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“There is unanimous agreement among the people of Apalachicola Bay that to drill a few miles up the river from our precious Bay is absolute insanity." #KillTheDrill #NoDrillFL www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Environmental groups protest Apalachicola River oil drilling at Florida DEP headquarters
Environmental groups commandeered the entrance of the Florida DEP to protest a decision to allow an exploratory oil well along the Apalachicola River.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Environmentalists to stage demonstration against reckless wildcat oil drilling proposed for the heart of North Florida’s ecological jewel. www.wctv.tv/2024/12/06/e... #KillTheDrill #NoDrillFL
Environmentalists to stage demonstration against Apalachicola River exploratory oil drilling
A coalition of environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts along the Apalachicola River will soon take to the state government to call for the end of a permit for exploratory drilling in the area.
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December 9, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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#NoDrillFL: Floridians may have to brace again for battle over offshore drilling. www.pnj.com/story/news/l...
Floridians may have to brace again for battle over offshore drilling
Trump administration talk of expanding Gulf oil drilling has Floridians on high alert.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Join us in opposing unnecessary and risky 'wildcat' oil drilling in the unique and irreplaceable Apalachicola River Basin. #KillTheDrill #NoDrillFL www.killthedrillfl.org
Kill the Drill
A nonprofit team of citizens, fishermen, scientists, and faith leaders working to defend the waters of North Florida. We fight polluters—and win.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Offshore drilling is dirty and dangerous and inconsistent with the clean, tourist-friendly beaches we value in the Sunshine State, and that are central to Florida’s healthy environment, economy, and way of life. #NoDrillFL floridapolitics.com/archives/716...
Kathy Castor, Florida environmental leaders balk as Donald Trump rescinds offshore drilling ban
Despite pushing a drilling ban in Florida in his first term, the President issued an order encouraging leases and rescinded Joe Biden's permanent ban.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Oppose Trump’s reckless plan to sacrifice endangered species for expanded oil drilling in the Gulf. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op... #NoDrillFL
Oppose Trump’s reckless plan to sacrifice endangered species for expanded oil drilling in the Gulf
The Trump administration just granted a sweeping exemption under the Endangered Species Act that will put whales, sea turtles, Gulf corals and other critically imperiled marine species in the Gulf of ...
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April 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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“This is an area that’s...ground zero for the Florida panther and dozens of other protected species. And it sits right on the drinking water supply for agriculture communities and thousands of people in Southwest Florida.”#NoDrillFL

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Florida company applies to drill for oil near the Everglades. Drinking water is a concern.
A Florida-based oil company has applied for a state permit to drill an exploratory oil well north of Immokalee in Collier County, a project that water managers and the local water and sewer district said may threaten drinking water supplies in the region.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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California’s oil spill reminds us of the dangers facing Florida’s beaches:#NoDrillFL

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March 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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When NOAA proposed adding these new whales to the endangered species list, you can probably guess the one group that objected: the offshore oil industry.#NoDrillFL

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New Gulf of Mexico whale species has same old problem: Us • Florida Phoenix
Nearly two years ago, I stood on the edge of an enormous hole in the sand at Fort DeSoto in St. Pete Beach, trying to remember to breathe through my mouth, not my nose. This was not a contest to build the world’s biggest sandcastle. It was more interesting than that. It was a scientific […]
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March 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Huey Lewis has some news:#NoDrillFL

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Stop oil drilling in the Bahamas before it starts. The risk of environmental disaster is too great | Opinion
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March 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Sea change: How decades of action and advocacy shifted the politics of offshore drilling:#NoDrillFL #pfla via @EnvAm

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Sea change: How decades of action and advocacy shifted the politics of offshore drilling
On Sept. 8, 2020, President Trump traveled to Jupiter, Florida, where he ordered the extension of a 10-year moratorium on offshore drilling along Florida’s Gulf Coast and southeastern states’ Atlantic coasts.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Five Miles Of Perdido Key Coastline Slimed With Oil Just Weeks After Hurricane Sally:#NoDrillFL #pfla

