Oil Spills

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 * #Crowdsourcing - these web sites use crowdsourcing to gather information
 * #Volunteer - organizations that are accepting volunteeer applications

Gulf Coast oil spill: April 20, 2010 -> Ongoing

 * For an overview of the disaster see Deepwater Horizon oil spill

News and information resources

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * Beyond Katrina
 * oil spill coverage in context of the Gulf Coast's continuing challenges with hurricanes, disaster, and coastal land loss
 * http://www.hurricane-katrina.org
 * http://www.hurricane-katrina.org


 * CNNiReport
 * Gulf oil spill news and videos
 * http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=437986


 * BeakGeek
 * info about birds, collect it here, add a bit of structure, and put it on a map - #Crowdsourcing
 * (using Drupal and ManagingNews software)
 * http://beakgeek.org/


 * CrisisWiki
 * 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill - #Crowdsourcing links
 * http://crisiswiki.org/2010_Gulf_Coast_Oil_Spill


 * Deepwater Horizon Incident
 * Documents are posted chronologically
 * http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8220


 * Deepwater Horizon Response
 * Joint Information Center - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response
 * http://deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/


 * ESRI.com
 * interactive map of oil spill areas
 * add points with links to online photos, websites, and YouTube videos
 * http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/gulf-oil-spill-2010/index.html


 * FireDogLake
 * BP oil disaster
 * http://firedoglake.com/bp-oil-disaster


 * Flickr
 * Deepwater Horizon Response
 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/uscgd8/


 * Google Crisis Response
 * Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Map and Data - #Crowdsourcing videos
 * http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/


 * Gulf Oil Spill
 * http://gulfoilspill.blogspot.com/


 * Huffington Post
 * Gulf Oil Spill
 * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bp-oil-spill


 * Library Chronicles (blog)
 * http://librarychronicles.blogspot.com/


 * Mississippi Public Broadcasting
 * Oil spill information and links
 * http://www.mpbonline.org/oilspill/index.htm


 * MODIS Rapid Response Sytems - Satellite images of the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Coast
 * http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=USA7 (Real-Time)


 * NOLA.com - The Times-Picayune
 * 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
 * http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/


 * Oceans Waves Beaches
 * Deepwater Horizon diagram of under water situation
 * http://oceanswavesbeaches.blogspot.com/search/label/deepwater%20horizon


 * Oceanwire
 * Curating the knowledge, news and sheer wonder of our oceans.
 * http://oceanwire.wordpress.com/


 * Oil Spill Pictures
 * http://oilspillpictures.net


 * PBS NewsHour
 * How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico?
 * http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/05/how-much-oil-has-spilled-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.html


 * ProPublica
 * Gulf Oil Spill
 * http://www.propublica.org/series/gulf-oil-spil


 * SkyTruth
 * Gulf Oil Spill Tracker - #Crowdsourcing with Ushahidi software
 * http://oilspill.skytruth.org/


 * Wikipedia
 * Deepwater Horizon oil spill
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill

Federal responses

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * Agencies involved in the BP oilspill unified command
 * http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/541571


 * AIRNow.gov
 * Air Quality Conditions and Forecasts
 * http://airnow.gov/


 * CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
 * Toxicology information for oil spills
 * http://emergency.cdc.gov/chemical/
 * Oil Spill Response Resources
 * http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/oilspillresponse/
 * NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
 * http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/default.html


 * EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
 * Oil Spills
 * http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/
 * Federal Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
 * http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/


 * FBI
 * National Center for Disaster Fraud to Coordinate Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Fraud Complaints
 * http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/oilspillfraud050410.htm


 * MMS - Mineral Management Service
 * http://www.mms.gov/


 * NIH - National Institutes of Health
 * National Library of Medicine
 * Crude Oil Spills and Health
 * http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/oilspills.html


 * NOAA
 * NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
 * http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/index.php
 * Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
 * http://tinyurl.com/37ud722


 * OSHA
 * OSHA training manual for oil spill responders (HAZWOPER)
 * (PDF document 286 KB)
 * http://www.incidentnews.gov/entry/526438


 * USCG - United States Coast Guard
 * Oil Spill Claims
 * http://www.uscg.mil/ccs/npfc/Claims/default.asp


