BP Oil Spill to reach Miami by June 9 says forecast

Deepwater Horizon oil spill trajectory forecast through June 10 using the Navy Hybrid Coordinate ... Read more >>

New NOAA Forecast: Oil spill 35 miles from Tampa Bay area by June 8

NOAA 72-hour offshore trajectory forecast for noon June 6, 2010 - June 8, 2010.

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Tampa-area nuclear plant operator: “Intake canals bring water from the Gulf of Mexico” for cooling; Power shutdowns if oil arrives

Progress Energy Florida Press Release:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Progress Energy Florida is working to ensure ... Read more >>

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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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 >>

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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AP: Oil 9 miles from Florida coast

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

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 >>

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

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New Florida law: $50 million cap on what state can pay private attorneys

Palm Beach Post excerpt:

[A] battle will unfold if Florida decides to sue BP. Florida Attorney ... Read more >>

Florida to be devastated by oil plumes not “broken down by sunlight”

AP reports some tragic news for Florida, regarding the sub-sea currents in the Gulf:

Larry McKinney, ... Read more >>

Attorney: ‘Keys economy could be in peril’

An excerpt from the Florida Keys Keynoter:

"This is terrible. I feel so bad for these ... Read more >>

Massive undersea oil plume heading “toward an underwater canyon whose currents would ferry it straight to Florida’s West Coast”

Scientists: Subsurface oil from Gulf gusher may be heading toward Florida coast, Palm Beach Post, ... Read more >>

ALERT: NASA satellite shows oil 20 miles from Florida Keys

On May 27, the first filament from the BP oil spill is seen approaching the ... Read more >>

Washington Post: 20 mile plume ‘east of leak’; ‘Has not reached Florida’

"In the discovery described Thursday, scientists aboard a University of South Florida research vessel found ... Read more >>

State of Florida directs Gulf County to “terminate” oil spill litigation agreement with law firm

Excerpts from the Walton Sun:

Gulf County has rescinded its oil spill litigation agreement with a ... Read more >>

Miami Herald: Charter-boat company sues BP, contending perception of oil caused lost business

Captain Duck is suing British Petroleum, saying the oil company giant is responsible for his ... Read more >>

FIT Professor: America’s most diverse estuary “at risk” if oil reaches Florida’s East Coast

The Indian River Lagoon, "the most biologically diverse estuary in North America,” straddles 156 ... Read more >>

Keys fishing crew reports tar-coated shrimp, gear

The Naples Daily News reported May 24, 2010, "About 12 miles north of Dry Tortugas, ... Read more >>