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Clean Water Network of Florida

Issues - Gulf of Mexico

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Pensacola Beach Oil Cleanup Photos

These photographs were taken in Pensacola, Florida of oil cleanup and oil protection efforts following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

From behind the dunes and sea oats, you see the shrimp boats out in the water trying to corral the oil for the skimmers that don’t exist and the BP beach clean-up crew under their sun shelter.
From behind the dunes and sea oats, you see the shrimp boats out in the water trying to corral the oil for the skimmers that don’t exist and the BP beach clean-up crew under their sun shelter.
 Miles of oil line the shore at Pensacola Beach.
Miles of oil line the shore at Pensacola Beach.
 With shovels and rakes, BP’s clean-up crew slowly bag miles of oil.
With shovels and rakes, BP’s clean-up crew slowly bag miles of oil.
The mouth of Pensacola Pass from Ft. Pickens with almost no sign of protection from incoming oil.
The mouth of Pensacola Pass from Ft. Pickens with almost no sign of protection from incoming oil.
 The small booms and few boats that are attempting to keep the oil out of Pensacola Pass.
The small booms and few boats that are attempting to keep the oil out of Pensacola Pass.

Oil Spill Grassroots Kit

An appendix and supplement to May 6's "Lawyers, Booms, & Money" by Steve Medina, this grassroots kit in 4 parts will empower you to take action and help save the Gulf of Mexico!

Lawyers, Booms, & Money

Authored by Steve Medina, a Florida Lawyer, this 5/6/2010 white paper is subtitled "Understanding the Traditional Damages Collection Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, and Using the Rule of Law to Support Increased Damage Prevention."

Press Releases & OP/EDs

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Sea grass is where bay's life begins by Marty Chahill

Reprinted from the Panama City News Herald: Marty Cahill is a volunteer with BEST, the St. Andrew Bay Environmental Study Team. The nonprofit public-private partnership submitted this article as part of Sea Grass Awareness Month in Florida.