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7/26/10

Tourism: Oil spill: Florida is still fun

The state's image continues to take a beating as oil keeps gushing from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf. Europeans and even some Americans who aren't familiar with the Sunshine State's geography put the whole state in the same oily dread zone.

That's despite proclamations such as this one Wednesday from the state's Visit Florida website: "Nearly 90 percent of Florida's more than 1,260 miles of coastline remains unimpacted."
The state has been using money from BP to promote Florida's beaches and coastal attractions to potential tourists outside Florida, and the state's Visit Florida website is offering live webcams for beach destinations throughout Florida.

The ripples of the oil spill will continue to be felt throughout Florida's private and government sectors for months and maybe years to come.

For more: Oil spill: Florida is still fun | jacksonville.com

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