Having trouble getting a perspective on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf coast? Well, Paul Rademacher developed a unique utility that works with Google Earth to overlay the size of the spill as it appeared on May 6th with well-known geographical locations…and customizable to include your own hometown.
As I just returned from the Big Island of Hawaii, I thought it appropriate to share a screenshot of just how bad the problem was last week.
And if you’re interested in keeping track of the devastation as it continues to grow and consume the marine ecosystem, PBS has created a widget displaying how much oil has leaked and how much continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico . Unfortunately a mere widget does not do justice to this ecological disaster.
Lucy
poor little turtle.
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Thanks for raising awareness about how we can all pitch in and help with the most recent oil spill and other pertinent issues regarding ocean conservation. It still stops my heart to think of all the ignorance and blatant lack of concern, but being paralyzed into complacency is no solution. I appreciate the resources on Thriving Oceans to be a part of the action, and it’s really not as hard as it seems.
I also would like to share with your readers that NRDC (and many other environmental organizations) are rallying now to stop offshore drilling. It may seem like an impossible mountain to climb, but we must start somewhere. I’d like to encourage all readers to add their voices in as many places as possible online to the protest against offshore drilling. Just remember LOVE is the answer and hating will create more hate. Anyway, it’s really easy using online petitions and whatnot. Here is the link to NRDC’s letter to Obama calling for the end to offshore drilling – http://www.southkonayouth.com/endoffshoredrilling
Thanks again! ~Aloha~
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Thank you very much for sharing a lot of this awesome info! I am looking forward to seeing more blogs.