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Geologist digs up “contiguous vein of oil” underneath Florida beach; “Sheet of oil was covered by as much as a foot of sand at high tide”

June 25th, 2010 at 08:21 AM

Pensacola cleanup: last stand against Gulf oil spill, Miami Herald, June 24, 2010:

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Oil-coated baby dolphin carried to shore by tourist dies (VIDEO); “Dolphin was crying” as “people scraped oil off”, Coast Guard unclear on cause of death

June 24th, 2010 at 01:02 PM

Oiled dolphin's rescue ends in death (PHOTO), Pensacola News Journal, June 24, 2010

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Florida sherrif’s aerial video shows true scope of oil spill

June 24th, 2010 at 07:54 AM

Oil spill: Aerial footage of Pensacola Beach, Pensacola News Journal, June 23, 2010:

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Oil in Florida “kiddie pool”; children “shovel tar balls from the water” while BP carts away truckloads of oil debris (PHOTOS)

June 23rd, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Tar balls enter St. Andrew Bay, Panama City News Herald, June 21, 2010:

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BREAKING Florida waters test positive for dissolved oil; Researchers “Suspect it’s a lot” (VIDEO)

June 23rd, 2010 at 09:51 AM

Affected waters remain open to public for swimming

CNN Newsroom, June 23, 2010 at 9:10 am:

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Evolution of BP Oil “Spill” through June 21 (VIDEO); Approaching Sarasota, FL

June 22nd, 2010 at 03:04 PM

April 20 - June 21 Hindcast of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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Florida crews cleanup oil-covered waterfront “with paper towels”

June 22nd, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Oil to keep hitting beaches through Wednesday, concentrated at Destin, Tallahassee Democrat, June 22, 2010:

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"Vast majority" of homeowner's insurance policies will not cover oil contamination (VIDEO)

June 22nd, 2010 at 09:06 AM

Insurance may not cover hurricane damage from oil contaminated water, ABC Action News Tampa Bay, ... Read more >>

Oil continues to be dumped alongside “regular waste” in Florida landfill NOT designated for hazardous materials; Will extend hours to bring in more (VIDEO)

June 22nd, 2010 at 08:50 AM

Oil Related Waste Continues to Arrive at Spring Hill Landfill, CBS Channel 2 WCTV Tallahassee, ... Read more >>

CONFLICT?: State of Florida “holding onto 170 million dollars worth of BP stock and bonds”; participates in BP shareholder meetings

June 22nd, 2010 at 07:18 AM

States BP Investments, Capitol News Service:

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BP dumping hazardous oil debris in Florida landfills; Local governments get no compensation

June 21st, 2010 at 01:53 PM

Oil-soaked booms dumped in Jackson County, Pensacola News Journal, June 19, 2010:

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Cover-up? Oil reported in Florida bay, “You can’t tell me that isn’t oil”; Officials deny BP link (PHOTOS)

June 21st, 2010 at 01:04 PM

Retired Air Force pilot says the oil sheen was about 2500 feet wide as it ... Read more >>

“1 to 2 day old oil” on Florida beach, “no cleaning crews present”

June 19th, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Oil spotted in Destin Pass, 'heavy' tar balls in Santa Rosa Beach, Creastview News Bulletin, ... Read more >>

BP paying Floridians “up to $32/hour” for oil spill related work

June 19th, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Oil spill creates job opportunities for Bay area, Tampa Bay News 9, June 18, 2010:

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Florida snorkelers “covered in crude oil”; Officials failed to issue warning until after incident

June 19th, 2010 at 08:46 AM

'I can still smell it on me:' Destin divers emerge coated in oil, Panama City ... Read more >>

Video: Florida Senator spots 40 mile long plume of thick oil “that came to surface from the bottom of the Gulf”

June 12th, 2010 at 09:19 AM

Senator LeMieux: Oil Leak's Most Serious Threat Is Rising To The Surface, ABC Channel 13 ... Read more >>

Ankle-deep oil sludge in Florida

June 12th, 2010 at 08:12 AM

Locals cast eye westward, 'sitting here waiting' for oil, Northwest Florida Daily News, June 10, ... Read more >>

Economist: Florida’s Gulf Coast to lose 200,000 jobs from massive oil spill; 50% drop in tourism

June 9th, 2010 at 05:46 PM

Oil spill disaster could cost Florida 200,000 jobs, Miami Herald, June 9, 2009:

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

June 4th, 2010 at 07:13 PM

Excerpts from AM 850 (Tampa Bay):

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

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