spilling into [...]

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Gov. Barbour on BP oil crisis

Stephen McDill — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:27:09 +0000

JACKSON- Gov. Haley Barbour’s June 1 statement regarding the discovery of BP oil in the Mississippi Gulf.

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Barbour: Residue from BP oil spill has reached Petit Bois Island

Stephen McDill — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:06:49 +0000

JACKSON- Gov. Haley Barbour announced in a Tuesday afternoon press conference that remnants of the nation’s largest oil spill have reached the Mississippi Barrier Islands. MBJ staff writer Clay Chandler has more about this latest development in the Magnolia Marketplace. See here for related video.

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