Mobile Baykeeper has been working to protect public health and the environment on Mobile Bay for a long time, having formed in 1997 to fight the construction of a chemical plant on the Western shore of Mobile Bay. The group, which is now associated with Waterkeeper Alliance and now also the Alabama Coastal Foundation- has [...]
According to one of the spokespeople in the film: They’re not cleaning it up, they’re covering it up! Source
As bad as the situation is, no legal protection seems currently possible which could protect the Gulf from more drilling ventures of the kind we have seen from BP. Watch this video on some of the legal aspects of the Gulf crisis.- Gulf Tides: Episode 5 – Tough Times, Tar Balls and Tourists – July [...]
A Meditation for the world’s oceans shows us we have the support of the Cetacean Family of Light, with text by Celia Fenn and Kai! and music by Deva Premal and Miten from their New CD! Source
Here is an AP Press report posted on Hurricane Creekkeeper’s Blog: Friday, July 16, 2010 BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher —for now Cap will be monitored for next 48 hours [AP Photo] This image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 14:27 CDT, shows that oil has stopped flowing from the [...]
Here is a photo essay written by some recent visitors to the affected areas of the Gulf. It gives a feeling for the way people and wildlife are actually affected, whereas most reports on the area tend to circumnavigate this topic or deal with it from afar. Thank you to the writers for braving the [...]
Washington’s Blog Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Government Stops Oil Well Integrity Test, Relief Well Drilling Temporarily Stopped, Chaos Reins Yesterday, I explained what is happening with the efforts to stop the oil gusher. I have some important updates. Initially, it turns out that it was the government which ordered the delay in the well integrity [...]
Scientific Research into Gulf Seafood Survival July 13, 2010 Louisiana Seafood. Promotion and Marketing Board Fin fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico will fair better during the catastrophic BP oil spill than mollusks and crustaceans because they have longer life cycles, are more mobile and have a larger and more expansive habitat, according to [...]
Business Insider Warning To Gulf Volunteers: Almost Every Cleanup Worker From The 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Now Dead by Michael Snyder Jun. 30, 2010, 12:20 PM Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/warning-to-gulf-cleanup-workers-almost-every-crew-member-from-the-1989-exxon-valdez-disaster-is-now-dead-2010-6#ixzz0uIHW1ojV Are you sure that you want to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? In a previous article we documented a [...]
Dr. Riki Ott to speak in Wakulla about Gulf Oil Disaster By Melissa Starbuck Wakulla County News and Information Monday, July 12, 2010 Riki Ott, Ph.D. is coming to Crawfordville. On Friday, July 23, she will give a lecture and hold a public forum on the Gulf Oil Disaster and its impact on Wakulla County. [...]
Evidence is provided in this video of the nature of the health crisis emerging for workers on the Gulf and the magnitude of the catastrophe for wildlife as well. Is BP covering up what is happening? Riki Ott, Marine Biologist, says yes – BP seems to be scooping up dead animals under cover of night, [...]
