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April 23, 2012

Working with Cuba to Prevent Future Oil Spills

Editorial, South Florida Sun-Sentinel


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There's little debate that a major oil spill off the coast of Cuba could be a disaster for Florida. What's up for more serious discussion are plans to contain the spill, and to minimize the ecological damage from an oil spill reaching our shores. . .

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TAGGED: U.S. environmental policy, oil, oil spill, Cuba, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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