Biofuel venture hasn’t paid off for Snohomish County
A plan to lessen Snohomish County’s dependence on fossil fuels while helping local farmers has fallen well short of expectations. Supporters urge patience. In time, they say, an improved economy will boost demand for locally grown oilseed crops, such as canola, which can be turned into biodiesel. Read more on Everett Herald
This was filmed with family on Saturday, June 13, on one of my many trips to one of my favorite beaches lately in fear that it may be the last time that they are beautiful. Currently, those of us who live along the coast walk the line between concern and sadness under a thick and heavy fog of anger and disbelief over the effects of the BP oil spill. We push on with our lives while we and our neighbors speak of hardship claims filed with BP, our loss of business and tax revenue in the busiest time of the tourism season and whether a dozen Apalachicola oysters will be our last. As the oil makes it way east and southeast, all that we can do is pray that our Walton and Bay County communities will be spared the pain being endured by Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and now the Florida panhandle an hour down the road to our west. Deer Lake State Park along Highway 30A in Walton County, Florida is a stunningly beautiful pristine coastal dune park that straddles the borders of the communities of Watersound Beach and Seagrove Beach. I created this video as an outlet of pent up frustration and feelings of helplessness where the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster is concerned. I cannot do anything about the spill except document the beach in its beautiful preserved state now, and if spoiled this summer, help clean it up later. Three days before the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Drilling Platform, Florida Rep. Dean Cannon shelved his proposal to lift the ban on oil … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Video: Collier county awaits oil prevention supplies
Collier County leaders are worried that what’s happening in the Panhandle and Louisiana will also happen here. So they’re trying to be proactive and want to stock up on everything from booms to bails of hay. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. Read more on Naples Daily News
Filmed 20 minutes north of Palm Beach County, FL on Tuesday May 18, 2010 at 9:00a EST. Is the BP oil spill the cause of hundreds of dead fish washing up on Southeast Florida beaches? Cold weather is capable of killing certain types of fish. This morning, area temperatures were near 90*F. Video copyright of www.landofthemarvelous.com Subscribe for more updates. Tags “May 16” “May 17” “May 18” dispersant riser pipe syphon gulf louisiana alabama mississippi miami lauderdale “palm beach” turtles coral reef pelicans oilspill oilslick oil BP Deepwater Horizon Transocean Halliburton Anadarko wellhead junkshot containment boom dome rov rig blowout ixtoc exxon valdez volcano geyser loop current gulfstream “new orleans” biloxi
Part 3 of the Santa Rosa County official update on the Deepwater Horizon oil leak and how it affects the Florida Gulf Coast. Visit navarrepress.com for more information.
Krupnick Campbell Retained to Represent Gulf County During BP Oil Spill
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Fort Lauderdale law firm of Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee has been retained as legal counsel for Gulf County to consult on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill that is devastating the West Coast. Read more on GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Image, May 13, 2010 Image by SkyTruth
CGA Emergency Management Services to Support Franklin County in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Franklin County Board of County Commission in the Florida Panhandle has secured the services of Calvin, Giordano & Associates Emergency Management Services Division to assist in their response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which is closing in on the U.S. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Lancaster County Alpaca Fleece Bound for Gulf Oil Spill FOX43.com MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY – Alpaca fleece from a farm near Mt. Joy is going to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. …
OIL SPILL: Gulf County declares State of Emergency
PORT ST. JOE – The Board of Gulf County Commissioners on Monday morning issued a local state of emergency as county officials continue to monitor the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. And on Tuesday morning the emergency management…
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