While BP CEO Tony Blair was attending yacht races, the first wave of oil from the Deepwater Horizn hit Florida’s Gulf shore beaches beginning a new chapter in the damage caused by the spill. The beaches are a major source of tourism and could be closed for month as crude washes up on the sand [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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