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Who is Actually There?
While the world is watching, shaking their heads over the politics and not knowing what to do, there are some organizations who have already started working to save the animals affected by the BP Oil Spill, now being referred to as the Deepwater Horizon Incident.
These men and women are pulling together to do all they can to save lives in this midst of chaos.
If you are wondering who is working and how you can help, this article is for you!
These men and women are pulling together to do all they can to save lives in this midst of chaos.
If you are wondering who is working and how you can help, this article is for you!
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research
A Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research team has been on the ground working since April 25. Rehabilitation centers have been set up in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.Their mission has been to wash and treat oiled birds as they were discovered.
In the first weeks after their arrival, only a few birds were being treated each day. Unfortunately, as the crisis has escalated, the numbers have drastically increased. At the end of week 6, over 60 birds were brought to the Louisiana site alone to be washed, rehabilitated and released.
Sadly, there is a promise of more to come......
Make Donations and get a week by week update at: Tri-Stae Leading Deepwater Horizon Response
National Audubon Society
Praised for being "a wonderful group of committed, concerned and good-hearted people," Audubon volunteers responded immediately by working dockside shifts to assist federal and state wildlife agencies in their recovery and transport of oiled and injured birds.In an effort to prepare for further damage, specially skilled volunteers are helping to identify and mark fragile coastal areas to protect habitats and nesting areas from damage as clean-up operations become necessary.
The National Audubon Society needs additional volunteers. I have copied the following list for needed volunteers directly from their website:
Oil Spill Response Volunteer Registration
Donations
National Wildlife Federation
The Louisiana staff of the NWF has been working to get the word out about what is really happening on the Gulf Coast and about the spill's impacts on Gulf wildlife.The National Wildlife Federation is asking for volunteers to observe the more than 10,000 miles of shoreline along the Gulf Coast. Find out more or sign up at: National Wildlife Federation Volunteer Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams
You can also donate to the NWF at: National Wildlife Federation
Sound Off!
The purpose of this duel is to give you a chance to voice your opinions.
If you don't see your opinion in the options, choose the one closest to your opinion and let your voice be heard!
Tell Us What You Think About the Oil Spill. Personally, I have started referring to it as the Oil Flood.
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byIt is An Accident That Never Should Have Happened
javrsmith says:
There are a very large number of other rigs out there. Many of them are in Mexican waters. These could trigger a similar spill at any time. Hopefully preventative measures and responses will be better.
Posted November 25, 2010
hlkljgk says:
it's disheartening to hear of BP's numerous safety infractions before the accident.
Posted July 15, 2010
skiesgreen says:
All wealth comes from nature and those who are wealthiest have the least respect for how they treat our planet. With so many alternative to oil now available why don't those use are in control take action to stop bleeding the earth of poisonous substances that were long ago buried so that we could survive, Bringing them to the surface is killing the world and all life in it. Its just a matter of time before pollution kills everyone and everything. It was no accident because it should never have been in the first place. But men will continue to drill for oil and more of the same will come about. The mishandling came about when permission was given to drill in this place in the first place. Its not just BP it could have been anyone of the thousands of well out there,
Posted June 19, 2010
It Is A Crisis Because It Has Been Mishandled
sandyspider says:
Greed, cutting corners and disregard for the environment sums up BP part with the oil spill.
Posted June 23, 2010
Mickie_G says:
As an Alabama resident, every day my heart is breaking a little more. My father used to live in Gulf Shores so I am familiar with the small and beautiful coast line that belongs to my state.
Posted June 22, 2010
bethd821 says:
I agree with both points, but the lack of response on BP's part is shameful. I saw a piece on CNN yesterday about the "cheap" way BP drills their deep water wells. I will never buy BP gas again!
Posted June 20, 2010
ohcaroline says:
Actually, both answers are correct...It should never have happened and it has been totally mishandled. BP can't fix this mess. Americans who care and can use their ingenuity will be the ones to fix it. Shame on BP!
Posted June 19, 2010
Other Organizations are Preparing to Get Involved
In Alabama: Mobile Baykeeper
More Sources for Information Including Photos
- The Nature Conservancy in the Gulf of Mexico - Gulf of Mexico Initiative: Gulf of Mexico Environment - Gulf of Mexico nature and conservation
- Gulf of Mexico Initiative: Gulf of Mexico Environment - Gulf of Mexico nature and conservation
- Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico | Recent and Historical Incidents | Emergency Response | NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration
- Search, Emergency Response, Pollutants in the Environment, Serving Communities, Natural Resource Restoration
Information for:
Emergency Responders, Students and Teachers, Interested Public, Research Institutions, Other Agencies,
Current NewsSpecia - Unified Command for the BP Oil Spill | Deepwater Horizon Response
- The official site of the Deepwater Horizon Response Unified Command. Find the latest information about the BP Gulf oil spill response.
No doubt, additional organizations will be mobilized in the upcoming days, months and even years.
As I find them, I will add them to this article.
Send Your Message to BP
If you wish to send a letter to BP, you can use the form letter provided by the Gulf Restoration Network.
