Tough to argue that Florida's waters are "pristine". Maybe down South. I was "deeply saddened" when I took my son for a walk early Saturday morning around 6:30AM on the beach in Boca Raton. So much crap/non-biodegradable material had washed up on the shore that it looked like someone dump a garbage can every 50 feet.
As far as oil platforms, I doubt you have much more impact than you do already with the occasional tanker getting washed up on shore. Now those things are impressive...And the offshore platforms are most likely far cleaner these days. The only thing they really need to do is make them so that they can shut them down and cap them on demand when a hurricane is approaching.
Local oil and gas. I'm in favor of both, screw the ME and the Latino Socialists..