Governor Charlie Crist said Wednesday May 19, 2010 that the tar balls found in the Florida Keys are not from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Crist spoke to the Miami Herald Editorial Board Wednesday and addressed the spill and drilling on the Florida coast. Video by Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff Video Rating: 0 / 5
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-19 14:24 UPDATE 1-Florida Keys tar balls are not from BP oil spill
MIAMI, May 19 (Reuters) – Tar balls found on beaches in the Florida Keys this week are not from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill leaking from a well owned by BP, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday, citing laboratory tests. The news came as a temporary relief to Florida’s tourism authorities, who are already reporting negative market impact from the month-long spillage from BP’s leaking undersea … Read more on Interactive Investor
Lab: Fla. Keys tar balls not from Gulf oil spill
The Coast Guard says tar balls that floated ashore in the Florida Keys aren’t linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A report released Wednesday says tests by a Coast Guard laboratory show the tar balls don’t match the type of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance
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FL Keys tar balls not linked to BP spill; MS results still pending
KEY WEST, FL (WLOX) – Tar balls discovered on the Florida Keys shoreline Tuesday did not come from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. That’s the finding from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory. Read more on WLOX-TV Biloxi
Tar Balls In Keys Not Linked To Gulf Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory says tar balls found on some Florida Keys beaches are not from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read more on ABC 7 El Paso