OIL SPILL:
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"OIL SPILL — HUMAN HEALTH MATTERS" >>>
"OIL SPILL — ANIMAL MATTERS" >>>
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VOLUNTEERING, TRAINING:
NOTE: For the safety of both the volunteers AND the wildlife, volunteers MUST first go through training before beginning cleaning up wildlife, marshes, beaches, etc.:
"OSHA warns that cleanup workers could face hazards from ...
" OSHA requires a four-hour training class ...
"... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires volunteers to receive the same training that OSHA requires.
-- from the 5/4/10 Press-Register report by Jeff Amy "Federal officials want to ensure worker safety during oil spill cleanup"
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"The list of potential threats runs from temporary, minor nuisances such as runny noses and headaches to long-term risks such as cancer if contaminated seafood ends up in the marketplace. ..."
-- from the 5/7/10 AP article "Variety of ill health effects possible from Gulf oil spill, experts say"
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"Volunteers must be trained to rescue and care for the injured wildlife. Unauthorized individuals can, even with the best of intentions, harm irreparably the affected animals, some species of which are not accustomed to any kind of human interaction." ...
-- from the site "Volunteer Louisiana"
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3/6/10: Article: "BP establishes training location for volunteers in Gulf oil spill"
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3/8/10: Training schedules (when they come out):
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IS THE DANGER FROM OIL SPILL VAPORS DANGERS BEING ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED?
"... Smith's lawsuit will ask that BP, as well as Halliburton, ... provide training and safety equipment, including VOC respirators, to the volunteers responding to the spill."
-- from the 5/6/10 NewsUSA article "Three Ways the Oil Spill May Threaten Human Health"
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People interested in volunteering in Alabama can contact:
State of Alabama: 888-421-1266
Mobile Baykeeper: 251-433-4229
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program: 251-431-6409
Alabama Coastal Foundation: 251-990-6002
BP: 866-448-5816
City of Fairhope: (eastern shore of Mobile Bay):
"Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: How to Help"
-- from MSNBC
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Alabama Wildlife Center [Pelham, AL (south of Birmingham)]: "Several of the center's staff members have worked with oiled animals before, so the center is ready to train more volunteers and notify volunteer transporters from across the state to bring birds or other affected animals to the center if needed." ...
-- from a 4/30/10 FOX 6 News report "Local wildlife experts await word to help Gulf animals" by Jonathan Hardison
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-- link to Alabama Wildlife Center:
>>> ; phone: 205-663-7930. Link to Alabama Wildlife Center on Facebook >>>
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5/9/10: Oil Spill Volunteers.com is no longer accepting new registrants, but has now apparently appropriately transferred information about thousands who have previously registered. From many, we feel sure, a big-time salute to those who have provided the leadership needed in that effort:
-- Oil Spill Volunteers.com
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RELEVANT REPORTS:
5/3/10:"Video [involves Jeff Corwin]: Oil spill could wreak havoc with Gulf Coast wildlife, wipe out many terns"
-- title of a report by Press-Register
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5/3/10:
... "Mobile Baykeeper announced Monday that it is partnering with the Alabama Coastal Foundation and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program to organize a voluteer response, including rapid deployment to clean up oil hitting Alabama’s beaches and shores."
... "She said no plan now exists to use these volunteers despite requests to BP and the government. She said the three groups will move forward with their own cleanup project"
-- from a 5/3/10 AP report "MOBILE, ALA.: Groups Partner To Fight Oil Spill On Ala. Coast" posted on NBC13.com
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Comment: A salute (from many, no doubt) to Mobile Baykeeper Executive Director Casi Calloway AND the others she is working with who are showing some real leadership. -- SS (ed.)
5/3/10:
"Oil spill cleanup volunteers want speedier training"
-- title of a report by Cherie Ward of The Mississippi Press
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5/1/10:
Oil spill wildlife rescue: "I do hope the lead agencies on this can get ahead to protect as much wildlife as possible and if they indeed send out a plea for assistance I will blast the state to let everyone know who and what they need in terms of qualifications, time and equipment."
-- from a 4/30/10 email from Rea Cord, President of the Alabama Humane Federation
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OVERALL INFORMATION ABOUT SPILL:
Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon Incident [identified by EPA Web site (5/5/10) as "Joint Federal Website about the BP oil spill"]:
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NOAA:
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EPA:
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Alabama Coastal Foundation Web site. Phone numbers, instructions, lots of information:
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Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs Web site. Lots of information and links:
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Mobile Bay National Estuary Program:
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Continuing coverage: gulflive.com:
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Continuing coverage: Al.com:
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Baldwin County:
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City of Fairhope:
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