Thick pools of oil wash up along north Fla. coast Jun 23 12:40 PM US/Eastern By MELISSA R. NELSON Associated Press Writer
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Thick pools of oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico washed up along miles of Pensacola Beach overnight. Dozens of workers used shovels Wednesday to scoop up the oil and orange-tinged sand. There were a few sunbathers at the beach, but no one was in the water.
Tar balls have been reported as far west as Panama City and heavier oil is predicted to wash ashore further east along the coast line in the coming days..............>>>>............>>>>..........http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GH3I600&show_article=1
Oil spill visits get partisan By JAKE SHERMAN | 6/30/10 11:56 AM EDT Updated: 7/1/10 6:18 AM EDT
Rep. Steve Scalise holds an Associated Press photo taken by Charlie Riedel of an oil-covered pelican, the state bird of Louisiana, as he questions BP CEO Tony Hayward during a congressional hearing June 17, 2010.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) wanted to fly 10 lawmakers down to the Gulf of Mexico to see the damage caused by BP’s gigantic oil spill first hand.