Ban offshore drilling near Florida permanently | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Mondayâs letters to the editor.
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Oil can be seen in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana s tip, as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in April 2010.
Published Feb. 22
For the last four years, Florida businesses have been at the forefront of protecting our coastal economy from former President Trumpâs offshore drilling plan. We have been beating the drum to let our elected officials know that oil rigs off our coast would place an enormous risk to our tourism-based economy that relies on clean and healthy oceans and beaches.