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South Florida's Top 20 Under-reported Articles About Oil Disaster

February 9th, 2011 at 04:35 PM

A sampling of oil disaster articles from the east and west coasts of South Florida:

“Dire ... Read more >>

Denied: ZERO appealed claims have been approved according to Feinberg

February 4th, 2011 at 07:45 PM

BP total in Keys: $67 million and counting, Florida Keys Keynoter, February 2, 2011:

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Florida Keys boat captain says the oil disaster is not over — “Could easily show up in the Keys a few years from now”

February 2nd, 2011 at 09:12 AM

Captain Tad Burke, Commodore, Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association, The Florida Keys Response To the ... Read more >>

Disaster in the Florida Keys: Lobster fisherman says “I’ve never seen anything like this” — “Everything has changed”

January 4th, 2011 at 12:21 PM

Spill’s long-term impact keeps heat on BP, Financial Times, January 3, 2011:

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Hundreds more vultures found floating in South Florida -- Broad-winged hawk also rescued (PHOTOS)

November 23rd, 2010 at 08:10 AM

The hawk is being kept for two weeks as a precautionary measure. ... Read more >>

“The tissue mostly just DISSOLVED” when adding COREXIT 9500 says researcher — “With the oil alone there was no effect”

October 15th, 2010 at 06:44 PM

Corals Won’t Survive A Shallow-Water Oil Spill Treated With Dispersants, National Wildlife Federation (Wildlife Promise), ... Read more >>

Marine experts in Florida Keys: Concerned about submerged plumes, NINE Exxon Valdez spills remain in Gulf

August 7th, 2010 at 05:36 PM

The Florida Keys Keynoter reports on a forum of Marine experts in Key West about ... Read more >>

Legal Expert: Florida Keys fishing industry may be “devastated for eight to 15 years”

July 29th, 2010 at 01:35 AM

Fishing firms prepare to file BP claims, Orlando Sentinel, July 28, 2010:

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Triathlon directors from Key West to Panama City watching the “massive oil slick moving slowly toward other parts of Florida”

July 28th, 2010 at 04:09 PM

Competitor.com reports today that "several race directors of triathlons have continued to keep a watchful ... Read more >>

Keys resident: Florida Bay is “definitely contaminated now”; BP’s claims office in Marathon “has brought in security”

July 24th, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Plaintiffs Attorneys Knock BP Fund Administrator, Daily Business Review, July 26, 2010:

[Marathon fisherman Nilo Hernandez] ... Read more >>

BP immediately hiring 300 oil cleanup workers in Florida Keys; Must be ready to report for duty within 12 to 18 hours

July 8th, 2010 at 05:02 AM

Local oil spill responders sought, Key West Citizen (Subscription), July 6, 2010:

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ROFFS July 5: Some oil moving “towards the area offshore of the Florida Keys” (MAP)

July 6th, 2010 at 07:25 PM

Analysis of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Area, Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting System, July 5, 2010:

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Satellite Imagery shows Oil/Dispersant mix surrounding Florida (PHOTO)

July 2nd, 2010 at 01:03 PM

Roffs Oceanographic Analysis for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Area, June 28, 2010:

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Forecast shows oil has direct route from spill site to South Florida (VIDEO)

June 30th, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Watch as the Gulf of Mexico currents flow from the Southeast tip of Louisiana ... Read more >>

No oil in South Florida? You decide. New color-corrected aerial photos released (PHOTOS)

June 28th, 2010 at 03:53 PM

Brownish-red ribbons/streamers are photographed approximately 30 miles north of the Marathon in the Florida Keys, ... Read more >>

Coast Guard plans to let oil hit the beach, “No booms in Florida Keys;

June 26th, 2010 at 08:34 PM

Unified Command: No oil booms in the Keys, Florida Keys Keynoter, June 26, 2010:

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Compromised? Florida newspapers get millions in BP-funded ads; Full page ads in Keys promoting BP’s image instead of paying claims

June 26th, 2010 at 08:17 PM

Florida has received $75 million to date from BP

Keys get BP money, Key West Citizen, ... Read more >>

ROFFS: Oil-dispersant mixture 40 miles south of Florida Keys on June 22

June 24th, 2010 at 11:40 AM

ROFFSâ„¢ OCEANOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AREA (Public Version), June 22, 2010:

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Meteorologist Jeff Masters: In September the currents likely will create a “relatively clear path for oil to follow to the Keys”

June 23rd, 2010 at 07:23 PM

Tropical system could make Gulf oil spill much worse, Sun-Sentinel, June 23, 2010:

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NEW aerial photos of streamers near the Florida Keys

June 23rd, 2010 at 09:14 AM

Oil Slick in the Florida Keys (PHOTOS), Kelly Ann Thomas, June 21, 2010:

On May 26th, ... Read more >>

Once oil crosses continental shelf, likely to “affect Florida’s west coast as far south as the Keys”

June 22nd, 2010 at 04:52 PM

Florida Keys dodging threat from oil spill, Miami Herald, June 22, 2010:

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Keys Attorney: “BP claims offices are staffed with insurance adjusters”; Must file claim with BP to initiate a future lawsuit

June 19th, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Prepare carefully for oil spill damage claims against BP, other firms, The Citizen (Florida Keys), ... Read more >>

NOAA forecast: Oil boundary EAST of Dry Tortugas in Florida Keys

June 17th, 2010 at 10:00 AM

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Clear evidence oil spill particles in Florida Straits; Projected to reach from Key West to West Palm Beach shelf areas

June 16th, 2010 at 02:55 PM

Regional Gulf of Mexico Model circulation forecasts, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and ... Read more >>

Florida Keys could be like “an abandoned mining town”; Ad campaign for ‘reef fest’ reaches 1.5 million people, only 6 show up

June 16th, 2010 at 09:38 AM

Florida Skips Offshore Oil Binge but Still Pays, New York Times, June 12, 2010:

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Oil just south of Florida Keys by June 19: Forecast

June 16th, 2010 at 12:38 AM

Latest HYCOM-GFS oilspill forecast shows a large stretch of oil approximately 15 miles south ... Read more >>

Nearly all shrimping boats abandon Key West after crew pulls up oil-covered shrimp

June 15th, 2010 at 09:07 PM

Locals In Key West Fearing Worst Of Oil Spill, CBS 4 Miami, June 14, 2010:

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Breaking: NOAA scientists say “Oil plume located off Florida’s southwest coast and heading toward the Tortugas” in the Florida Keys

June 14th, 2010 at 01:53 PM

UM/CIMAS and NOAA/AOML Scientists Locate Oil Plume, University of Miami News Release:

Using these sophisticated tools, ... Read more >>

Oil boundary 50 miles from Florida Keys by June 15: NOAA forecast

June 13th, 2010 at 12:31 PM

USF Scientists: “Troubling news about the loop current”, South Florida’s “respite may be over”

June 9th, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Tests show oil clouds drifting more than 100 miles from Deepwater Horizon site, St. Petersburg Times, June 9, 2010:
University of South Florida scientists who are working to confirm the source of the oil clouds… also had troubling news about the loop current, the warm river of water that enters the gulf from the YucatÃ¡n Peninsula [...] . . . → Read More: USF Scientists: “Troubling news about the loop current”, South Florida’s “respite may be over” ... Read more >>

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