Greensprouts :: Helping with the Gulf Spill
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In keeping with today’s topic of the BP Oil Spill we’ve gathered some information on how you can help. From the EPA to the NWF, there are many ways to find out more and get involved.
Only one tip today:
Stay informed. Ask questions. There are better alternatives. In the meantime, get information on the spill and how you can help below..
From the EPA website:
- To volunteer, call the Deepwater Horizon Response Volunteer Request Line at 1-866-448-5816. More information and volunteer hotlines.
- Report an oil sighting:
- Report oiled shoreline: 1-866-448-5816
- Report oiled wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
- Discuss spill related damage: 1-800-440-0858
- Submit a question or a comment about the spill.
- Follow EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson on Facebook or Twitter
- Follow EPA on Facebook or Twitter
- Submit a technology solution.
- Vendors – submit information to EPA’s list of contract services your company can offer.
- Add EPA’s BP Spill response widget to your Web site, Facebook page, or other location.
From the National Wildlife Federation website:
- Volunteer for the Cleanup Efforts - The National Wildlife Federation is helping coordinate the on-the-ground volunteer effort, including NWF’s Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams, which are being set up to monitor the coastline for wildlife in distress.
- Donate to the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund - You can help wildlife threatened by the oil spill by donating online, making a leadership gift or donating via your mobile phone. Your support will help NWF’s on-the-ground volunteer and restoration efforts.
- Speak Up for Cleaner Energy Choices - Tell your senators that now more than ever we need to pass comprehensive legislation that provides America with cleaner and safer energy choices.
- Help Spread Messages Online – Follow @NWF on Twitter or join us on Facebook to get all the latest updates about the BP Oil Spill. On the ground in the Gulf? Share your photos and videos on Flickr by tagging them SPILL_NW10.
- How to talk to your kids about the spill: http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Parents-and-Educators/How-To-Talk-With-Kids-Gulf-Oil-Spill.aspx
PLEASE, if you find wildlife along the Gulf Coast that you think may have been injured by the oil spill, do NOT attempt to rescue it. Call the Oiled Wildlife hotline at 866-557-1401.