 * USFWS - Fish and Wildlife Service
 * Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
 * http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/
 * Staging areas are in place and ready to protect sensitive shorelines
 * Amelia, LA
 * Biloxi, MS
 * Cocodrie, LA
 * Dauphin Island, AL
 * Grand Isle, LA
 * Orange Beach, AL
 * Panama City, FL
 * Pascagoula, MS
 * Pass Christian, MS
 * Pensacola, FL
 * Shell Beach, LA
 * Slidell, LA
 * Theodore, AL
 * Venice, LA

State and local agency responses

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * Agencies involved in the BP oilspill unified command
 * http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/541571

LOUSIANA

 * Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
 * Oil spill response
 * http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/oilspill/


 * Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness
 * Oil spill hotlines and emergency news
 * http://emergency.louisiana.gov/


 * Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
 * http://www.losco.state.la.us/


 * Louisiana Serve Commission
 * #Volunteer
 * http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/


 * Louisiana State University
 * LSU Cartographic Center
 * Maps for Oil Spill Response LA, MS, AL, FL
 * http://www.cic.lsu.edu/OilSpill/
 * LSU Earth Scan Laboratory
 * http://www.esl.lsu.edu/home/
 * LSU Libraries
 * compilation of the oil spill on the internet
 * http://www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/oilspill/
 * LSU Media Center
 * http://www.lsu.edu/pa/mediacenter/tipsheets/oilspill.shtml
 * WAVCIS - Wave-Current-Surge-Information-Sytem for Coastal Louisiana
 * http://wavcis.csi.lsu.edu/


 * National Guard
 * Oil Spill Response
 * http://www.ng.mil/features/oil_spill/default.aspx


 * #Volunteer Louisiana
 * http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/

MISSISSIPPI

 * City of Biloxi
 * #Volunteer sign up form
 * http://www.biloxi.ms.us/Volunteer.asp


 * Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service
 * #Volunteer
 * http://www.volunteermississippi.org/


 * Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
 * Transocean Drilling Incident Response 2010
 * http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Main_OilSpillLinksandPublicInformation2010


 * Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
 * http://msema.org/


 * #Volunteer Mississippi
 * http://www.volunteermississippi.org/

ALABAMA

 * Baldwin County
 * #Volunteer
 * http://www.co.baldwin.al.us/PageView.asp?PageType=R&edit_id=821


 * City of Daphne
 * Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay
 * http://www.daphneal.com/
 * BP Claims Center Open in Foley


 * Office of Alabama Governor
 * Oil Spill Information
 * http://www.governor.alabama.gov/oilspill/


 * Serve Alabama
 * #Volunteer
 * http://www.servealabama.gov/2010/OilSpill/OilSpillinfo.aspx


 * University of South Alabama
 * University Library
 * Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Incident 2010
 * http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/govdocs/gd/oilspill2010.html

FLORIDA

 * Florida Department of Environmental Protection
 * Deepwater Horizon oil spill
 * http://www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/default.htm


 * Florida Oil Spill Information Line
 * 1-888-337-3569


 * Governor's Commission on Volunteerism & Community
 * #Volunteer
 * http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/


 * #Volunteer Florida
 * http://www.volunteerflorida.org/

NGOs responding to oil spill

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * Alabama Coastal Foundation
 * Information about Deepwater Horizon Oil Release
 * http://www.joinacf.org/oil_info.html


 * Audubon Louisiana Coastal Initiative
 * Birds at risk
 * http://louisianacoast.audubon.org/birds-science-education/will-birds-be-next-oil-spill-victims


 * Audubon Society
 * Map of Important Bird Areas at Risk from the Gulf Oil Spill
 * http://www.audubon.org/news/pressroom/gos/iba.html


 * Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Volunteer Program
 * #Volunteer interested in Assisting in Oil Clean-Up in Louisiana Should Sign Up and Stand By
 * http://volunteer.btnep.org/


 * BP Community Support Team Hotline
 * #Volunteer
 * 1-866-448-5816 This is a voice mail system, so be ready to leave a message with your contact information.


 * Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
 * Citizens Working to Protect and Restore a Sustainable Coastal Louisiana
 * register to #Volunteer
 * http://www.crcl.org/
 * Marsh Restoration in Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge - #Volunteer
 * http://www.crcl.org/coalitionprograms/bigbranch.html


 * Crisis Commons
 * Oil Spill Response - #Crowdsourcing
 * http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Oil_Spill_Response


 * Crisis Wiki
 * 2010 Gulf Oil Spill - #Crowdsourcing
 * http://crisiswiki.org/2010_Gulf_Coast_Oil_Spill


 * Deepwater Horizon Response
 * http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/


