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Bill Clinton: We may have to blow up oil well

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Former President Bill Clinton said during a panel discussion in South Africa that it may become necessary to blow up the Deepwater Horizon well that continues to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Watch the video here. His comments on the leak start about 2:30 in. “Unless we send the Navy down deep to blow up the well and cover the leak with piles and piles and piles of rock and debris, which may become necessary – you don’t have…

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Video: Charlie Crist: ‘We need to ban oil drilling off Florida’ — and the color of that shirt is called salmon

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Calling the spill that has released millions of gallons of oil onto four Gulf States “a devastating, catastrophic event,” Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said he wants an end to oil exploration off his state’s coastline. In addition to plugging the leak at the site of BP’s destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig, Crist said this morning that “We need to stop offshore oil drilling in Florida. “I would like to have a special session to ban it here in the Sunshine State,”…

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Video: Charlie Crist: ‘We need to ban oil drilling off Florida’ — and the color of that shirt is called salmon

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Calling the spill that has released millions of gallons of oil onto four Gulf States “a devastating, catastrophic event,” Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said he wants an end to oil exploration off his state’s coastline. In addition to plugging the leak at the site of BP’s destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig, Crist said this morning that “We need to stop offshore oil drilling in Florida. “I would like to have a special session to ban it here in the Sunshine State,”…

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Poll says 76% of Panhandle residents dissatisfied with BP effort

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According to a recent survey of 2,086 voters conducted by The Listener Group, 82% of the Florida Panhandle residents are unsatisfied with the federal government while 76% are unsatisfied with the efforts of BP. However, when asked about their local government’s handling of the crisis, 58% stated they were satisfied. Also, when asked about their opinion regarding President Obama’s call for a ban for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for the next six months, 58% were in opposition. Finally,…

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Dave Aronberg: Florida must ban near-shore drilling, provide disaster relief

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Dave Aronberg offers this op-ed: As our state reels from the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it is simply not enough to amend our Constitution to prohibit near-shore drilling. With all the understandable anger surrounding this disaster, which will surely have long-term economic and environmental effects on Florida, some are seeking a special session of the Legislature to ensure we will never see oil rigs near our coast. While I support that measure – and have consistently opposed…

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TPM: Charlie Crist emerges as high-profile foe of drilling

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From Talking Points Memo: Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL), who left the Republican Party a month and a half ago to run for Senate as an independent, is becoming one of the most vocal opponents of offshore drilling since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig was destroyed in April, which led to an oil spill that has been characterized as one of the biggest environmental disasters in American history. Most recently, he appeared on Face The Nation and spoke up for a temporary…

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Florida’s pension fund’s BP holdings down $67 million

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Florida’s pension fund, the fourth-largest in the nation, has seen the value of its BP investments plunge more than $67 million since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, but the paper loss is still too small to seriously threaten the fund’s $112.4 billion bottom line, managers said today. The Florida Retirement System’s investment in BP stocks and bonds was worth $169.4 million last week, down $67.1 million since the accident that killed 11 workers and unleashed the…

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