Help The Gulf

Post Moving to a New Home!

2010-08-12T13:55:00.000-07:00

It was nice being here for a while! If you have been following us, please visit us to our new space

http://whatareyoudoingtohelp.info/

From there we will document and honor, all the selfless efforts that people make just to help others.

Gulf Spill Lab Tests CONFIRM: Kids Playing in OIL / Petroleum TAINTED WA...

2010-07-20T09:55:00.000-07:00

This is a little scary, but I believe we should all be aware.

Gulf Oil Spill May Cost 17,000 Jobs, Moody’s Says - BusinessWeek

2010-07-19T14:14:00.000-07:00

This article in Business Week raises a big concern. It is difficult to loose 17.000 Jobs, maybe more in the longer run. And here I go, I no economist, but I have do have a little bit of common sense. Are we not going to need people to work on cleaning all this up? How many jobs can that create? not just now, but over the next few years (assuming they do actually clean it)

Gulf Oil Spill May Cost 17,000 Jobs, Moody’s Says - BusinessWeek

Our video to keep BP on check! In Post Production

2010-07-19T10:01:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we had a great day, with an amazing crew helping to make our PSA Video Oil Splash. Everyone donating their time and talent to make this video, financed also through donations, to keep the awareness on the damage the oil spill will cause in the long run!

The video will be finish within the next two weeks! so stay tuned for what is coming.

Remember, once the well is shut, the work is far from over. We have to make sure BP cleans up the mess! not just this year, but in decades to come!

BP not Sending the Claim Checks as they promised

2010-07-09T17:10:00.000-07:00

They are not really making it easy for no body. They are changing the system on how they deploy the checks, and all the checks for July seem to be late!

Let's hope is just a delay on the payment and it will be fixed.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

BP oil spill could be contained, not stopped, by Monday, Thad Allen, government's point man, says

2010-07-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is some good news! Let's see if they actually accomplish right?

Read the article here from the NY Daily News.

BP oil spill could be contained, not stopped, by Monday, Thad Allen, government's point man, says

There has been so much promising and so much not coming together! Let really hoep that this time their are doing it right.

I am closing the week with a lot accomplished for Oil Splash, The PSA I am making on the Oil Splash to help maintain the awareness on the BP Oil Spill.

Lab Results Of Gulf Water In and Alarming!

2010-07-07T14:41:00.000-07:00

This video made in New Orleans, straight from the gulf coast, tells us an alarming fact. The oil that is now in the waters and around is in fact very bad for everyone who is there.

Will BP take responsibility for all of them? I hope so.

This videos is part of the History Tours Youtube Channel

Oil Splash - the PSA to raise awareness on the Oil Spill

2010-07-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I started a fund raising to make a video PSA of around 1 minute, to call the attention to BPs responsibility on the Oil Spill. In a month we got 1655$ contributed.

We are very happy to say that we are going into production with the video, and although we will have to cut some costs in the shoot, we will make it happen through donations of talented people who will give us their day of work for the cause.

The video is signed by this blog, but we are open to co-sign with an institution that would bring a stronger call to action that this blog can give.

Thank you all who is collaborating. Spread the word!

Stopping our oil dependancy

2010-07-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

The oil spill is not only BP's fault (although it is their responsibility). The real solution here is to stop needing oil. Of course this will not happen instantly, and there are obviously many things we use daily that are made from oil. But we have to start thinking and acting on how to stop that oil addiction.

Repower America is doing just that. And you can help them!

The organization, as it describes on it's website:

"the Alliance is a unique non-profit, non-partisan organization that is committed to educating the global community about the urgency of implementing comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis. Through its work with The Climate Project, Repower America, the WE Campaign, the Reality Coalition, and its affiliated organization, The Climate Protection Action Fund, the Alliance seeks to present choices and offer changes that will protect our planet for future generations."

To donate something you can go here

Remember to share! This will not immediately help the gulf coast, but it will certainly help the worl in the medium and long term

Stephen Colbert Gulf of America Fund

2010-06-17T06:28:00.000-07:00

The easiest way to help the people affected by the oil spill, is to use other peoples money, (don't I know that?) Stephen Colbert is using Comedy Central's money for that, but he needs our help.

