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Response to BP Gulf Coast Disaster

This page provides a platform for information-sharing about the 2010 British Petroleum Gulf Coast Oil Disaster.

To add a resource click here; be sure to include key words “Gulf Coast” or “BP Oil Spill” in the title or text of your resource.

All postings listed below are offered as an informational service, not as an endorsement of any grantseeker or project.

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Upcoming Events

Strategies for Change: Next Steps and Beyond for the BP Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, June 9th Webinar: Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune will describe Sierra Club’s response to the ongoing British Petroleum disaster and vision for getting America off of oil in the next 20 years.
Bioneers Webcast: The Gulf Coast, Where Now?: The real work of restoring the Gulf has just begun. And the ecological drama of the Gulf gash is far from over. No one yet knows whether current technofixes will actually work, or what other harms are still lurking beneath the surface, literally. Bioneers will help remedy the information gulf with key bioneers on the scene.
After The Spill: Philanthropic Strategies for Promoting Gulf Coast Resilience: Hosted by The Philanthropy Roundtable Cosponsored with The Southeastern Council of Foundations Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Mobile, Alabama
After The Spill: Philanthropic Strategies for Promoting Gulf Coast Resilience: A Conservation Event for Donors Hosted by The Philanthropy Roundtable Cosponsored with The Southeastern Council of Foundations

Philanthropic Efforts

Please note: this is only partial listing of philanthropic organizations responding to the BP Oil Spill.

Environmental Grantmakers Association

Greater New Orleans Foundation

The Gulf Coast Fund

Gulf Coast Recovery Task Force

Lousiana Recovery Disaster Foundation

Recent Resources

Gulf Coast Disaster Response Webinar: A webinar organized by the Environmental Grantmakers Association and cosponsored by dozens of organizations responding to the BP Oil Spill. Please note that you may be prompted to perform a software update before you can listen and watch the webinar.
NRDC: Disaster In the Gulf Coast: The National Resources Defense Council launched a feature on their website to collect and report on how the oil spill is affecting beaches along the Gulf coast. The feature is a special addition to the annual Testing the Waters report.
Sierra Club Gulf Coast Disaster Map: A map showing the size and extent of the BP Oil Spill.
My Gulf Action: Online Gulf Coast / BP Oil Spill Relief Project: SmartPower is seeking sponsors for its exciting new online Gulf Coast relief project, MyGulfAction.com. Download the PDF document below to read more about the program, which will help Americans take constructive action on the ongoing BP oil spill by reducing their use of and reliance on oil in their everyday lives. The site will aggregate these reductions, keeping a running tally of how they have offset the amount of oil that is spilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
EPA Response to BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Gulf Coast: BP Oil Spill: Keeping Kids Safe!: A brief flyer explaining the special threats to children posed by the BP oil disaster and outlining tips to keep them safe.
News Slice--special Gulf Coast oil spill edition: A special issue of Healthy Schools Network's online monthly News Slice, devoted to the Gulf oil spill and the threats it poses to children's health
EGA List of Funding Opportunities in the Gulf Coast: Please note that this is a funder-only site and you must first register with EGA to view the webpage.
HEFN/EGA Call: Reflections on the Gulf Coast Funder Tour: For nearly two months, the world has watched British Petroleum oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico at a dizzying rate. With each passing day the coagulating oil hits more of the Gulf Coast; threatening wildlife, coastal lands, and the health and livelihood of local fishing communities. In response, the The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health organized a funder tour of the region on May 18-20, 2010. This tour allowed funders to get a firsthand view of how the BP oil spill is affecting coastal communities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. This funder only call included three speakers who participated on the tour and allowed them an opportunity to share with funders share their reflections on what they experienced during the tour and provide updates on the current situation in the Gulf Coast. Speakers included: Chris Paine, writer/director of the award-winning documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Latosha Brown, The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health Richard Mott, Wallace Global Fund Wilma Subra, Subra Company/The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health
NOAA National Ocean Service Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf Coast incident page: As the nation’s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the Deepwater Horizon spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state and local organizations.
Gulf Coast Fund Mobilizing Emergency Response to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster: An April 30 "Gulf Coast Fund Statement on Emergency Response to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster" and related information are on the Gulf Coast Fund website.
The Human Health Effects of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: A Summary of the IOM Workshop: The Gulf oil spill is now being called the largest single environmental disaster in our nation’s history. The impact on the gulf ecosystem is only beginning to be assessed. And what of potential impacts on human health? The Institute of Medicine convened a meeting in late June, 2010 on that topic, and we will heard from some of the leading participants in that meeting on Thursday, July 29 about known and suspected health implications of the spread of crude oil and of efforts to contain and clean it.