BP Oil Spill - A Most Helpful List

IMPORTANT SOURCES OF INFORMATION:


Oil Spill Crisis Map: http://oilspill.labucketbrigade.org/

Grass Roots Mapping: We're helping citizens to use balloons, kites, and other simple and inexpensive tools to produce their own aerial imagery of the spill… documentation that will be essential for environmental and legal use in coming years. http://grassrootsmapping.org/

Oil Reporter enables people to help with the recovery effort by using real-time check-ins to report what they're seeing on the ground. Users can upload photos and videos, reporting oil sighting, harmed wildlife sightings and much more. Download the app for iPhone or Android and start helping out today. http://oilreporter.org/

Google Crisis Response – Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Filled with helpful information. http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/

The Oil Drum: Discussions about Energy and our Future, with plenty of coverage on the oil spill. http://bit.ly/OilDrum

NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) protects coastal and marine resources, mitigates threats, reduces harm, and restores ecological function. The Office provides comprehensive solutions to environmental hazards caused by oil, chemicals, and marine debris. http://bit.ly/NOAAos

New Orleans News & Information with the latest on the oil spill right from the source: http://www.nola.com/

Sky Truth : Lots of Great Information on the Oil Spill http://blog.skytruth.org/

Tree Hugger: Lots of Green Info Always http://bit.ly/TreeHug

Gulf Oil Spill: Citizens Of The World–Boycott BP for The Gulf Oil Spill! Here are the brands to avoid: http://bit.ly/AvoidBP

New Satellite Images of Oil Spill Show Its Spread [PICS] (May 21-22) http://bit.ly/inPeril

NASA Earth Observatory Images of the Day: http://bit.ly/NOcean

Now You Can See BP's Live Oil-Spill Feed -- While Watching the Company Squirm http://bit.ly/CBPLk

Oil Spill Forum: http://bit.ly/OSForum

Follow the Oil Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil money in US politics. Click on one of the search tools on the right to find out which companies are pumping their dirty oil money into politics, who is receiving it, and how it correlates to key climate, energy and war votes. http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/

Boycott BP stations. BP brands to boycott include Castrol, Arco, Aral, am/pm, Amoco, and Wild Bean Cafe, Safeway gas. http://bit.ly/BPBctt

FACEBOOK ORGANIZATIONS:

BP = Biological Predator: The Facebook Community Page bringing together all Groups and Organizations fighting for the World’s survival against this Biological Predator known as BP. http://bit.ly/BioPredator

Project Tantalus: You Can Help with the Oil Spill! All we need are water samples! Project Tantalus is a grassroots effort to collect water samples from coastal areas that may have been affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill. The samples will be subjected to chemical analysis, and results will be publicly disclosed. http://bit.ly/H2OSmpl

I vote we plug the Gulf oil leak with BP executives - I'm outraged that the go*#amn oil leak is still spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico. I'm also outraged that there's a cap on the damages one of the richest oil companies in the world will be liable for after wrecking the jobs and the environment in the Gulf. I bet you're outraged, too. http://bit.ly/BPPlug

Sky Truth: Up to date info on the oilspill http://bit.ly/SkyTruth

Prayers for the Gulf Coast http://bit.ly/GolfPray

OIL SPILL: The Official Page of "The Oil Spill" presented by GIDEON'S FLEECE™—America's Environmental Re-Engineers! The Source for the Latest News, Analysis, & Opinion on the Gulf Of Mexico—Deepwater Horizon Incident/Response + REAL SOLUTIONS. http://bit.ly/OSOffc

HELP SURVIVE THE GULF COAST OIL DISASTER - Join this group in SUPPORT of those people that LIVE on the GULF COAST. These people need all the support and help they can get right now.. What is the American People willing to do? What are you willing to do? http://bit.ly/SurvDi

Alec Phoenix - an Army of one, but powerful and passionate Activist who disseminates a lot of good and up to date information on the oil leak. http://bit.ly/APhoenix

Protest BP: This a facebook sister page to boycott Bp and Clean up Bp. If you want to organize protest in your area this is the place. http://bit.ly/FBkProtestBP

STOP THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF BP! We the people demand you stop this spill you have created... We demand you take responsibility for your actions and for future consequences of your actions! Be informed, be aware, understand that OUR environment is being destroyed. Sadly, the effects of this will not go away. To date it is still leaking and is getting worse! Stay informed as this affects all of us http://bit.ly/FBkStopOilSpill

The BP Gulf Oil Spill 2010 Take note! Get on board - get educated on the massive effects that the Gulf Oil Spill will have on our planet! We all need to act as quickly and strongly as we did when Haiti needed our help! Tell your friends - spread the word! http://bit.ly/FBkOS2010

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is an environmental health & justice organization supporting communities' use of grass roots action to become informed, sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution. We have provided technical support, especially in the areas of air monitoring and media training. http://bit.ly/FBkLBB

ORGANIZATIONS:


Gulf Leak Watch: Watching it unfold and keeping you posted. We will focus on solutions to our dirty energy addiction as well. http://bpoil.wordpress.com/

ACT Against Oil has a comprehensive website you can use to keep your finger on the pulse: report incidents, find the latest protests and stay connected http://www.actagainstoil.com/

Below The Surface is a California non – profit organization focused on promoting water conservation and improving water quality in rivers and oceans. http://www.belowthesurface.org/

Boycott BP - A great location for the latest in the Oil Leak protests and activism. http://boycottbp.blogspot.com/

Seize BP: Campaign Statement and Petition - The government of the United States must seize BP and freeze its assets, and place those funds in trust to begin providing immediate relief to the working people throughout the Gulf states whose jobs, communities, homes and businesses are being harmed or destroyed by the criminally negligent actions of the CEO, Board of Directors and senior management of BP. http://www.seizebp.org/

Spill The Truth: http://www.spillthetruth.org/ BP's long-term, reckless disregard of safety is threatening the Gulf with a spill many times larger than Horizon. Even BP admits another catastrophic accident is possible. Food & Water Watch has the evidence. Tell President Obama to shut down BP Atlantis until proven safe.

 

*Note: This List is updated with regularity.

Last update: May 30 1:30am