We just need to go to his twitter feed an retweet his tweet that reads:

"in honor of oil-soaked birds, 'tweets' are now 'gurgles. http://bit.ly/cIhZNf"

Address the Mess will donate one dollar (up to $50,000 total) to The Colbert Nation Gulf of America Fund to aid recovery efforts in the Gulf after the recent oil spill.

Help Vulnerable Communities Threatened by the Oil Spill

2010-06-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Oxfarm America has put together a Gulf-Coast-Relieve Fund where you can donate some of your money to help.

As they say in their website:

our immediate tax-deductible gift to Oxfam's Gulf Coast Oil Spill Response Fund will allow us to rush financial support to the area and advocate on behalf of vulnerable communities affected by the potentially devastating oil spill.
The oil is expected to cause extraordinary damage to Louisiana wetlands and marshes – a vital source of livelihoods and the first lines of defense for coastal communities against damage from hurricanes. We've been working hand-in-hand with low-income communities along the coast since Hurricane Katrina – and with another hurricane season just weeks away, it is vital that vulnerable populations receive support immediately.

Every little bit helps a little more.

Why I don’t think BP should be boycotted

2010-06-15T17:25:00.000-07:00

BP messed up big time! Sure did, but if we start boycotting the oil company we are going to make it harder for them (and us) to clean up their mess.

Her is how it work: BP makes certain amount of money, a big percentage of that is profit, sure. But if we strip that profit away from them, they will be struggling with their regular costs of operation, plus the costs of the disaster and paying all the claims.

So I propose we don’t boycott BP. I propose we take this experience of the last several weeks, to understand that we have to stop depending on such a toxic thing like Petroleum. I know this is not easy. There are thousands of things we use daily that come from oil. We cannot just stop using them next week. But we can start making sense of what things we keep throwing away over and over again (plastic cups, one example) with out realizing we are really hurting ourselves doing so.

So no, we should not boycott BP more than we should boycott ourselves. We should hold BP responsible for what they did, but not forget that it is everyone’s problem, and the Oil Spill is not going to cleanup itself, nor will just BP clean it.

BP should pay for it, sure. We should all make sure that happens. Meanwhile, we should all do what is in our hand to help out.

I am making the video Oil Splash (donate here) and started the new blog Help the Gulf. Internet and video that is what I can do, because it’s what I do best! What is it that you do best that can help?

Don’t boycott BP. Really! That will take away the chance of them paying for all the mess they did, and they should!

Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida

2010-06-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

If you are around the Pensacola area, or can go there, here is the website and information for the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida

You can watch this video at the Pensacola News Journal website where the director of the Wildlife Sanctuary offers some warnings about attempting to rescue oil-covered wildlife. So if you really want to help rescuing wildlife in the area, it's best to do it with them. They have information on volunteering and a thought out Rescue Plans on their site.

Volunteer to help in the Gulf Coast

2010-06-13T13:52:00.000-07:00

The best way to volunteer to help out in Gulf Coast is by registering or calling one of the websites the Gulf of Mexico States have set up.

Please note that local volunteers will probably have priority, so make sure you have a clear goal and skill that you can bring into the coast if you are from other states.

Volunteer Louisiana - http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/ 800.755.5175

Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service - http://www.mcvs.org

Volunteer Florida - http://www.volunteerflorida.org/

211 Connects Alabama - http://211connectsalabama.org 866.869.4921

Have you had any experience with any of this organizations. Let us know.

Save Wildlife in the Gulf

2010-06-12T15:30:00.000-07:00

The most affected by all this will be the wild life. They really don't even have the ability to claim anything from BP, the ones responsible for the spill.

Give them a hand with a few bucks. Check out the video bellow or visit The National Wildlife Federation's website

Oil Splash - an Anti BP Art Short Video

2010-06-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

The idea that inspired this blog is Oil Splash, an art video that portrays the general feeling of frustration with the disaster, through highly designed close-ups of people being splashed with oil.

Help us raise funds by visiting and sharing our IndieGoGo Site