Protective
oil
boom
in
local
waters
is
removed
ahead
of
rough
weather
associated
with
a
brewing
storm
in
the
Caribbean
and
headed
for
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
A
new
marketing
video,
for
Visit
Pensacola,
puts
a
positive,
funny
spin
on
the
image
of
BP
beach
cleanup
workers;
tourism
officials
hope
it
goes
viral.
Due
in
part
to
the
BP
oil
spill,
unemployment
in
the
western
Panhandle
is
up.
That's
despite
a
drop
in
Florida's
overall
jobless
rate
for
a
third
straight
month.
Dr.
Richard
Snyder,
director
of
the
C-E-D-B,
discusses
ongoing
testing
of
local
waters
for
oil;
says
they'll
continue
even
though
BP
plans
to
halt
reimbursement
for
the
service.
Florida
health
officials
unveil
new
concept
for
oil-related
swimming
advisories,
given
lack
of
federal
standard
for
human
health
risk;
signs
posted
on
Escambia
beaches.
Governor
Charlie
Crist
spends
weekend
at
Pensacola
Beach
meeting
with
officials
on
the
oil
spill
and
attending
Hands
Across
the
Sand
offshore
drilling
protest;
plans
meeting
with
new
administrator
of
$20
billion
escrow
account.
Escambia
and
Pensacola
officials
welcome
the
new
oil
spill
command
structure,
which
will
bring
a
new
level
of
authority
to
Florida
and
the
local
level.
Also,
officials
discuss
new
nighttime
beach
cleanup
operations.
Dr.
Rick
Harper,
director
of
the
UWF
Haas
Center
for
Business
Research
and
Economic
Development,
talks
about
the
early
impact
of
the
gulf
oil
spill
on
the
local
economy.
Roger
Blaylock,
Navarre
Beach
chief
discusses
opening
of
the
new
pier
as
the
oil
spill
nears.
The
pier
is
now
the
longest
in
Florida
and
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
State
and
local
officials
discuss
protection
efforts
as
the
gulf
oil
spill
inches
closer
to
Pensacola
area
beaches.
Aspects
of
the
spill
are
projected
to
arrive
by
Friday,
June
4th.
UWF
microbiologist
and
professor
Dr.
Joe
Lepo
discusses
use
of
chemical
dispersants,
hair
booms,
hay,
his
own
oil-eating
microbes
and
other
methods
for
dealing
with
Gulf
oil
spill.
Florida
Public
Radio reports
Panhandle
seafood
workers
say the
fishing
is
still
good
and
they
are
still open
for
business;
Governor
Crist
tours
Apalachicola
Bay
oyster
beds.
