West Florida nuclear power operators preparing for ‘devastating effects of oil entering their plants’

Excerpts from AM 850 (Tampa Bay):

[N]uclear power plants along Florida's Gulf coast are also on ... Read more >>

Oil Spill 50 miles from Tampa by June 6 says NOAA forecast

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Breaking: Coast Guard confirms oil sheen in Florida Keys; Officials lay protective boom

Reports are breaking of multiple oil sightings in the Florida Keys.

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BP Contractor: Dolphin “was filled with oil. Oil was just pouring out of it.”

Excerpts from the New York Daily News:

[A] dead dolphin rotting in the shore weeds.

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CNN iReport: “Significant amounts of oil” are “floating ashore in the Florida Keys”

From CNN iReport: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-454191

Joecooool, Duck Key, FL Keys

"Significant amounts of oil is [sic] floating ... Read more >>

ALERT: BP says wellbore may be compromised

Malfunctioning disk inside the well about 1,000 feet below the ocean floor

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BP Officials: “part of the subsea safety infrastructure may have ruptured” 1,000 feet beneath oil wellhead.

Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal:

The disk, part of the subsea safety infrastructure, may ... Read more >>

Researchers: “Of special note, a streak of oil is now moving in the direction of the Florida Keys”

"Of special note, a streak of oil is now moving in the direction of the ... Read more >>

Oil reported at Marathon Key in the Florida Keys

Laurie Greeley Diefenthaler, Florida Keys

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NOAA Forecast: BP Oil Spill to reach Key West by June 4

NOAA offshore trajectory forecast for noon June 2, 2010 - June 4, 2010

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doctype/2931/53979/

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Oil Expert: ‘Well to flow for probably more than a decade’ if not plugged successfully

Bloomberg:

The ultimate worst-case scenario is that the well is never successfully plugged, said Fred Aminzadeh, ... Read more >>

AP: Oil 9 miles from Florida coast

Officials confirmed Tuesday that an oil sheen was floating about nine miles from the white ... Read more >>

Dr. on MSNBC at 11:30am EST: COREXIT “similar to Agent Orange in the 1960′s”

Dr. Seth Forman [said] "We will see the effects of this for years to come, ... Read more >>

Expert: Oil spill to reach shore ‘much more quickly’ once oil spill nears Florida’s west coast

Excerpts from Tampabay.com:

Worse, if an oil spill got into Tampa Bay, getting it out again ... Read more >>

Oceanographer: Tampa sea breeze to bring ‘toxic fumes’ onshore

Excerpts from Tampabay.com:

The daily sea breeze would bring the possibly toxic fumes from the spilled ... Read more >>

Expert: ‘Gusher would continue until the well bore hole collapsed or pressure in the reservoir dropped to a point where oil was no longer pushed to the surface’

From the Associated Press regarding the relief well planned for August at the earliest:

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Florida gov’t study: ‘Average spill’ estimated ‘between 52 and 182 barrels a year’

Excerpts from a WUSF report on a shocking study commissioned by Florida's House of Representatives ... Read more >>

Oil Disaster Safety Guide: Effects of Benzene, via CDC

"Workers and the general public alike could face risks by inhaling various components of crude ... Read more >>

Speculation that BP is 'becoming a takeover target'; $40 billion loss since blowout

The market commentary seemed to shift quickly at the market open on Tuesday from last ... Read more >>

Crist appoints former BP lobbyist to spearhead Florida’s legal response to BP oil spill

News Press Excerpts:

Gov. Charlie Crist appointed the political odd couple - Democrat Bob Butterworth and ... Read more >>

Oil Forecast: Spill drifting toward Florida’s West Coast; 120 miles from Tampa Bay

WFSFCS West Florida Continental Shelf forecast of surface trajectories for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

120-hour ... Read more >>