by Becky Gillette Published: July 11,2010
Tags: boycott, BP, exxon, oil spill, oil well blowout
With some people still boycotting Exxon due to the Valdez oil spill in Alaska 21 years ago, certainly there is talk about boycotting BP because of the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout. But a BP boycott seems to have little support on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “We have received e-mails from organizations other than Sierra [...] [...]
by Nancy Anderson Published: July 11,2010
Tags: BP, MBJ column, Nancy Anderson
Best quote from the Gulf oil spill coverage? When asked what he thought of the CEO’s comment about the “small people,” the Orange Beach mayor said, “I don’t care what they call us, as long as they send the checks.” The real question is, “Will they bounce?” BP has been ordered to establish a $20-billion [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 5,2010
Tags: BP, gulf of mexico, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Vermilion Bay
NEW ORLEANS — A ban on fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico has been estended to an area south of Vermilion Bay, La., roughly the western edge of oil spreading from the broken BP well. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the closing brings to more than 81,000 square miles of [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: June 28,2010
Tags: Barbour, BP, Gulf Coast, Haley Barbour, Oil, oil spill, Petit Bois
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Haley Barbour says he’s pressing BP and federal officials to increase resources in Mississippi, where oil has reached the shoreline and continues to flow into the waters around barrier islands. “While command and control of on-water resources has improved, it must get much better and the amount of resources to [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: June 27,2010
Tags: BP, Gulf Coast Oil disaster, gulf of mexico, Mississippi Research Consortium, research, scientists
Scientists asked to do a lot with a little Scientists at Mississippi’s four public research universities find themselves on the front lines of the oil spill battle. Researchers are being asked to collect data on everything from the effects on wildlife and plants to the socio-economic impact. Yet, it could not have come at [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: June 20,2010
Tags: BP, Letter to Editor, Oil
Editor, I understand all the anger and devastation this oil spill has brought. But if the government “seizes” BP, it will then be the taxpayers who have to pay. Leave it to BP, which knows as much as anybody about deep-water drilling, to fix this. I’m afraid if the government seizes yet another industry, it [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 20,2010
Tags: BP, congressional races, Politics
Strategists say it is hard to attack opponent on such an issue when there is a shared enemy like BP It figures that only two of Mississippi’s four congressional races will have much drama at all between now and November. The 1st District race between incumbent Travis Childers, D-Booneville, and challenger Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 4,2010
Tags: BP, energy, investing, investor relations, offshore drilling, oil spill, publicly traded company
NEW YORK — So far, BP’s CEO Tony Hayward has failed in his efforts to stop people from losing faith — or money — in his company. But he can’t stop trying. BP’s inability to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history has focused attention on Hayward’s words and deeds over the past six [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 24,2010
Tags: Barataria Bay, Belle Chasse, Billy Nungesser, BP, CBS, Dave Cvitanovich, Exxon Valdez, Face the Nation, gulf of mexico, Justice Department, La., Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Pelicans, Plaquemines Parish, Press secretary Robert Gibbs, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, The White House, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Stacy Shelton
BARATARIA BAY, La. — The Gulf of Mexico oil spill seeped miles deeper into Louisiana’s fragile marshes, making it tougher to clean up or to rescue wildlife like the brown pelican, as the federal government questioned whether BP will be able plug its blown-out well on the seabed. With frustration mounting at the global oil [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 24,2010
Tags: BP, Doug Suttles, Good Morning America, gulf of mexico
NEW ORLEANS — The executive in charge of fighting BP’s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the company is doing everything it can to plug the seabed gusher but understands everybody is frustrated. Doug Suttles, chief operating officer at BP PLC, went on all three network morning talks shows Monday with the same message: [...] [...]
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