Tell BP to Clean Up Their Mess
Tell BP to Clean Up Their Mess
Do You Know of Other Ways to Help?
The purpose of this article is to broadcast "who" is actually on the ground working. All too often, frauds and money making schemes follow a tragedy and the donations never reach the victims. My only focus in this article is to share the names of the organizations who are there and who need the funds or help we are willing to give.I am also concerned about the human suffering brought on by this crisis and I am deeply distressed over the loss of human life. If you know of organizations who are helping with any relief efforts, please share the information in the guest book below.
The photo was taken in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Other Squidoo Articles About the BP Oil Flood
It is a tremendous honor to be featured on the Squidoo Lens Reviews!
I would like to thank Beth for selecting this lens and writing such a heartfelt and touching review!
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awelldressedbullet
Apr 1, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
- I'm out and about for the Angels April Fools' Day Quest and leaving
~ Squidoo Angel Blessings ~
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Squidoolinepro
Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:06 pm | delete
- Blessed by a squidoo angel;)
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Dec 21, 2010 @ 1:36 pm | delete
- Great information
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CastleRoy
Jul 19, 2010 @ 6:58 am | delete
- Great lens I am lens rolling to my Birds and oil spills lens.
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hlkljgk Jul 15, 2010 @ 3:27 pm | delete
- well deserved A+. a wonderful resource for helping out! I've posted it to http://facebook.com/dontdrill
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Sylvestermouse
Jul 29, 2010 @ 12:32 pm | delete
- Thank you, Heather, for helping spread the word!
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TheGreenerMe
Jul 13, 2010 @ 8:03 pm | delete
- This is such a frustrating incident, it deserves to be sorted out in a lens like this. There's so much destruction going on in the Gulf, I really hope Big Oil learns their lesson from this (something tells me they won't).
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sandyspider
Jun 23, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
- It pulls at my heart every time I see this in the news and the effects on our marine and wildlife.
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Mickie_G Jun 22, 2010 @ 11:49 am | delete
- The Alabama Wildlife Center is working on this crisis, too. The Gulf Coast in all the states need all the help they can get!
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 22, 2010 @ 12:36 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for that information. I have now emailed them requesting information on the status of their involvement in the relief efforts. I will gladly include them when I have additional information to share.
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Shibamom
Jun 22, 2010 @ 6:57 am | delete
- This disaster seems to be exhaustingly endless. Great resources on a heartfelt lens.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 22, 2010 @ 10:02 am | delete
- "endless" is a perfect description!
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puzzlemaker
Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:57 pm | delete
- Hi Cynthia,
I can hardly watch the pictures of the oil spill. The fishermen, the animals, all of it. Just makes me sick to my stomach. The blame game is out of control and the pipe continues to guzzle out oil every day. Seems like no one is willing to jump in, take control and make a plan to stop the leak. Glad there are folks, highlighted here, that are at least cleaning up some of the animals.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 22, 2010 @ 10:00 am | delete
- It is extremely frustrating to watch and I, personally feel so helpless.
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JenOfChicago
Jun 21, 2010 @ 1:22 pm | delete
- Great list of resources for people looking to donate and volunteer. The guy from WWF was on CNN this morning, and I think there's a telethon tonight on CNN too. Blessed by a squidangel
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 21, 2010 @ 1:40 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for your blessing!
I copied this directly off of the WWF website and wanted to share it with everyone:
"While WWF does not have active field programs in the gulf, we have numerous partner organizations that are undertaking front-line efforts to protect and restore the wildlife and wildlife habitats in affected areas."
The organizations listed on this lens all all on their list of partner organizations.
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KathyMcGraw
Jun 20, 2010 @ 11:45 pm | delete
- I was looking for something like this...and Mimi is right, we have family and friends.but the wildlife doesn't. After 20 years up in Alaska several of the species have never returned after the Valdez oil spill....and this one is much worse.
Thanks Cynthia...I have put this on FB and Twitter.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:24 am | delete
- It was actually not easy to find out who is really there working. There are quite a few organizations taking donations and offering a promise, These few organizations are the only ones I have found who are really there, set up to work There are a lot of residents who are working without any direction, just doing what "falls in their backyard."
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KarenTBTEN
Jun 20, 2010 @ 9:19 pm | delete
- Excellent awareness/ resource lens. I'll try to pass it on.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:13 am | delete
- That would be great! Thank you Karen!
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GrowWear
Jun 20, 2010 @ 7:01 pm | delete
- It's hard to watch these poor animals suffer. ...I know people are affected too, but we have families and friends. Animals have only us.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:13 am | delete
- It is emotionally gripping! I get really distressed when I consider how the aquatic animals are suffering. I don't even want to think about what is would be like to be literally drowning in oil.
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mbgphoto
Jun 20, 2010 @ 10:26 am | delete
- Cynthia Thank you for a thought provoking lens on a very important subject. It is so sad to see the effect this is having on the animal kingdom!
