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Friday, July 07, 2006

Florida in cross hairs of US hunt for oil



Christian Science Monitor - We can't drill near Florida's beaches ourselves because of worries over fishing and tourism, and in this context you've got to ask whether we're really going to allow Castro, a megalomaniac who has destroyed his country and all of his own resources
Source: www.csmonitor.com

Move cautiously on drilling
Courier-Post - should also join with Florida's senators who seek to forbid drilling within 125 miles of Florida's coast. This would provide a needed buffer against oil spills and prevent oil rigs from fouling the view that helps draw so many tourists to beaches
Source: www.courierpostonline.com

Oil and Trouble
Santa Barbara Independent - Although the bill passed Congress with a mere two hours of debate, it is expected to have a much harder time of it in the Senate, which is facing a filibuster from Florida’s senators regarding the potential fouling of Florida’s famous beaches due
Source: www.independent.com

Genetic Mutation in Mice Suggests Extinct Mammoth Had Light and Dark
YubaNet - Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have found that the main color differences among Florida's mice - which These mice exist on beautiful white-sand beaches, inhabit the sand dunes and feed on sea oats," says Hoekstra. Their pristine
Source: www.yubanet.com