Oil Drilling

Chamber of Commerce, Experts and BP Forum

This is the link to WTVK 31 station line up and the Chamber of Commerce, Experts and BP Forum at the Doubletree on July 1, 2010. The Forum is edited into two parts for just over an hour.

http://www.conchtv.com/author/tv31

The meeting speakers were.
Capt. Pat DeQuattro USCG,
Bill Causey and Shawn Morton from The National Marine Sanctuary ,
Mario DiGenaro Fl. Economic Recovery Task Force,
Jim Scholl KW City Mgr.,
Roman Gastesi Monroe County Administrator,
Andrew Van Chau and Mark Bird from BP,
Harold Wheeler, Director of the TDC and Andy Newman Public relations for the TDC,
Cara Higgins from Horan, Wallace and Higgins

Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report

Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Updated Reports

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Daily Status Maps of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Click to reach the USFWS’s daily maps of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Reef Relief joins NRDC in preparing and distributing two Ocean Facts Sheets on The Gulf Oil Spill threat to the Florida Keys

Fact Sheets:

Key West Super Tanker Petition to Obama

Dear President Obama:

We, the undersigned, urge that tankers be stationed in deepwater just off West Florida. Continental Shelf as areas where oil is most likely to enter. These tankers would be used as pump-out facilities for smaller vessels. Appropriately fitted Tankers can also pump up enormous amounts of oil. Skimmers, commercial, and recreational boats should intercept oil as it up-wells along the shelf. Flexibility is Key. We cannot wait. We need tankers now and get the oil before it gets us. Please waive the Jones act

SIGN THE PETITION

NOAA Sends Two Ships to Study Loop Current and Coastal Florida Waters

June 30, 2010 Press Release

The U.S. will accept international offers of assistance

U.S. State Department Press Release June 29, 2010

Latest News: BP Oil Spill


Reef Relief’s Paul Johnson publishes Op-Ed on Comprehensive Ocean Policy and will also host conference

Paul Johnson, the Director of Policy and Special Projects of Reef Relief, has published an Op-Ed article in Tallahassee.com (link above). Paul’s article discusses the need for a comprehensive ocean policy, and how that has affected our ability to respond to the catastrophe that is the BP oil spill.

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Sentry Plan Begins to Monitor Ocean for Weathered Oil Products

A new sentry plan has been initiated to provide real-time ocean monitoring off the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Vessels are being used to conduct maritime patrols and to provide early identification. These are precautionary measures meant to provide responders with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice to take appropriate action.

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