Gov. Jindal Views Heavy Oil Impact off Louisiana Coast, Says State and Coastal Leaders Continue to Move Forward with Response Plans 0
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Gov. Jindal: Heavy Oil Now in Louisiana’s Wetlands 0
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Gov. Bobby Jindal to tour oil spill area, discuss barrier islands with Corps of Engineers today 0
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Gov. Bobby Jindal to tour oil spill area, discuss barrier islands with Corps of Engineers today
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will fly over the oil leak and spill area in the Gulf of Mexico today with a BP executive. After the flyover with BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles, Jindal will meet with representatives of the…
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SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION Gov. Charlie Crist calls special legislative … – MiamiHerald.com 1
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SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION Gov. Charlie Crist calls special legislative …
MiamiHerald.com Crist said that because of the Gulf oil disaster, “it's appropriate for the people of Florida'' to have a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment to … Florida Gov. Charlie Crist prepares legal fight against Gulf oil spill (Video) Florida Forms Gulf Oil Spill Advisory Council Environmental, financial 'siege' challenges Florida officials facing untamed … |
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist prepares legal fight against Gulf oil spill (Video)
Examiner.com … been psychologically affected by the disaster. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist prepares legal fight against Gulf oil spill Florida Governor Charlie Crist has … Will Gulf oil spill hit South Florida? Odds are murky Florida Forms Gulf Oil Spill Advisory Council Environmental, financial 'siege' challenges Florida officials facing untamed … |
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Gov. Bobby Jindal lauds local efforts to protect Lake Pontchartrain from gulf oil spill 0
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Gov. Bobby Jindal lauds local efforts to protect Lake Pontchartrain from gulf oil spill
BP reported the first sighting of the oil spill as far as the Chandeleur Islands
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Gov. Bobby Jindal sees coastal defense plan in Venice, acknowledges Gulf oil spill could go west of river 0
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Gov. Bobby Jindal sees coastal defense plan in Venice, acknowledges Gulf oil spill could go west of river
John McCusker / The Times-PicayunePlaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser holds press conference from Venice about Wednesday’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill activities. At the far right is Gov. Bobby Jindal.Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was in Venice this morning to…
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Florida Gov. Crist Changes Stance on Oil Drilling 0
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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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