 * Grassroots Mapping
 * Grassroots Mapping Gulf Coast Oil Spill - #Crowdsourcing
 * http://wiki.grassrootsmapping.org/show/GrassrootsMappingGulfCoastOilSpill
 * Citizens monitor Gulf Coast after oil spill
 * http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/06/crowdsource.gulf.oil/


 * Gulf Aid concert
 * make a donation - 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation
 * http://www.gulfaid.org/


 * Gulf Coast Fund
 * http://www.gulfcoastfund.org/ (Joomla software)
 * http://crisiswiki.org/Gulf_Coast_Fund_%28http://www.gulfcoastfund.org%29


 * Gulf Oil Spill Clean-Up Project - #Volunteer
 * A central jersey community unites to support the clean-up of what may be the worst man-made disaster in history. How? With hair.
 * http://gulfcleanup.blogspot.com/


 * Gulf Restoration Network
 * #Volunteer ?
 * http://healthygulf.org/


 * Gulf Sea Grant
 * Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
 * http://gulfseagrant.tamu.edu/oilspill/index.htm
 * Florida Sea Grant
 * http://www.flseagrant.org/
 * Louisiana Sea Grant
 * http://www.laseagrant.org/
 * Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
 * http://www.masgc.org/
 * Texas Sea Grant
 * http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/


 * International Bird Rescue Research Center
 * How to help on 2010 gulf oil spill
 * http://www.ibrrc.org/gulf-oil-spill-how-to-help-2010.html


 * Louisiana Bucket Brigade;:http://www.labucketbrigade.org/
 * Oil spill crisis map - #Crowdsourcing with Ushahidi software
 * http://www.oilspill.labucketbrigade.org/
 * Ushahidi Used to Create Oil Spill Crisis Map
 * http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2010/05/08/labb/


 * Louisiana Environmental Action Network
 * http://www.leanweb.org/


 * Louisiana Gulf Response (coalition of NGOs)
 * register to #Volunteer
 * http://lagulfresponse.org/home.html


 * Mobile Audobon Society
 * oil spill #Volunteer signup
 * http://www.mobilebayaudubon.org/
 * If you are interested in being trained to help wash oiled birds, please call 866-448-5816 to get your name on a list for possible workshops and certification to do this work.


 * Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
 * Gulf Oil Spill Information
 * http://www.mobilebaynep.com/
 * If you are interested in volunteering to reduce the impacts of the oil spill to our Bay, please call Alabama 211 at 1-866-421-1266 or click http://eepurl.com/u04n to be included on our contact list. #Volunteer


 * Mobile Baykeeper
 * accepting #Volunteer information
 * http://www.mobilebaykeeper.org/
 * http://savethegulf.mobilebaykeeper.org/
 * http://savethegulf.mobilebaykeeper.org/activities/listing


 * National Wildlife Federation
 * How You Can Help Wildlife Impacted by the Louisiana Oil Spill
 * http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Conservation/Threats-to-Wildlife/Oil-Spill.aspx
 * Volunteer for National Wildlife Federation's Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams - #Volunteer
 * http://www.nwf.org/network/index.cfm


 * Oil Spill Volunteers
 * Volunteer registration for cleanup in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama - #Volunteer
 * http://www.oilspillvolunteers.com/


 * Oiled Wildlife Care Network
 * Blog: http://owcnblog.wordpress.com/
 * http://www.owcn.org/


 * Pascagoula River Audubon Center
 * Oil Spill Efforts
 * http://pascagoulariver.audubon.org/issues-action/oil-spill-efforts
 * Register to #Volunteer
 * http://www.audubonaction.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=3400


 * Save Our Lake
 * Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
 * http://www.saveourlake.org/
 * Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Leak Updates
 * http://www.saveourlake.org/oil-rig-leak.php


 * Save Our Seabirds
 * based in Sarasota, FL
 * http://saveourseabirds.com/
 * Oiled Wildlife Response Training + #Volunteer Positions
 * http://saveourseabirds.com/index.php?page=volunteer


 * Sierra Club
 * register to #Volunteer for oil spill cleanup
 * http://action.sierraclub.org/Oil_Spill_CleanUp
 * map of oil spill affected areas
 * http://www.sierraclub.org/oilspill/map/


 * Southern Shrimp Alliance
 * Oil Spill Information
 * http://www.shrimpalliance.com/OilSpill.htm


 * State of the Coast
 * Conference June 8-10, 2010 - Baron Rouge, LA
 * http://www.stateofthecoast.org/


