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Charlie Crist on ‘Face the Nation’: BP spill should be a wake-up call

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From CBS News: As President Barack Obama prepares to head back to the Gulf states on Monday to get a personal update on what’s being done concerning the oil spill, Florida Governor Charlie Crist says state crews are doing everything they can to be ready for the worst. Speaking to Bob Schieffer on CBS’s “Face the Nation” from the shore of Seagrove on Sunday morning, Governor Charlie Crist said while the impact from the BP spill has been limited up…

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Charlie Crist on ‘Face the Nation’: BP spill should be a wake-up call

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From CBS News: As President Barack Obama prepares to head back to the Gulf states on Monday to get a personal update what’s being done concerning the oil spill, Florida Governor Charlie Crist says state crews are doing everything they can to be ready for the worst. Speaking to Bob Schieffer on CBS’s “Face the Nation” for the shore of Seagrove on Sunday morning, Governor Charlie Crist said while the impact from the BP spill has been limited up to…

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BP’s values don’t match its actions

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One of the most exciting aspects of running this website is hearing from a diversity of voices from the community, whether it be in the increasingly active comments section or via an anonymous e-mail (that’s how I get some of my best tips). Ā One such voice reached out to me last month. Ā He calls himself Henry Boxlor, an obvious play on the name of the St. Petersburg Times’ columnist. Ā After several e-mails back and forth, I met with “Henry” and…

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BP’s values don’t match its actions

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One of the most exciting aspects of running this website is hearing from a diversity of voices from the community, whether it be in the increasingly active comments section or via an anonymous e-mail (that’s how I get some of my best tips). Ā One such voice reached out to me last month. Ā He calls himself Henry Boxlor, an obvious play on the name of the St. Petersburg Times’ columnist. Ā After several e-mails back and forth, I met with “Henry” and…

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Oil spill may be pushing sharks toward Florida beaches

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The appearance of a huge man-eating shark near a Florida beach on the cusp of the summer swimming season would not usually evoke a sympathetic response from either beachgoers or local tourism boosters. But the discovery of a weakened, disoriented tiger shark — measuring more than 11 feet and weighing some 800 pounds — in the surf of Nokomis Beach last month has become something of a poignant symbol for what scientists fear most from the Gulf oil spill: the…

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HD video of oil spill released

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AsĀ CNN explains, BP has released high-quality video images of oil flowing from its damaged well, after pressure from Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Bill Nelson, who demanded ā€œfull access to all videoā€ to allow independent experts to make a better estimate of just how much oil is flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Beast Corps: 594 birds, 250 sea turtles dead from oil spill

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For nearly four weeks after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, British Petroleum insisted to journalists and government representatives that the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico was around 5,000 barrels a day. As scientists and academics began to run their own calculations, it became quickly obvious this number was a gross underestimate. Caving to mounting pressure for an honest assessment of the disaster, on May 20th BP announced the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf was three…

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