Evaluating Environmental Disaster: “We Are In The Same Place Now” Since Exxon Valdez

From the Exxon Valdez to BP, little has changed in evaluating data on oil spills. A little “political will” as mentioned below would be good right about now. Just released from The University Of  Florida: Oil in Gulf of Mexico:  Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences Twenty years after biologists attempted to [...]

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“Oh No, He Di-n’t?”

Allen West (Run-For-Your-Life-FL) actually said these things (From The Sun Sentinel): On Immigration Reform: West, unlike most South Florida members of both parties, opposes any path to legal status for those who reside here illegally, including those brought as children. “You’ve got a war going on south of our border. Beheadings. Mass killings. Mexico is starting [...]

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News “For Peanuts” 1-15-11

ARIZONA SHOOTINGS UPDATE: Good News For Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Doctors at Tucson’s University Medical Center have removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from a ventilator, and she is breathing on her own. Doctors haven’t said anything about whether Rep. Giffords can speak. Despite Shootings, Tucson Gun Show Goes On New York Times Profile Of Jared L. Loughner FLORIDA [...]

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Bad News Comes In Threes For BP?

Yesterday the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against BP and several other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, accusing them of disregarding safety regulations leading to the explosion, which led to the spill and caused the death of 11 workers. The other companies are: Anadarko Exploration & Production LP; Anadarko Petroleum [...]

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Rick Scott Finally “Meets The Press” In Washington

Florida Governor-elect Rick Scott finally takes questions from reporters, somewhat awkwardly, in Washington on offshore oil drilling, immigration, and upcoming meetings with John Boehner and President Obama, among other topics:

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Rick Scott Oversteps On Obama’s Oil Drilling Ban

Rick Scott is not happy about the offshore oil drilling ban reimposed today by the Obama Administration. His statement on the ban, and President Obama: “The Obama Administration’s offshore drilling ban is yet another example of government regulation impeding economic growth.  Florida is committed to pursuing energy independence, which is essential to national security. With [...]

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Alex Sink Sets Up New BP Claims Website

Due to problems with claims from the BP oil disaster, Alex Sink has set up a new claims website for Floridians. Sink has been critical of new claims czar Ken Feinberg, saying he’s paying “too little, too late:” “I’m kind of the mind-set that enough is enough,” Sink, the Democrat candidate for governor, said at [...]

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BP: “Let Us Drill….Or Else….”

Today’s New York Times is reporting that BP has, for the most part given Congress an ultimatum. It pretty much boils down to this: no payouts for oil spill damages unless you allow us to continue drilling, and risking more disasters in the future. Why? Because it will leave them on the brink of poverty. [...]

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