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 20, 2010 @ 11:50 am | delete
- Mary Beth, the photo's coming out of Louisiana and Alabama are gut-wrenching. I didn't even scratch the surface of how devastating this "incident" is to animals. Personally, I resent the word "incident" being part of the "title" given to this, as if it is a minor occurrence.
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bethd821
Jun 20, 2010 @ 8:32 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing the organizations who are helping the defenseless animals affected by this disaster. We may never know the full impact this will have on people's lives and the environment. When I lived in Florida I voted against off-shore oil drilling there for reasons like this. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 20, 2010 @ 11:45 am | delete
- Beth, I think we are going to be stunned by how much of an impact this is going to have on all of us.
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vallain
Jun 20, 2010 @ 7:25 am | delete
- It seems pretty fuitile to save a few pelicans when people who work in the Gulf (shrimpers, tourism, etc.) are losing their life work and incomes. I know this wildlife action groups can't help with those issues, but I don't want the media to focus so much on wildlife that the human toll is overlooked.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 20, 2010 @ 8:16 am | delete
- Oh, I am so glad you addressed that issue. I completely agree that the human toll should not be overlooked! I would never suggest or intentionally imply that humans should be ignored. I have a niece who I love dearly and who I am extremely close to that has lost her job, sole support of her household, because of this crisis. I am fully aware of the people who will be affected for decades by this "incident" I might also add that human's food is being poisoned. This is no small problem and it will have far reaching affects. I just simply don't think the animals who can't just up and leave the ocean should be overlooked and believe me, I know well that thousands, perhaps it will even affect hundreds of thousands of people, can't just up and leave their homes either. Let me say again, thank you for commenting. This is a huge, far reaching issue and there are many, many areas of need.
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vallain
Jun 20, 2010 @ 12:16 pm | delete
- I'm hoping the government and citizens will take this as a call to action and put heavy emphasis on solar and other alternative energies. It is our dependence on oil that set the stage for this disaster.
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KathyMcGraw
Jun 20, 2010 @ 11:53 pm | delete
- And it was also an administration that pushed for 8 years for the Oil Industries to be drilling where ever they wanted....with inflated reports on safety, and corruption in the Govt. Office that approved the permits.
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KathyMcGraw
Jun 20, 2010 @ 11:51 pm | delete
- I think the people being affected do have a voice..several voices, but the animals have far fewer. Plus the shrimpers and fishermen won't be able to work ever if all the species die. Believe me I am not saying that the human factor be overlooked, or overshadowed, but this is the first list I have seen for these animal organizations...and for that I am grateful.
As to the media...a picture of a well fed looking shrimper won't pull heart strings like a picture of an oil crusted bird struggling to get out of the water. Misery sells news....that's a fact.
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BevsPaper
Jun 20, 2010 @ 7:17 am | delete
- Great work! Thanks for letting people know the different organizations who are helping the animals from this despicable chain of events.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 20, 2010 @ 8:35 am | delete
- It is indeed a despicable chain of events! Thank you for your visit!
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Jun 20, 2010 @ 5:57 am | delete
- Good for you for highlighting some of the hard-working people who are in a position to help with the wildlife. In turn they need all the help they can get. Blessed, of course :-)
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 20, 2010 @ 8:23 am | delete
- Thank you for your blessing! It is my hope that when we know who is actually working, we can direct our help to them. There are way too many groups who will use this crisis to increase their donations, but will never lift the first finger to aid in relief.
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Jun 19, 2010 @ 9:37 pm | delete
- It all just makes me so angry and sad. I hope that soon there will be more positive news about this situation. Great lens. Thanks for sharing. Blessed! http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 19, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
- I am definitely praying for positive news for a change. Thank you so much for your blessing!
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Jun 19, 2010 @ 7:39 pm | delete
- This is indeed a heartbreaking situation that should have never happened in the first place nor been allowed to escalate to this point. The finger pointing and foot dragging while this disaster grows each day is beyond comprehension to me.
Lensrolled you to my Orcas in Captivity lens.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 19, 2010 @ 8:23 pm | delete
- I agree with you completely!!!
I very much remember your Orcas lens. It was the talk of our home and with my friends for days.
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skiesgreen
Jun 19, 2010 @ 7:36 pm | delete
- Great lens bringing awareness to what is really going on with animals that suffer the consequences of man's stupidity. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust and also on We Are Killing the World
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 19, 2010 @ 8:12 pm | delete
- Norma, thank you so much for your blessing! I am truly grateful and I am deeply humbled that you found this lens worthy to be featured on your remarkable lens, We Are Killing The World. Your lens is a masterpiece and I remember it made quite an impression on me when I first discovered it.
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Image Credits
Moderated by Sylvestermouse
Updated: 2/16/12
PHOTOS FROM:
Intro Photo and Washing Bird Photo: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/
National Audubon Society Photo directly from: https://loon.audubon.org/payment/donate/OILSPILL10.html
National Wildlife Federation Turtle Photo directly from: https://online.nwf.org
Oiled Pelican Photo taken by: Charlie Riedel ~ http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html
Gulf Shores, Alabama Beach Photo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/louisiana-oil-spill-2010_n_558287.html#s97087
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