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Pinellas County needs at least 2,000 people to sign up for pre-oil beach cleanup

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An important note from Mitch Perry: Although there are no immediate concerns about the massive oil spill in the Gulf invading the west coast of Florida, Pinellas County officials are taking no chances in preparing for the worst case scenario. The local anti-litter group Keep Pinellas Beautiful is looking for at least 2,000 volunteers to help in such efforts.  Though there is no specific date set, those who want to register for the Special Beach Cleanup can log on to pinvol.org. Organizers…

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Charlie Crist appoints Jim Smith, former BP lobbyist, for lawsuits against BP

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Great story from Beach Peanuts that has yet to bubble to the mainstream media. While we sit here in Florida waiting for the oil that may come ashore along with the dispersant BP keeps spraying in spite of the EPA, we’re supposed to believe that Gov. Charlie Crist is doing everything possible for our state, or at least that’s what Charlie would have us believe. So naturally you would think that the appointment of two former attorney generals to begin…

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Kendrick Meek lets his internal fisherman and Floridian shine amid tough talk on oil spill

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What a great headline! David Hunt suggests that if you have about a half-hour handy, check out U.S. Rep. (and Senate candidate) Kendrick Meek on the House floor late Tuesday giving an increasingly impassioned speech on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He said the cleanup will take years and the government needs to help the Gulf states who are losing tourists and fishing crops. “I’ll be doggone if we allow these oil executives to come to Congress…

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Dan Gelber’s op-ed: Riding oil spill momentum

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The Orlando Sentinel’s Thursday editorial, “Fix regs, nix session,” dismissed the call for a special session to address offshore drilling as a “selfish political ploy.” Believe me, in the 10 years I’ve served as a state lawmaker, I’ve seen plenty of selfish political ploys. Placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to ban offshore drilling is not one of them, and here’s why: It addresses a real likelihood that one day the Florida Legislaturewill submit to the very powerful oil lobby.…

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Dan Gelber’s op-ed: Riding oil spill momentum

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The Orlando Sentinel’s Thursday editorial, “Fix regs, nix session,” dismissed the call for a special session to address offshore drilling as a “selfish political ploy.” Believe me, in the 10 years I’ve served as a state lawmaker, I’ve seen plenty of selfish political ploys. Placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to ban offshore drilling is not one of them, and here’s why: It addresses a real likelihood that one day the Florida Legislature will submit to the very powerful oil…

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BP chief says catastrophic oil spill really not all that big

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“The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total water volume.” — Tony Hayward, CEO of British Petroleum, attempts to put the now-underestimated Deepwater Horizon oil spill into perspective with that big, blue ocean thing

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The Oil Spill and Congressional Inaction

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Have you had enough? Right now, the coast of Louisiana is under siege. The oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon is doing untold damage to entire ecosystems as you read these words. We need to do more than sit back and watch this catastrophe unfold on our television screens; we need to get the government to act now. Click here to learn more.

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