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Gulf Oil Spill Update from The Clean Water Network |
"Friends, I am sure you are all aware by now that we are facing a crisis of unknown proportions. We are working to create some what's up fact sheets, how to do something guides while also working to learn what we didn't know anything about just 3 days ago.
"I wanted to give everyone an update on where we're putting our energy and let you know that we need all the support and ideas you can give.
"First if you are interested in volunteering send an email to
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or call 251-433-4229."
"The simple update is that more than 5,000 barrels (210k gallons) per day are gushing out of a hole more than a mile down on the Gulf floor. There is no way to stop the gushing any time soon, so no matter what, we will see massive problems for quite some time. We're just still unsure exactly what they will be.
"We are working to collect and then coordinate volunteers. With or without help from our Unified Command folks, we have 100s of people who want to help, our phones are ringing off the hook and we need in the office help TODAY! We are also working to coordinate efforts to get boom out in our critical fisheries habitat. Organizing that is a massive, but critical effort. We also just learned that folks can start NOW by cleaning trash and debris out of wetland areas (NOT PLANTS).
"We are setting our sites on a few "demands":
1) More Resources NOW - we need more support, more money, more and better clean up.
2) Caution - ideas are being bantered around like crazy. We need every one of them to be completely vetted, thoroughly reviewed and studied for impacts to health, environmental and our economy.
3) Monitoring - Every medium and every pollutant mustbe monitored thoroughly and extensively.
4) Transparency - The public must be allowed to get involved and the data must be presented in completion to the public now.
5) Give the 100s of community volunteers work to do right now! It is critical that we do not wait to use the resources available. Volunteers need to be trained well and put to use as quickly as possible.
"We have just been effectively added to Unified Command and I will be headed to Waveland Mississippi to meet with Administrator Jackson at 2:30 central.
This oil release is Northern Gulf Wide. It will go make landings from Louisiana to Florida starting today (expected landfall starting today - LA, Saturday -- MS/AL, Sunday -- AL/FL, Monday - FL). We need to speak LOUDLY with a unified voice and we're hopeful these guys can help us do that.
"Again, If you are interested in volunteering or know anyone who is, please email us name, contact info and skills/support/equipment at
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"We are working to process and include everything. Any ideas for grants or other funding resources would be greatly appreciated. We didn't exactly budget to work on oil and gas. "
Casi (kc) Callaway
Executive Director & Baykeeper
Mobile Baykeeper
300 Dauphin Street, Suite 200
Mobile, Alabama36602
O. 251-433-4229
F. 251-432-8197
C. 251-209-4253
Link to recent video reports:
Gulf Restoration Network Executive Director Cyn Sarthou on the Cobert Report
CNN news segment with Casi Callaway, Mobile Baykeeper Executive Director
Gulf Restoration Network Blog with active updates and information
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper website |
