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Oil drilling in the Everglades was a race to the start in 1940s

Thursday, September 08, 2011   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Scott McCreedy
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St. Petersburg Times
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer

GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann startled some people last week when she said she'd be in favor of drilling for oil in the Everglades. Most oil-drilling discussions in Florida concern whether it will sully the beaches, not whether it would ruin the River of Grass.

But then, this week, Gov. Rick Scott appeared to back Bachmann up, then backed down, and now other politicians and activists are weighing in. Read More.


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