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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1473988.html   Florida beach towns plan anti-oil drilling protest  MiamiHerald.com – Beachside communities and environmentalists have planned a statewide protest against offshore oil-drilling for Saturday. “Hands Across the Sand” calls for …
 http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/514667.html?nav=5011        ‘Hands Across The Sand’ to protest drilling  Cape Coral Daily Breeze – Bob Petcher, Jeff Lysiak – Charlie Crist and state legislators to oppose any legislation that would allow oil drilling as close as three to 10 miles off the Florida coastland, …
  http://mulletwrapper.com/article.cfm?ID=1530       Perdido Chamber backs Feb. 13 Hands Across the Sand protest  Mullet Wrapper – … protest will convince the Florida Legislators and Governor Crist to drop any and all legislation that would allow oil drilling on Florida’s Coasts. …
   http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/11/na-oppose-offshore-drilling-with-strong-show-of-ha/news-opinion-commentary/    Oppose offshore drilling with strong show of hands  Tampa Tribune – Cathy Harrelson – We want to let our state leaders know that we don’t want them to open Florida’s waters to offshore oil drilling. We’re going to wear black to symbolize an …
 http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/offshore-oil-drilling-foes-to-protest-on-beaches/1072362        Offshore oil drilling foes to protest on beaches  Tampabay.com – Craig Pittman – Organizers are asking opponents of drilling to dress in black – the color of an oil spill – and gather at their designated beach at 1 pm They want them to …
 http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/things-to-do-in-north-pinellas-from-valentines-day-dances-to-boating/1072304        Things to do in North Pinellas from Valentine’s Day dances to boating classes  Tampabay.com – Hands across the sand: A gathering to oppose oil drilling off Florida’s coasts begins at noon at the northwest corner of Fred Howard Beach, …
  http://cbs4.com/local/hands.in.the.2.1485015.html      Massive Protest To Pack South Florida Beaches  CBS 4 – “Hands across the sand” is planning a massive statewide gathering to protest expanded offshore drilling in Florida’s waters. Organizers say that the protest …
 http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlEAST03BEACH021110.htm        Offshore drilling opponents plan beach lineup  Daytona Beach News-Journal – Dinah Voyles Pulver – Volunteers are expected to line up along the coast Saturday in Florida to protest proposals for oil drilling in the state’s offshore …
 http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/feb/10/tiffany-jackson-join-the-fight-for-floridas/        Tiffany Jackson: Join the fight for Florida’s coasts  TCPalm – Everyone is urged to come out and “draw a line” in the sand against the devastating effects that oil drilling would have on our beaches, tourism and our way …
  http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2010-02-11/Entertainment/The_good_times_roll_this_weekend_for_Mardi_Gras.html       The good times roll this weekend for Mardi Gras  Gulf Breeze News – Have a negative opinion on the oil drilling to be conducted in the Gulf of Mexico? Come and support the others who seek to drive out the drilling at 12 p m. …
 http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-02-11/story/jacksonville_journal_activist_group_to_protest_drilling_off_floridas_coa        JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL: Activist group to protest drilling off Florida’s coast  Florida Times-Union – Opponents of plans to allow oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast have scheduled demonstrations Saturday at Jacksonville Beach. …
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100211/OPINION05/2110306/1022/OPINION02/Anne-Schultz-Hands-Across-the-Sand-stands-for-solidarity-in-beach-protection         Anne Schultz: ‘Hands Across the Sand’ stands for solidarity in beach protection  Tallahassee Democrat – Anne W. Schultz – For Rauschkolb, as for many others, protecting these waters from oil drilling means far more than economics or politics. Many speak in reverence of the …
·http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100211/CAPITOLNEWS/2110317/Drilling-opponents-mounting–Hands-Across-Sand–protest         Drilling opponents mounting ‘Hands Across Sand’ protest  Tallahassee.com – Bill Cotterell – Black-clad opponents of offshore oil drilling hope to mount the biggest protest in Florida …