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Article: Senate bill would block Cuba from drilling near Florida Keys.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2006
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Byline: William E. Gibson
WASHINGTON _ As part of a campaign to fend off energy production near the coast of Florida, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is trying to block Cuban contractors from drilling in the environmentally sensitive waters just south of the Florida Keys.
The prospect of Cuban drilling alarms environmentalists who fear that an oil spill would swiftly follow the prevailing ocean current through the Florida Straits and around the southeast coast, threatening beaches all along South Florida.
"This is home to sea turtles, sperm whales, a number of charismatic species in serious jeopardy," said Mark Ferrulo, director of Florida PIRG, an ...