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5 Miles Of Florida Beach Slimed With Oil Just Weeks After Hurricane Sally
Samples of the oil found on Perdido Key were collected in an attempt to determine the source of the pollution.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Editorial: Trump asks Americans to think of him as a “great environmentalist” — a total inversion of reality:#NoDrillFL #pfla

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Thanks for the oil drilling ban, Mr. President, but you're no Teddy Roosevelt | The Invading Sea
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board It was President Donald Trump, self-styled superhero, who descended on Jupiter last week, swooping into the key election state of Florida to declare there would be no oil drilling off the Sunshine State’s coast until 2032. The heroism was a sham. Remember, it was his own administration which said, in […]
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March 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Join us and ask Gov. Ron Desantis if he stands with Donald Trump and Big Oil or with protecting Florida's coast from oil drilling. Take action:#NoDrillFL

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March 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Trump Says He ‘Ordered’ No Drilling Off Florida. There’s No Evidence Of Any Such Order.#NoDrillFL

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Trump Says He 'Ordered' No Drilling Off Florida. There's No Evidence Of Any Such Order.
It’s not the first time the president has boasted about a formal directive he never actually gave.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Join us and ask Gov. Desantis if he stands with Donald Trump and Big Oil or with protecting Florida's coast from oil drilling:#NoDrillFL

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March 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Join us and ask Gov. Ron Desantis if he stands with Donald Trump and Big Oil or with protecting Florida's coast from oil drilling. Take action:#NoDrillFL

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March 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Editorial: Florida voters should deny Donald Trump another term in office and another four years to make his dream of oil rigs off our coasts come true.#NoDrillFL #pfla

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Trump’s dream of oil rigs off Florida’s coasts: Another reason to vote against him | Editorial
The U.S. Interior Department tweeted Wednesday that a Politico report about plans to jump-start oil exploration off Florida’s coasts was “fake news.” As much as we would like to b…
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March 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Trump wants to drill off Florida coast after the election:#NoDrillFL

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Trump wants to drill off Florida coast but wait until after the election: report
TALLAHASSEE — The Trump administration is preparing to open the door to oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast — but will wait until after the November election to avoid blowbac…
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March 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The virtual #HandsAcrossTheSand will take place today at noon. Solidarity with all those who oppose drilling off our coast and embrace clean energy over dirty fossil fuels:#NoDrillFL

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Hands Across the Sand goes virtual this Saturday
Every May, ocean lovers gather at beaches and elsewhere to hold Hands Across the Sand.But this Saturday there will be a virtual event instead.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Deepwater Horizon Anniversary Spurs Call For 'Clean' Energy:#NoDrillFL #NotHereNotAnywhere #BPOilSpill

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Deepwater Horizon Anniversary Spurs Call For 'Clean' Energy
TALLAHASSEE --- Environmentalists and some lawmakers are pushing for more alternative energy as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the Deepwater…
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March 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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"Seismic activities shouldn’t be allowed in the preserve at all. The immediate threat to Florida’s captivating biodiversity is too great.#NoDrillFL #pfla

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Army Corps Finds Oil Search In Big Cypress Damaged Wetlands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has found a Texas company damaged wetlands in Big Cypress National Preserve during its search for oil.In a letter to…
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March 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Study: 'Invisible and toxic' oil from Deepwater Horizon spill made disaster much worse than previously known:#NoDrillFL #pfla

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'Invisible' Oil Made Deepwater Spill Much Worse Than Previously Thought
The "toxic extent" of the spill could have been up to 30 percent greater than what previous satellite data has suggested.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Florida voters across the political spectrum oppose offshore drilling, and Trump is on the “wrong side” of the issue...it will be “a major albatross around” Trump’s neck in Florida in November:#NoDrillFL #pfla

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March 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection has done little to stop oil companies from drilling into Florida for dirty fossil fuels:#pfla #NoDrillFL

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Florida not stopping on-shore oil drilling
State on the verge of allowing drilling in both the Everglades and Apalachicola basin.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM