PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist came to Pensacola Beach on Saturday and brought tropical troubadour Jimmy Buffett with him to drive home the message that Florida's beaches are open. What he didn't say is that the famed white-sand beaches are the defense of last resort against tar balls, contamination and oily sheen. Oil showed up from here to Grayton Beach halfway across the Panhandle to the east. Forecasts for the rest of the weekend predict more oil on Florida beaches as far east as Apalachicola.Link
Monday, June 7, 2010
Oil touches down on Florida beaches.
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist came to Pensacola Beach on Saturday and brought tropical troubadour Jimmy Buffett with him to drive home the message that Florida's beaches are open. What he didn't say is that the famed white-sand beaches are the defense of last resort against tar balls, contamination and oily sheen. Oil showed up from here to Grayton Beach halfway across the Panhandle to the east. Forecasts for the rest of the weekend predict more oil on Florida beaches as far east as Apalachicola.Link
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