[UPDATE] BP Oil Spill: Florida's Forgotten Coast One Year Later WCTV Two days later, an average of 42-thousand gallons of crude oil were leaking into the gulf each day. April 28th – BP fails to repair blowout preventer valve. May 2nd – Offshore fishing in the area of the oil spill was closed. …
Get moving on Florida's oil claims Tampabay.com With investigators still exploring the full impact of the spill — and BP's responsibility for it — gulf residents will have a hard time assessing what the … Group complains about oil spill claims processNOLA.com BP reimbursements slow to arriveNBC2 News Fla. Cabinet officers rap oil spill claims processBloomberg Sunshine State News (blog) –The Hill (blog) –10 Connects all 20 news articles »
In Florida's Panhandle, hotels still suffer oil spill's effects The Republic Charlie Crist stood on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico and called for courage in the face of uncertainty as oil blackened the Panhandle 's coastline. … Sand Shark scours Panhandle beaches for tar balls , but is it too good? `San Jose Mercury News What we learned, No. 2: Oil and tourism don't mixOrlando Sentinel
Florida's hospitality industry seeks legal help with oil–spill compensation Orlando Sentinel … BP PLC for revenue lost to the giant Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying the claims process is too complicated for individual businesses to navigate alone. … Gulf oil spill: Engineers grapple with new complicationsLos Angeles Times (blog) How reporters mangle science on Gulf oilCNN Spill panel probes Obama's decision to drill moreThe Associated Press Telegraph.co.uk –Wall Street Journal –CNET all 2,457 news articles »
Odd Photos Depict Obama Trip to Florida's Gulf Coast U.S. News & World Report (blog) [See photos of the Gulf oil spill.] The second picture, sent to those who've signed up for the "Daily Snapshot" E-mail from the White House, … After the BP oil spill: Obama family visit Florida to promote tourism (photo show)Examiner.com After BP oil spill Obama promotes Gulf of Mexico tourism by swimming with daughterDaily Mail Barack Obama swims off Flordia Gulf coast after oil spillMirror.co.uk National –The Guardian –NewsOXY all 2,533 news articles »
Florida's Response To The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Reaches Day 100 Holmes County Times Advertiser TALLAHASSEE – Tomorrow, August 7, 2010, marks the 100th day of activation for the Florida State Emergency Response Team's response to the Deepwater Horizon… The St. Joe Company Files Lawsuit against Halliburton for Role in Deepwater…MarketWatch (press release) Real Estate News: Real-Estate Developer St. Joe Sues HalliburtonWall Street Journal (blog) St. Joe Files Suit against Halliburton for Oil Spill DamageGlobeSt.com Beaches Leader –CNBC –UPI.com all 223 news articles »
Blog: The Oil Spill is The Least of Florida's Problems CNBC Workers clean up oil patches and tar that washed up on the beach from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on June 8, 2010 in Orange Beach, Alabama. … Florida Plans For Post BP Oil Spill TourismGov Monitor The Shifting Politics of Oil: Gov. Charlie CristWUSF 89.7 News Get out and vote in the electionsLehigh Acres Citizen
Crist extends Florida’s commercial fishing license renewal period amid oil spill fears
The state’s commercial license renewal period is extended amid oil spill concerns. Read more on St. Petersburg Times
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Gulf oil spill closes in on Florida’s Panhandle
PENSACOLA — Oil and tar mats edged closer to Florida’s Gulf coast Thursday, as the Panhandle was shaping up to become the state’s ground zero in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Read more on The Bay Bulletin