oil spill eco disaster

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> The death toll is already mounting. Sea turtles have washed up
> along the Louisiana shoreline in Breton National Wildlife Refuge.
> Tragically, this is the nesting season for most sea turtles and the
> migratory season for countless species of birds.
> From a slick that is now the size of Puerto Rico (and growing by
> the hour), long tendrils of oil sheen have already made their way
> into South Pass, a major channel through the salt marshes of
> Louisiana's southeastern boot heel - a breeding ground for crab,
> oysters, shrimp, redfish and other species.
> The Deepwater Horizon well is at the end of one branch of the Gulf
> Stream, the warm-water current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico
> to the North Atlantic. Several experts have stated that if the oil
> enters the stream, it will flow around the southern tip of Florida
> and up the eastern seaboard.
> "It will be on the East Coast of Florida in almost no time. I don't
> think we can prevent that. It's more of a question of when rather
> than if," says Hans Graber, executive director of the University of
> Miami's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing.
> If the spill enters the Gulf Stream Loop, which looks quite likely
> at this point, it will imperil the entire eastern seaboard. It will
> be volunteers that salvage what can be from this heartbreaking
> devastation. I have compiled a list of those who have offered to
> travel to the site of the spill as well as registering us with the
> Audubon Society and the Mobile Baykeepers. They will contact us
> when the training centers are set up.
> We must be prepared to assist with Cumberland Island efforts should
> the worst-case-scenario occur and the slick enter the Loop. Please
> let me know, via alexkearns1@msn.com, if you would be able to help
> out, either in the Gulf or locally (should it be required). I would
> ask you to, please, forward this email as you see fit.
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