BP Recovery Fund Czar May Compensate Vacation Rental Property Owners http://bit.ly/tmITwQ

Article by VacationRentalPeople

With much of the income from vacation rentals rolling in in the Summer, it has been a rather disappointing few months for the many vacation property owners within the Florida region. Many have found themselves taking substantial losses and with the BP Deepwater disaster still spilling down the gulf, there looks like little respite in regards of a lack in bookings.

Keith Feinberg, the man appointed by president Obama as the pay czar of BP's $ 20 billion relief fund having performed a similar task in 2001 regarding 9/11, has stated that owners of vacation rental properties who have lost income due to the disaster, could receive compensation. Though he has acknowledged that determining whether to pay those who have not suffered direct damage will be a tough matter to reside over.

Around 3 million vacation rental properties, throughout the four states affected by the spill, fall between the guidelines set out by Feinberg. Rental property in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida's panhandle may be able to receive hel paying for their mortgages or any other bills they struggle to meet due to the ongoing Oil Disaster.

"That claim should be filed," said Feinberg, referring to vacation rental owners. "It should be corroborated. I don't know what corroboration. We'll see, but absolutely those claims will be considered."

Homeowners in the area have also been affected, as property values are set to be affected by the spill, and it is estimated values of houses along Louisiana coastlines will reduce by 30 per cent. Yet this matter remains obstinately gray territory. "Property value has diminished as a result of the spill," says Feinberg, "Let's assume that's right. That doesn't mean that every property is entitled to compensation. It's a thorny issue."

Vacation property management companies with Destin vacation rentals and all along the panhandle of Florida, have also been subject to major losses as cancellations have resulted in an absence of business over the Summer period. Yet Destin is still open for business so to speak with its beaches remaining unclosed for tourists, while many events such as fishing rodeos have had to be canceled due to the Deepwater spill. There have been measures implemented to preserve the beaches, though these attempts have been marred by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990's litigation that the Oil Company must lead the clean up, leaving the state of Florida rather powerless, and waiting for BP's favoured retroactive clean up of the mess.

An estimated 2 million gallons of oil are flowing in to the gulf of Mexico everyday since the leak explosion of late April, and has become recognised as the worst environmental disaster in US history. Receiving payment from BP's relief fund does not mean property owners and those affected by the disaster forefeit the rite to to file a lawsuit with BP, for other damages incurred.

Now of all the five states bordering the gulf of Mexico have been affected by the spill, with tarballs appearing in Texas Earlier in July. As the situation is still playing out it is hard to predict the areas in which BP's $ 20bn relief fund will be allocated, yet Feinberg seems to be quite open in regards to claims. Feinberg is said to be trying to improve the claims process, asnd is expected to speed up the payments, releasing emergency lump sums to businesses. Payments from BP's $ 20 billion relief fund will not have pre-determined limit.

Hurricane Alex Delays BP Oil Spill Clean-Up Efforts In Gulf Coast http://bit.ly/vGDWcT

Article by George Murphy

Recently upgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Hurricane, Hurricane Alex could really damage the oil spill clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Recent news reports that in the waters off of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, oil-skimmer are being made to return to shore due to winds in excess of 80 mph and twelve-foot waves produced by this category-1 hurricane. Barges designed to protect area wetlands are also being forced ashore, mainly due to the force of the waves.

According to BP's manager of skimming operations, Wayne Herbert, "Everyone is in because of weather, whether it's thunderstorms or [high] seas." In addition he reports that all near shore skimmers were idle off of the Gulf Coast.

Some meteorologists predicted that Hurricane Alex would miss the main oil spill site directly, and so far it mostly has. Yet still the resulting hurricane force winds and giant waves are enough of an interference to cause a major blow to the clean-up efforts. Not only are the ships and barges at bay because of the storm, but controlled burning, offshore booms, and oil dispersant spraying have been suspended as well.

The removal of these ships severely dampen the clean-up efforts of BP, efforts that they are already far behind on. With 60,000 barrels of oil (an estimated 2.5 million gallons) believed to be leaking into the Gulf a day, any disruption to the cleanup efforts just puts BP further behind.

Even more troubling than the stalled clean-up efforts are reports that Hurricane Alex is pushing more oil onto the Gulf coast beaches. A report from a Louisiana Maritime attorney has giant tar balls being dumped on the beaches near Elmer's Island. Another report from a local Louisiana Jones Act attorney speaks of white sand beaches tragically streaked with oil along Alabama's coastline.

