The things that are newsworthy, and the things that aren't. Here are a few things that eyewitnesses have seen.
Okay, they just called me. Informed me that they could not sign me up for level 3 training because BP is contracting wildlife help out! – Alabama
The zoo is shearing their sheep, camels, alpacas etc today all to help the cause! I am thinking that might be some smelly hair! Thank you Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo! – Alabama
Thanks for all you are doing. Have a question. My son wants to raise money for wildlife rescue or gulf coast cleanup. Has a birthday coming up and in lieu of gifts is asking for donations. Any suggestions on where to send donations? – Not sure where
I've never seen anything so awful in my life- everything is dying. There are dead otters, turtles, and more dead fish than you can count. This needs to be stopped.- A National Guardsman a Louisiana swamp
Last night me and my boyfriend went for our usual walk on the beach. There was a boom washed up on Cotton Bayou, and we walked down and back again and on our way back there was a dead shark washed ashore! I called the hotline! BP acted as if they did not give a crap! We waited around for a while and no one showed up! We drug the shark inland a little so the waster would not wash it back out! – Alabama
And the News Items: from AP
The owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico said Thursday its contract with BP should protect it from lawsuits by fishermen, hotel owners and other businesses damaged by the massive oil spill. Transocean Ltd. CEO Steven Newman said the company won't be held liable for "any expense or claim related to pollution" from the well.
The chief executive of BP PLC says the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will be stopped, but gives no estimate of when that might happen or how much it will ultimately cost. Tony Hayward said in an interview with the BBC broadcast Thursday that it was too early to judge the cost of stopping the leak, mopping up the oil and compensating people for damages.
While people anxiously wait for the mess to wash up along the coast, globules of oil are already falling to the bottom of the sea, where they threaten virtually every link in the ocean food chain, from plankton to fish that are on dinner tables everywhere. Hail-size gobs of oil with the consistency of tar or asphalt will roll around the bottom, while other bits will get trapped hundreds of feet below the surface and move with the current, said Robert S. Carney, a Louisiana State University oceanographer.
Government officials are being inundated with homespun remedies to prevent the nightmare scenario of oil washing up all over the Gulf Coast. More than 3,500 suggestions have come in by phone and e-mail. Ideas range from the goofy — putting a cork in the blown-out well — to the possible. One business plans to demonstrate a product that shoots a carbon dioxide solution from guns to freeze parts of the slick, which could then be scooped up and refined.
There are supply distribution centers cropping up in lots of locations (check the ChrisBunny! Blog, I will keep adding) People are looking for distribution centers in the Midwest (esp. Milwaukee.) People are waiting for matteroftrust to send them distribution info. People have filled out forms to volunteer and come down to help out, but are only getting requests for donations instead of where to show up.
(On personal note, does anyone want to sublet a place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn for the summer so I can go help out and report on the cleanup?)
To donate hair clippings and pantyhose in NYC contact: jameschrisfields@yahoo.com for details.
For more info visit our Facebook page: Oiled Wildlife Rescue volunteers
Download and hand out our flier! Oiled Animal Rescue
If you want to send money to Louisiana click here: National Wildlife Fund
If you want to send money to the panhandle seashore rescue for any of the following items please contact the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo at: (251) 968-5731 or donate online: Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
The following supplies are desperately needed!
Pet Carriers, towels, hand sanitizers, Dawn dishwashing liquid, gloves, dog kennels, scotch brand srcubbies, soft toothbrushes, bleach, bleach, bleach!!!!!!!!!!! heavy duty latex gloves rubber chemical proof gloves, wire cutters, pliers, tarps (green or camoflage), shop vacs, heavy-duty storage boxes, metal garbage cans to store grain, WD40, 5 gallon buckets, flashlights, rags/towels, 10 gallon+ice chests, garbage bags…reg and heavy duty, zip ties, heavy duty, rakes, Baby blankets, Heating pads (w/o auto shut off if possible), Large Rubbermaid containers with lids, Heating lamps, Rubbermaid troughs, Large backyard inflatable pools, Thin tights and Panty hose!
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