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BP Oil Volcano and How you can help!
Unless you live under a rock, you have heard of the catastrophe in the Gulf. Many people see images on the news and net and shrug it off. “Oh this will not bother us, we are on the east coast”
What you do not think or hear about is the fact that it is moving fast and it is expected to creep up to our side and travel as far as Europe within weeks. Not only from the currents, but when the first storm passes it will wash it onto the shores of the United States.
A good perspective on how bad it is now is via this link: http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ simply put in any city, state, county, or zip code and see just how massive this is so far.
I have personally seen some of the spill when I traveled through Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It is awful, the once clear blue waters are now a rusty reddish brown. It is chunky and some areas even smell of sulfur.
I was unable to get to the beaches that were most effected but I plan to in the coming weeks. I am volunteering to help prep and cleanup our coast and the west coast of Florida.
With this said, if you want to help in any way you can do so by volunteering, donating, or spreading the word. They are also still collecting hair and fur from hair salons, barbers, pet groomers, and farmers to donate to help soak up the oil.
http://www.volunteerflorida.org/
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/542683
https://online.nwf.org/site/Donation2?df_id=16662&16662.donation=form1
http://www.ibrrc.org/gulf-oil-spill-how-to-help-2010.html
