BP oil spill incident commander dies in small plane crash–Source: Citizens For Legitimate Government

Jim Black, a BP incident commander for the company’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill response team, died in a small plane crash near Destin, Fla., on Tuesday night, the company confirmed. The Coast Guard said the small plane crashed Tuesday about 7:30 p.m. in Choctawhatchee Bay. Black, whose job at the oil giant was director of operations for the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, spent a lot of his time during the past several months in and around New Orleans. (Read more)

UPDATE: Tarboro Company In A Bind After Producing Boom For BP Cleanup – Source: WITN

Several companies that tried to come to the rescue of BP after the devastating oil spill are now in a bind—including one manufacturer in Eastern Carolina that has a whole lot of excess product.

Namaco is a company in Tarboro, Edgecombe County that’s been producing booms used to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: WITN)

Press Release: Bias Busters of Kansas: Emergency Call/Protest

Press Release       This is an Emergency Call for our community to come together and make a statement regarding the April 20th Oil Spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. As you know the company responsible for this debacle is BP (British Petroleum).  Since April 20th, we have witnessed numerous attempts to curtail the "rush" and "leaking" of oil.   While Congress has heard from the fishing industry and the impact of that this disaster as made on their ability to feed their families and President Obama has visited the area; it is our collective responsibility to voice our concerns about the state of our planet…and more importantly what we pledge to do to change our dependency on oil.   It is imperative that we right this wrong and do our part to heal the world; we can make a change and a difference by adopting better behaviors in our homes, at our work place, etc. We must be vigilant to call on stronger legislation and join in the effort to have more gardens in our communities, on our rooftops, promote recycling and create more wind power and solar energy.   Past incidents and disasters including September 11th and Hurricane Katrina have shown us that communities must be prepared for manmade and natural disasters.   If you are interesed in this issue, then we urge you to join us this coming Tuesday, June 22nd at 5:00pm in front of the The BP Station at 21st & Fairlawn. The public is invited to participate . If you have information that you want to share about this issue, please respond in kind.   For More information call Sonny Scroggins 785 232-3761, 845-6138….   I Challenge my Generation to Inspire Future Generations.   Yours in Christ, Sonny Scroggins