Gulf Oil Spill: 3 Ways You Can Help
Mark Tercek, President & CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), has sent an email to TNC members encouraging them to help with the clean up efforts of the Gulf Oil Spill.
If you want to help with the clean up effort, but you’re not sure what you can do to help, here are 3 things Mark asks you consider:
- Make a donation to help The Nature Conservancy restoration efforts in the Gulf — your contribution to our Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration will help TNC determine both the extent of the spill and the necessary long-term restoration work in the Gulf and states along its coast.
- Second, tell your friends about The Nature Conservancy’s blog and what’s at stake for the Gulf Coast. Forward them this post, post it to Facebook or tweet on Twitter. Get the word out that the plants, animals and people in one of North America’s most treasured places will need our help.
- Third, consider being a volunteer. The Conservancy is still assessing what volunteer opportunities will be needed and coordinating with groups like gulfresponse.org.
And in case you’re interested, here are the contents of the email:
Thank you. It’s hard to express how much all the phone calls and emails in the wake of the Gulf Oil Spill mean to me and to all the Conservancy’s staff — especially those working long hours in the Gulf states.
Many of you contacted us again after reading our Alabama director of conservation’s blog posts in yesterday’s e-newsletter, asking what you can do to help Bill and his team respond to the spill.
Here are three things you can do today to help the Gulf coast, its wildlife and the people who depend on it.
- Make a donation to help our restoration efforts in the Gulf — your contribution to our Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration will help us determine both the extent of the spill and the necessary long-term restoration work in the Gulf and states along its coast.
- Second, tell your friends about our blog and what’s at stake for the Gulf Coast. Forward them this email, post it to Facebook or tweet on Twitter. Get the word out that the plants, animals and people in one of North America’s most treasured places will need our help.
- Third, consider being a volunteer. The Conservancy is still assessing what volunteer opportunities will be needed and coordinating with groups like gulfresponse.org.
Already, we’ve put to work The Nature Conservancy’s best knowledge and expertise in the Gulf region.
Our Fund for Gulf Coast Restoration will help us do even more and will be put to use by the Conservancy and its marine scientists and staff knowledgeable about the Gulf and about oil spill impacts to help the long-term restoration of this critical ecosystem.
Currently, our Louisiana staff is conducting flights over the coast with federal, state, and some of our non-governmental partners to help determine the extent of the spill and are working to protect critical oyster reefs in the Grand Isle, Biloxi Marsh, and Vermilion Bay areas.
I am in the Gulf region today to assess what more the Conservancy can do to respond and support our staff members who live along the Gulf and work every day on conservation here.
As you know, this is not just about the shrimp, the oysters, and the crabs. It is about both the Gulf’s marine ecosystem, as well the local economy and the people who depend on it.
I hope you will continue to follow Bill’s work and our progress on our blog.
Thank you for your offer to help and your critical support,
So, go ahead and take action now!
Tags: oil, oil spills
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June 4th, 2010 at 7:42 am
The enviromental and economic effects of this is devastating. Every bird I see covered with oil makes my blood boil. I can’t believe what we are doing for oil.
June 4th, 2010 at 9:21 am
The whole issue will be extremely disastrous for the environmental life and for the economy in a number of altered ways. This problem could have been baffled but these calamities occur. The company should be held accountable for this unfortunate oil spill.
June 7th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Seeing what this oil is doing to our shores and wildlife is just terrible. The longer this goes on, the less the country will care - just like Katrina. I feel so bad for the people whose entire worlds are turned upside down.
June 7th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Will things ever change? This oil spill is awful
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June 10th, 2010 at 6:58 am
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June 23rd, 2010 at 12:34 am
This whole oil matter is a tragedy. I wish BP was more thoughtful about the spill.
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:03 am
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First the BP Gulf oil spill, now we see that the second one has blown up in Louisiana. I sure hope that this doesn’t mean more environmental damage. On the other hand, this country needs this homegrown energy. This such a complex problem to figure out. I’m not sure what the answer is.
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