The Obama administration lost its bid Thursday to maintain a six-month moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling which a federal judge ordered to be lifted last month.
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WOFL Channel 35 Fox reports on the Tar ball clean up in Cocoa Beach
Clumps of sticky black tar washed up for a second day on Cocoa Beach.
The Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is working to control any damage that may come to businesses in the area. Its a big concern to us, as it impacts our economic engine of tourism, said Melissa Stains, President and CEO of the Chamber.
Although its not yet know where the tar came from, experts believe its not likely it came from the gulf. Still, tourism officials will ask the county to move $350,000 from the fourth cent tourist tax to help pay for positive ads about space coast beaches.
TEOTWAWKI
But we'll see the death of british petroleum, so that's something.