Issues
BP Drilling Disaster & Coastal Restoration
May 8 2010
At A Glance
To help Urban Conservancy members stay informed and get involved, we will regularly update a list of resources on the changing conditions in the Gulf Coast resulting from the recent BP drilling disaster.
Impacts & Action: Strategic Responses to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster
The Delta Working Group is a multi-stakeholder forum and discussion that initially met in New Orleans on May 25, 2010 to brief on the status and impacts of the disaster, and what a comprehensive strategy of response must include.
Hosted by The Urban Conservancy and the New Orleans Institute @ City-Works, with support from the Tulane Center for Water Resources Law and Policy, The New Orleans Institute at City-Works, The United Houma Nation, the New Orleans Food and Farm Network, Gulf Restoration Network, The Center for the Study of New Orleans at Loyola University, National Wildlife Federation, People’s Environmental Center.
Read the summary.
Read the full report.
See the video.
Next steps: The Delta Working Group has set up a web portal, www.oilspilldonation.org for legitimate local Gulf Aid groups. Read the press release.
Take Action:
Gulf Restoration Network
Volunteer:
Voice of the Wetlands
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Submit an Incident:
Bucket Brigade
Donate:
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Greater New Orleans Foundation
Report Claims, Oiled Wildlife:
Various phone numbers and webistes
Spill Trajectory Forecasts:
Updated maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing the predicted trajectory of the oil slick.
News:
Local and national news stories on WWNO
Photographs:
Photos from Times-Picayune - NOLA.com