Filed Under (Disasters) by Alexa & Cindy on 16-05-2010
We found this post from May 14th by the National Wildlife Federation’s Miles Grant on the Huffington Post, and had to pass it along for you to read with your Sunday morning coffee.
You have probably wondered about this, and your fears will undoubtedly be confirmed: it’s about what sea creatures are doing with the oil floating through their home.
The two videos included are from Grant’s 10-hour trip on a Louisiana fishing boat, right into the heart of the spill.
FYI, there’s also a link you can follow to donate to the WWF to help oil spill relief efforts.
Here at O4E, we are trying to stay energized and mobilized to find ways to help repair the damage of the oil spill, not merely shout and whine about how bad it is.
It happened. We have to deal with it.
But that doesn’t mean we won’t highlight negative things once in a while, show shocking pictures of devastation this accident that it seems could have been avoided caused, or just go ahead and let our emotions show a little.
Mainly, though, we want to use this disaster to motivate everyone around us to keep – or start – making the Big Blue a regular part of your life. “Blue” is the new “Green” around here, and we think it should be everywhere.
That said, let’s stay realistic about what we are now faced with. We can’t think of a better way to do that than to plaster a big, huge, oil spill tracker right here in this post, thanks to PBS.
We’re not trying to bum you out for your weekend, just want everyone to keep this urgency fresh in your mind.
We are happy to pass along some uplifting news on the oil spill for a change:
The first two oil-covered birds recovered from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill have been set free again off of Vero Beach, Florida, by the International Bird Rescue Research Center (link, below).
You may recall the story of a dirty Northern Gannet recovered off the shores of Louisiana on April 27th, the first official victim of the spill.
Dubbed ”Lucky” by rescuers, this aptly nicknamed bird, along with a brown pelican they call “Pelly,” were flown from Fort Jackson, Louisiana, to Vero Beach and released back into the wild.
Watch the AP video, and check the IBRRC’s blog for continuing updates on their bird rescue efforts. Way to GO, rescuers!
Dive in - the water is perfect, and the ocean's wonders await you. On O4E, we have fun, we educate and we ask our readers to think of and act for the future of the world's oceans. Plus, it's by a 10 year-old (with a little help from her journalist mom).