 * Transocean
 * Deepwater Horizon
 * http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Home-910.html
 * Condolences
 * http://www.deepwaterhorizoncondolences.com/


 * Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research
 * Oil Spill Response
 * http://www.tristatebird.org/response
 * #Volunteer Opportunities
 * http://www.tristatebird.org/volunteer/opportunities


 * University of NH - Coastal Response Research Center
 * Deepwater Horizon Blowout FAQS
 * http://www.crrc.unh.edu/deepwater_horizon_blowout/faqs.html

FaceBook

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * Alabama Coastal Foundation
 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alabama-Coastal-Foundation/144073012011?ref=ts


 * Animal Crisis Team
 * http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=123759820974841


 * CrisisCampNOLA - CrisisCamp New Orleans, LA
 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-LA/Crisis-Camp-NOLA-crisiscampNOLA/260688229635


 * Deepwater Horizon Response
 * Official Facebook page from the Unified Command providing information regarding the Gulf Coast Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
 * http://www.facebook.com/DeepwaterHorizonResponse


 * Gulf Aid Benefit Concert
 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gulf-Aid-Benefit-Concert/116653205041076


 * Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pearl-MS/Mississippi-Emergency-Management-Agency/81599105731


 * Mobile Bay National Estuary Program - Oil spill information
 * http://www.facebook.com/mobilebaynep


 * Oceanic Defense
 * http://www.facebook.com/OceanicDefense


 * Save Our Seabirds
 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Our-Seabirds/168444475341


 * Save the Gulf of Mexico - breaking news, video, photos, and volunteer information
 * http://www.facebook.com/SaveTheGulfOfMexico


 * SCHOLR - LSU Student Coalition to Help the Oil Leak Relief
 * http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116228368408055

Twitter

 * See also News | Federal | State | NGOs | FaceBook | Twitter


 * @audubonsociety - The Audubon Society
 * http://twitter.com/audubonsociety


 * @beakgeek - Tech for Birding and Citizen Science - A service of Metanomy.org
 * http://twitter.com/beakgeek


 * @bp_america - BP America
 * http://twitter.com/BP_America


 * @crisiscampNOLA - CrisisCamp New Orleans, LA
 * http://twitter.com/crisiscampNOLA


 * @dawndishsoap/oilspillnews
 * http://twitter.com/DawnDishSoap/oilspillnews


 * @fldepalert - Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Alerts, information, emergency response.
 * http://twitter.com/FLDEPAlert


 * @gohsep - Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
 * http://twitter.com/GOHSEP


 * @gulfaid - Gulf Aid benefit concert
 * http://twitter.com/GulfAid


 * @gulfcoastfund - Gulf Coast Fund
 * http://twitter.com/GulfCoastFund


 * @ibrrc - International Bird Rescue Research Center
 * http://twitter.com/ibrrc


 * @labucketbrigade - Louisiana Bucket Brigade is an environmental justice organization
 * http://twitter.com/labucketbrigade


 * @matteroftrust - Matter of Trust
 * collecting hair and natural fibers to absorb oil spill
 * http://twitter.com/MatterOfTrust


 * @mobilebaykeeper - seeking volunteers for cleanup
 * http://twitter.com/MobileBaykeeper


 * @mobilebaynep - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
 * http://twitter.com/mobilebaynep


 * @msema - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
 * http://twitter.com/msema


 * @nolalocal - New Orleans News
 * http://twitter.com/nolalocal


 * @nprnews/gulf-oil-spill - NPR News
 * http://twitter.com/nprnews/gulf-oil-spill


 * @oceanwire - Curating the knowledge, news and sheer wonder of our oceans.
 * http://twitter.com/Oceanwire


 * @oil_spill_2010 - Deepwater Horizon Response
 * http://twitter.com/Oil_Spill_2010


 * @oilspillnews - Gannett's Multi-State Coverage of Gulf Coast Oil Spill
 * Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and more.
 * http://twitter.com/OilSpillNews


 * @shrimpalliance - shrimp industry in 8 states AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TX
 * http://twitter.com/ShrimpAlliance


 * @sierra_club - Sierra Club
 * http://twitter.com/sierra_club


 * @tacklspills - Nature's Broom - An all natural, environmentally friendly solution for cleanup of oil and other hazardous materials.
 * http://twitter.com/TacklSpills


 * @treehugger - the green hive mind
 * http://twitter.com/TreeHugger


 * @usoceangov - NOAA's National Ocean Service is the nation's premier federal science agency for oceans and coasts.
 * http://twitter.com/usoceangov