Speaking with the Associated Press, Michael Malone, a marine science technician said, "The sad thing is that it's been about three weeks since we had any big oil come in here. With this weather, we lost all the progress we made."

In nearby Mississippi, many residents were hoping they had seen the last of the oil spill. But according to US Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, he is very worried about Mississippi taking a direct hit from both the oil and the storm. "We have seen the oil change direction," Allen said. "It was generally heading east to the panhandle of Florida. Because of wave conditions and current we now see oil start entering Mississippi sound and areas around Chandelier and Breton Sound. We're very concerned about that."

Hurricane Alex also has the potential to negatively affect the plan to cap the oil leak as well. Two contradictory reports have pegged BP finishing construction of two relief wells date by the end of July or early August at the latest; the relief wells are BP's latest plan to ultimately stop the oil leak. Speaking with a Louisiana Jones Act attorney and a respected Louisiana Maritime attorney, they feel that BP's failed efforts to finally cap off the oil leak could be the last straw for many residents, Hurricane Alex or not.

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Startling Facts About the Gulf Tragedy! http://bit.ly/u439kp

Article by Oil

The International Oil Spill Conference 2011 was held during the last week of May in Portland, where cleanup measures of the Gulf oilspill were discussed. The use of Corexit to disperse the oil was one of the most argued issues. When it comes to safety, it's always better to use eco friendly oilspill cleaners like Oil Gone Easy S-200.Oil experts from all over the globe gathered for the International Oil Spill Conference at Portland during the last week of this May. Lingering truths, new facts about the Gulf oilspill, and above all, the use of chemical oil dispersants were discussed in this conference. However, a million-dollar question that kept cropping up was the methods employed for the cleanup of the Gulf oil spill.

About 2 million gallons of Corexit were used to disperse off the 200 million gallons of oil released. The use of this chemical dispersant resulted in a 100 million gallons of oil and Corexit mixture spread across the ocean. When asked about the use of this oil dispersant in the ocean waters, the US Coast Guard officials said that Corexit was proven to be safe and scientifically justified. They also mentioned about the recent studies conducted in Norway which explained the safety of Corexit. Moreover, they argued that there is no life down the ocean to be affected by this chemical dispersant.

However, according to biologists who work for Applied Science Associates, Inc, the tests performed in Norway were not conclusive. They also claimed that life forms exist in the deep that are very likely to come in contact with this toxic dispersant. If you're a nature lover, then you would definitely not support the use of Corexit. Most of the members of this oil spill conference were of the opinion that the government is less transparent and people are not fully informed about the tragic oil spills.

With such instances cropping up every now and then, most environmentalists are calling for the use of environmentally-friendly cleaners when such large scale oil Spills are encountered.

Oil Gone Easy S-200 is an eco-friendly oil spill cleaner that degrades oil in a biological way. Initial field tests were performed on the Gulf samples with this product, and now it is being considered to clean up the Gulf waters. If this product is used in the future emergency situations, then there would never be a question of environmental safety!

BP Finally Finds Solution to Oil Spill http://bit.ly/snq6Ug

Article by Dane Ludolph

After nearly three months of continuous oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico, BP announced they have a test cap in place to stop the leak and provide enough time to replace the damaged well. BP Vice President Kent Wells said that oil stopped flowing into the water at 3:25 p.m. ET and the federal Joint Information Center confirmed that the flow had stopped as well.

The current measure in place is intended to keep oil in the well or funnel it to ships until the new well is complete. This has been the most optimistic solution to the spill which happened back on April 20th on the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 people.

If the cap does not hold, BP has added to its siphoning capacity and claims to be able to siphon up most, if not all, of the oil starting next week. Relief efforts will play a big part in the environmental recovery. Telemarketing hotlines, volunteer groups and environmental organizations are all generating funds and contributing to response efforts.

This has been the greatest advancement in handling the oil spill, which is now one of the greatest environmental catastrophes in U.S. history. Now a 48 hour waiting period begins to see if the cap can hold against the tremendous pressure of the oil flow.

Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, said at a news briefing that oil stopped flowing into the water at 2:25 p.m. CDT, after engineers gradually dialed down the amount of crude escaping through the last of three valves in the 75-ton cap.

Although this is a temporary solution until the relief wells are built, it is a step in the right direction and will decrease the amount of crude oil currently flowing into the Gulf. There needs to be even more support from various public, corporate and government entities. Conducting B2B telemarketing, social awareness campaigns and environmental response movements are a few options to help with relief efforts.