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Florida Gulf Oil Spill: Plans to evacuate Tampa Bay area expected to be announced Examiner.com Plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay area are expected to be announced in the coming days as FEMA prepares for what is now being called the worst oil disaster in … Methane Bubble Was Technical Cause of Gulf Oil DisasterSustainability Ninja Clueless MSM Way Out Of Its Depth In Gulf Oil Spill CoverageBig Journalism (blog) Your mail: Gulf oil rigs must be made saferAlexandria Town Talk The Associated Press –The Epoch Times –Daily Inter Lake all 3,658 news articles »

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Gulf Oil Spill Prompts Florida Voters to Oppose Drilling Along Gulf Coast Examiner.com The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has turned into an environmental and economic disaster with no end in site. With fears the oil could make its way to the … Methane Bubble Was Technical Cause of Gulf Oil DisasterSustainability Ninja Gulf damage fears as oil containment failsStuff.co.nz Your mail: Gulf oil rigs must be made saferAlexandria Town Talk Big Journalism (blog) –Daily Inter Lake –The Epoch Times all 3,311 news articles »

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Florida joins other Gulf states to demand oil spill companies put money commitment in writing
Florida joins other Gulf states to demand oil spill companies put money commitment in writing

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Telegraph.co.uk

Coast is Clear, Florida Tells Tourists Worried About Gulf Oil Spill Examiner.com With many tourists worried about the BP oil spill disaster currently destroying marine life and the coast's of Louisiana and Mississippi the state of … GULF OIL SPILL Florida offshore oil drilling ban amendment consideredMiamiHerald.com Skyscanner: Oil Slick Threatens US TourismPR Web (press release) Gulf oil spill could 'devastate' South Florida's environmentLos Angeles Times Tampabay.com –The News Herald –Dallas Morning News all 481 news articles »

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Florida joins other Gulf states to demand oil spill companies put money … Palm Beach Post Under the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990 enacted after the Exxon Valdez disaster, BP and Transocean are the "responsible parties" charged with cleaning … and more »

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The Hindu

Florida tourism in the crosshairs msnbc.com The oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico could put a big squeeze on Florida's lucrative tourism industry, state officials are warning. … Obama Faces Backlash Over Drilling, Leak ResponseNPR Governors Of Gulf States Discuss Oil Spill Disaster ResponseFree Internet Press Gulf oil spill lawsuit spurs lawsuitBizjournals.com Brad Blog (blog) –Media Matters for America (blog) –Sport Fishing all 12,655 news articles »

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As Oil Spill Approaches Florida, Governor Crist Prepares for the Worst
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says that even though the Panhandle will likely see the first impact from the oil spill, the entire state should be prepared.

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CNN International

Disarray, slow response to slick has Florida officials frustrated at British … Palm Beach Post Charlie Crist on down — say the oil company that caused the massive Gulf spill is frustrating their efforts by holding up approval of local response plans … Oil a hot topic at local government meetingsWZVN-TV all 697 news articles »

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MyFox Tampa Bay

Gulf oil spill threat grows for South Florida Sun-Sentinel "If you are standing on a beach in Miami, you can throw a stone at times into the Gulf Stream," Weisberg said. If winds blow an oil slick toward shore, … West Florida waits to see if Gulf oil will hitMiamiHerald.com Gulf Oil Spill Causes 13 More Florida Counties to be Added to Emergency …InjuryBoard.com (blog) Change in weather gives crews more time to fight oil spillSacramento Bee The Ledger –KBTX –BusinessWeek all 436 news articles »

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After an aerial bird’s eye view of thick reddish-orange streaks of oil covering a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida governor, Charlie Crist, says: Not now, no way, writes the Associated Press (AP). The massive oil spill from last week’s blast and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was a sobering experience for Crist.

“Clearly it could be devastating to Florida if something like that were to occur. It’s the last thing in the world I would want to see happen in our beautiful state,” said Crist. “Until you actually see it, I don’t know how you can comprehend and appreciate the sheer magnitude of that thing. It’s frightening,” quoted the AP.

 Crist had previously opposed off coast drilling but had waffled somewhat over the past two years. According to the AP, the governor has said he would favor drilling if it were clean, safe, and far enough from shore. Now, the spill is proof that’s not possible.

“It’s enormous. It’s everywhere. It’s absolutely unbelievable in it’s magnitude,” said Crist, after viewing the 80-by 42-mile mess in the Gulf from the back of a C-144 plane. “Clearly that one isn’t far enough and that’s about 50 to 60 miles out, it’s clearly not clean enough after we saw what we saw today–that’s horrific–and it certainly isn’t safe enough. It’s the opposite of safe,” Crist said, quoted the AP.

After returning to Florida, Crist called Florida National Guard Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett and emergency management director, David Halstead and asked them to work with Florida environmental secretary, Michael Sole and the Coast Guard to initiate a plan to protect Florida beaches if the oil is pushed toward the Panhandle, said the AP.

“It’s ginormous,” Crist told Halstead, quoted the AP.

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