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Questions remain over just how much oil remains in the Gulf
President Barack Obama brought his wife and one of his daughters to Panama City last weekend for a brief stay, to show off the region’s pristine beaches. But Gina Jordan reports there’s disagreement over how much of the oil remains in the environment because of BP’s
blown out well.
Source: WUFT-FM | 23 Aug 2010 | 4:41 pm EDT
More Headlines
- Researchers continue to find oil under Gulf waters - WUFT-FM
- Researchers are finding underwater oil offshore Panama City - WUFT-FM
- Closed shrimp-harvesting area in Escambia County reopens - WUFT-FM
- First Family vacations in Florida Panhandle to aid floundering tourism industry - WUFT-FM
- $3 million dollar contribution from BP scheduled to fund behavioral health services - WUFT-FM
- Coral reefs remain at risk from BP oil spill and global warming - WUFT-FM
- FWC ends relocation of sea turtle eggs in Franklin, Gulf counties - WUFT-FM
- Florida Department of Health establishes long-term oil impact health advisory guidance for counties - WUFT-FM
- Task force taking a legal look at oil - AM850.com
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Advertising in the BP Oil Spill
Oil Watch Team Special
BP is currently in the midst of an advertising campaign to clean up their public image as they work toward cleaning up the Gulf oil spill. The Oil Watch Florida news team reports on the public's reaction to the multi-million dollar ad blitz and how effectively BP's message is coming across.
Bird sanctuary copes with impact of oil spill
By Sarah Curran - WUFT-FM
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has already taken the lives of over 2,000 birds, and that number will only rise as more oil reaches Gulf Coast shores. WUFT's Sarah Curran reports on how one bird sanctuary is dealing with the disaster.
Cedar Key community braces for potential oil threat
By Sarah Curran - WUFT-FM
Millions of gallons of oil continue to drift around in the Gulf of Mexico. As Gulf Coast towns brace for tar balls and oil sheens, residents of Cedar Key are playing a waiting game to see what will happen to their way of life, coasts and culture.
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