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INFORMATION RESOURCES
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Rachel Maddow- The more spills
change_ the more they stay the same, watch it here on
YouTube. |
This is a MUST WATCH
video. We've got to find ways to cut our dependency on
oil. Expecting the oil companies to become wiser,
kinder, more concerned about the environment, is not
going to happen. Watch this video and you'll see what I
mean. It's on us people. We have to change our ways. We
have to change our world. |
Call in or email in
your concerns |
Call the White House, the
comment line is 202 456-1111 and/or email
www.whitehouse.gov to urge the administration to take
more aggressive action on the Gulf disaster. |
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The National Wildlife
Federation is on the front lines helping
assess the damage and deploy the resources needed to
restore vulnerable nesting and breeding grounds.
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Follow the
American Bird Association’s
onsite coverage of the Gulf Coast oil spill, bird
populations being affected, and efforts to save them by
Drew Wheelan,
ABA Conservation Coordinator
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Olivia's Help the Gulf Region Wildlife Project
- A young and talented artist named Olivia Bouler, 11
years old and with ties to the Gulf Coast region, has
launched a personal crusade to do whatever she can to
help fight against the looming environmental disaster
from the oil spill. Olivia not only has family members
who live near the gulf, but she has a deep love for
birds.
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Will the Gulf Oil Spill Affect Backyard Birds?
Scientists ask bird watchers to monitor
nests - July 6, 2010
Ithaca, NY—As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast,
the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking birders to keep
an eye on nesting birds—not just near water, but
hundreds of miles inland.
More . . .
Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides a number
of ways you can help with relief efforts
here. |
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The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service has sent more than 370 personnel into
the Gulf of Mexico region to respond to the BP Oil
Spill. We are working with BP and many partners to do
everything we can to minimize the impact of the oil
spill on fish, wildlife and habitat.
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Audubon Launches National Volunteer
Response Center
A new national Volunteer Response Center is gearing up
to channel the energies of a growing force of volunteers
seeking to help to respond to the Gulf oil spill
disaster.
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As
the nation’s leading scientific resource for oil spills,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill
from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather
and biological response services to federal, state and
local organizations.
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The National Resources
Defense Council’s
OnEarth staff and correspondents are
following the story of this catastrophic event
here.
See analysis and reports
from NRDC staff experts on the
Switchboard blog. |
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Save Our Seabirds (SOS) is a Florida bird
rescue group. SOS is no longer singing
up volunteers to help with the oiled wildlife response.
The amount of people wanting to help has been tremendous
and uplifting to our staff and volunteers. However, SOS
is in need of help at our Sarasota facility due to the
re-assignment of many of our staff members to address
this crisis. Contact SOS at 941-388-3010 if you are able
to help. |
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The
Alabama Coastal Foundation is
collecting contact information from volunteers for
cleanup efforts along the Alabama coast. Call 251-990-6002
or click
here. |
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Flying WILD's focus on migratory birds is
designed to inspire young people to discover more about
the natural world. They have put topgether a Gulf Oil
Spill Educator Resources package that can be found
here. |
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The
University of Georgia Department
of Marine Sciences''
Gulf Oil Blog can
be found
here. |
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The
International Bird Rescue Research Center
(IBRRC) has been helping birds around the world since 1971. Its
mission is to mitigate human impact on aquatic birds and other
wildlife. This is achieved through rehabilitation, emergency
response, education, research, planning and training.
Read more . . .
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