The following two fact sheets prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council on the Florida keys are now available in both english and spanish to better understand the “Do’s and Don’t” of dealing with oil and “What’s at Stake” regarding the ecological and economic treasures threatened by the Gulf oil spill disaster in the Florida […]
Read The Associated Press, July 13, 2010 article
E & E News, July 12, 2010 Enviro group sues for Salazar leasing docs By Noelle Straub The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the Interior Department for failing to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act related to the Interior secretary’s decisions on oil and gas leasing. On May 18, the group […]
“The new White House initiative will take a comprehensive approach to all the different uses of our public seas. Using our best observing tools and a national Ocean Council working with regional and local interests there will be a determination how we can best restore our ocean commons while maintaining its use for recreation, transportation, […]
Read the story from the Environmental News Service
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program Factsheet on Coral Reefs and Oil Spills
Information about sea turtle encounters for fishermen and boaters who see entangled or unconscious sea turtles
See the New York Times article Learn more about the effects of the oil spill on animals (New York Times coverage)
July 6, 2010, Washington Post article
This is the link to WTVK 31 station line up and the Chamber of Commerce, Experts and BP Forum at the Doubletree on July 1, 2010. The Forum is edited into two parts for just over an hour. http://www.conchtv.com/author/tv31 The meeting speakers were. Capt. Pat DeQuattro USCG, Bill Causey and Shawn Morton from The National […]