BP Horizon Disaster Relief Resources
The RESTORE Act
The RESTORE Act would send 80% of Clean Water Act penalties from the BP oil spill to impacted areas. Click here to see how those funds would reach the Gulf Coast. Or click here for a printable version of the chart.
To view the pie chart (inset) as a stand alone click here
Statement by Equity and Inclusion Campaign, Oxfam America, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health and Steps Coalition
Track the Oil Leak
The Oil Spill Crisis Map below uses first-hand reports from the Gulf Coast that are submitted via text, email or Twitter. Each dot on the map below links to an incident report with personal testimony of oil sightings, oil covered wildlife or real-time personal impacts. All of these were submitted by people living and working along the coast or in the Gulf of Mexico.
The map, courtesy of
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
, creates space for community assessment and immediate data on the impact of the spill, facilitating transparency, accountability and effectiveness in the oil spill response and clean up.
To Submit a Report:
Text:
(504) 27 27 OIL
Email:
bpspillmap@gmail.com
Twitter:
#BPspillmap
Other Resources
We have created this space at the request of our members to serve as a resource to you.
\o\i Please feel free to post your own information and updates in the space provided here. You will also find a list of important telephone numbers and websites where you can report information, get information, or volunteer to assist in the clean-up.
Receiving and Reporting Information:
BP Horizon Response lines:
To report
oiled wildlife, please call 1-866-557-1401 and leave a message.
To report
spill related damage, please call 1-800-440-0858.
To report
oiled shoreline or request information, please call 1-866-448-5816.
All of these messages are checked hourly.
Important Websites:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.noaa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/
Official BP Oil Spill Site: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
Google Crisis Response Page http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/
Louisiana: http://emergency.louisiana.gov/
Mississippi: http://www.mississippi.gov/
Alabama: http://www.governor.alabama.gov/oilspill/
We will be updating this information shortly with links to include parish and county websites and phone numbers.
Volunteer:
BP is hiring local boats to assist in the clean up. If you have a boat and would like to sign up, please contact Vince Mitchell at vince.mitchell@lamor.com or 425-745-8017.
Other Volunteer Opportunities:
Please remember to coordinate with your local response agencies, as they will offer volunteer training. While the environmental damage can be devastating, oil is a hazardous material, and hazard mitigation training is typically required of all potential volunteers.
You request volunteer information through BP at 866-448-5816. Volunteers may also sign up at http://www.oilspillvolunteers.com/.
Additional Information:
Document everything. Keep documents of everything spent and everything lost; keep mileage records; keep all receipts for fuel; take inventories of assets. Photo logs can also be very helpful. If possible, save digital copies of documents that can be easily transported.
Develop your own Family Emergency Plan. www.themastersite.com/BISCO.html
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights' Statement
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