New leak near Deepwater Horizon site quickly becoming a massive oil slick
http://www.examiner.com/environmental-news-in-tallahassee/new-leak-near-deepwater-horizon-site-quickly-becoming-a-massive-oil-slick
"How can BP say it's not there when they have a ship out there sampling it?" asked Shumaker.Schumaker also reports calling the slick in to the National Response Center, though the U.S. Coast Guard has declined to comment for the time being."
20110830 - OWOC Gulf of Mexico flight (YouTube Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlWKptW74CY&feature=player_embedded#
New oil spill? Watch and decide.
FLORIDA
BP oil spill caused losses on the Treasure Coast, too
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/aug/31/eve-samples-bp-oil-spill-caused-losses-on-the/
"What were the local losses? Many were claimed by commercial fishermen who live here but operate in the Gulf of Mexico. Others were local restaurant workers who lost their jobs because of a drop-off in tourism, according to a spokeswoman from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the third-party group handling the claims for BP."
OIL DRILLING POLICY
Obama can?t catch a break on oil
http://www.grist.org/oil/2011-08-31-obama-cant-catch-a-break-on-oil
"The fact is, oil prices soared despite both record drilling and the highest domestic oil production levels in almost a decade. It should be obvious that yet more drilling can't have any significant impact on oil prices -- particularly since the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has been making that precise point for years now."
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