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Gulf of Mexico oil spill updates, cleanup information, pastoral resources
This page is a compilation of resources for news updates, volunteer information, and pastoral resources as it pertains to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Please email Cindy McCrory, Director of Communications, at coastline@diocgc.org with links and articles you feel would be helpful. This page is updated daily.
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News (scroll down for related articles)
Today’s Oil Spill News from
New Orleans Times – Picayune: nola.com
Multi-media
Video of oil cap being placed over pipe; oil continues to spew
New underwater video from BP shows oil spewing from broken pipe
BP Slick the Source May 7 2010
Live videofeed plus oil spill ticker
Live feeds from Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) Please be aware, this is a live stream and may freeze or be unavailable from time to time.
NYTimes: Oil spill tracker (Interactive video showing each day of spill chronologically)
USA Today: Interactive tracker of the oil spill
Situation Update
Daily report from BP / oilspill clean
Daily situation updates, additional trajectory maps, fact sheets
The University of South Florida College of Marine Sciences is producing animated trajectory forecasts for the Deepwater Horizon incident:
http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drifters/latest_roms.htm
Facebook Pages
Help prepare for the Florida Oil Spill in the Panhandle
Follow Gulf Oil Spill on Twitter
Blogs, Websites
The Nature Conservancy – The Gulf: Ways You Can Help
Response and Restoration Website of the NOAA
Volunteer/Employment Information
State specific links to volunteer information
Alabama
Those who want to submit ideas on how to stop the oil leak, or learn more about the training should call the following numbers:
• Vessel Owners: 281-366-5511
• Volunteers & Ideas: 866-448-5816
• See the Governor’s Office website at www.governor.alabama.gov.
People interested in volunteering in Alabama should contact the following organizations:
The Alabama Coastal Foundation at 251-990-6002
The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program at 251-431-6409 or mbnep@mobilebaynep.com
Mobile Baykeeper: 251-433-4229;info@mobilebaykeeper.org
Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, dial 211
Florida
Very thorough list of Florida phone numbers and resources from GAFFE magazine
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Help Prepare for the Florida Oil Spill in the Panhandle
http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/
Florida Office of Financial Services
Riverkeeper – Franklin County, FL
Mississippi
For Mississippi volunteer opportunities, visit www.oilspillvolunteers.com and the Pascagoula River Audubon Center Web site at www.pascagoulariver.audubon.org
Louisiana
http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov/
Additional phone numbers
To report oiled wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
To discuss oil related damage: 1-800-440-0858
To report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: 1-866-448-5816
BP info
BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about the Vessel of Opportunity Program, fishermen should phone 281.366.5511.
The company’s response to the spill:
www.bp.com/gulfofmexicoresponse
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
View latest press briefing (video)
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Oil Spill Expert: BP is “Groping in the Dark”
What BP doesn’t want you to see…the dead wildlife
Ten Ways to Kick the Offshore Oil Habit
Seven long term effects of the Gulf oil spill
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