Two Organizations are asking for your help to prepare for the BP Oil Spill.

Save Our Seabirds is looking for volunteers to help with the Oil Spill

SOS is mobilizing its Oiled Wildlife Response efforts and is waiting for the call to respond to the area when needed. Call us if you would like to help with the effort.

Save Our Seabirds, Inc.
1708 Ken Thompson Pkwy
Sarasota, FL 34236
Call: 941-388-3010

Save Our Seabirds, Inc. 

BP - Oil Spill - A disaster of astronomical proportions!

The oil spill may be hundreds of miles off our local coast, but we are already seeing signs of what is to come.  Our local nature specialist, Kayak Kurt, shows us what he found on the beach this morning.  We need to not only brace ourselves for the fallout, but we need to prepare for what is heading our way.

BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Demonstrates That Oil is Dirty, Dangerous, and Deadly

Press Release April 27, 2010

Washington, D.C.--On the same day oil giant BP reported that its quarterly profit jumped an astounding 135 percent to some $5.6 billion, a massive oil spill from a BP well continues unabated in the Gulf of Mexico, drawing nearer to crucial fishing areas, sensitive coastal wetlands, and beaches.  

Statement of Athan Manuel, Director of Sierra Club Lands Protection Program

"Our hearts go out to the families of those still missing after last week's drilling rig disaster.  This terrible tragedy is a sad reminder that oil is dirty, dangerous, and deadly.  Instead of risking our lives, our coasts, our clean air, and our security by perpetuating our addiction to oil, it's time to build a clean energy economy that means more jobs, less pollution, and real energy independence.  More offshore oil drilling has no place in a clean energy future."

• DIRTY: Oil continues to pour from the leaking well--a well drilled using the most advanced technology available--at a rate of 42,000 gallons a day.  It could be weeks before the well, located in some 5,000 feet of water, is capped.  Meanwhile, the ever-growing spill now covers more than 1,800 square miles of ocean--an area larger than the state of Rhode Island.  The massive spill threats environmentally-sensitive and economically-important coastal areas of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
• DANGEROUS: The Huffington Post reports today that Big Oil, including BP and Deepwater Horizon operator TransOcean, "aggressively opposed new safety regulations proposed last year by a federal agency that oversees offshore drilling -- which were prompted by a study that found many accidents in the industry."
• DEADLY: Eleven workers from the Deepwater Horizon remain missing after last week's explosion. In 2005, an explosion at BP's Texas City Refinery killed 15 workers.  In response to safety violations at that facility, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration levied a record fine of $87 million against BP, which BP promptly challenged in court.   

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Join the FGCC as we celebrate our 5th Annual Smart Sustainable

Thursday & Friday April 22nd & 23rd

It is with great pleasure that the USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter and the Smart Sustainable Conference announces a call for entries for the 2010 LEEDership Awards. Through this unique opportunity, we offer recognition to those outstanding projects, inspirational businesses, dedicated individuals, and instrumental chapter members who are LEEDing the way to a more sustainable built environment and, thus, creating a better world for us all. On Earth Day 2010 (Thursday, April 22), at the 2010 Smart Sustainable Conference to be held in Tampa, Florida, Nominees will be recognized and Award winners will be formally announced. Those in attendance will include keynote speakers, elected officials from around our region, CEOs, and a room full of forward-thinking businesses and individuals. What an ideal setting to demonstrate our area’s growing commitment to the spirit of LEED. Friday the 23rd, get the latest on the green revolution that's sweeping the world of  business  and   government from the green design and sustainability experts who are leading the way. Join key business and government leaders as we learn how to apply these cutting edge principles to helping the Tampa  Bay region and our own organizations  build a  more  sustainable  and profitable future. Learn About... Make it Right Foundation - affordable LEED for Homes reconstruction project in New Orleans lower ninth ward Hear Inspirational speakers LEED ND & resource efficient community design strategies Who Should Attend? Elected officials and staff working in planning, building and operations Professionals in development, building management, health care, finance & real estate Architects, engineers, designers, planners, contractors, project & facilities managers.   To Register: Click Here