Pensacola Beach

Pensacola Beach getting back to business
Published September 3, 2010
Pensacola Beach gearing up for the busiest weekend all summer as Labor Day holiday approaches.

No oil on the beach. No tourists, either
Published September 3, 2010
Tourists have been acting like the beaches of the Florida Panhandle are covered by oil, and for communities like Destin, their absence hurts.

Divers Say No Oil On Sunken Pensacola Ship
Published September 3, 2010
A Team Of Divers With Florida's Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Says An Aircraft Carrier Sunk Of Pensacola As An Artificial Reef Is Free Of Oil From Bp's Massive...

Oil spill: Red tape keeps machines scratching surface
Published September 3, 2010
Pensacola Beach officials say they are having problems getting the OK to clean oil buried deep in the sand.

Sand Shark digs for oil at Pensy Beach
Published September 3, 2010
A new, heavy duty sand-sifting machine dubbed the "Sand Shark" has been working to clean up oil buried in sand on Pensacola Beach.

Underwater oil found off Florida coast
Published September 3, 2010
Dispersants were used to break up the leaking oil that was coming from the Deepwater Horizon rig. Test have been run to see if oil remains in the water column. Thursday, the Coast Guard says it has found underwater oil off the Florida Coast.

Computers predicted Gulf oil movement
Published September 3, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists in California say they were successful in predicting the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill and when and where it would wash ashore. Gulf of Mexico - California - Environment - Oil spill - Energy

Divers: no oil on former USS Oriskany
Published September 3, 2010
A team of divers with Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an aircraft carrier sunk of Pensacola as an artificial reef is free of oil from BP's massive spill.

Daughtry vs. Bon Jovi? Gulf concerts cross dates
Published September 3, 2010
Free concerts on public beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., pit Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley against Pensacola Beach's DeLuna Fest, featuring Daughtry, Willie Nelson, Stone Temple Pilots and more than 35 other acts.

New method successfully predicted how oil from Deepwater Horizon spill would spread
Published September 3, 2010
( University of California - Santa Barbara ) Prompted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a UC Santa Barbara scientist has come up with a new way of predicting how contaminants like oil will spread. He was able to forecast several days in advance that oil from that spill would wash ashore in particular parts of the Gulf of Mexico.