Solutions to the BP Oil Spill

             Some of the solutions presented to clean up the oil spill are to use floating booms, skimmers, sorbents, and dispersants (Ocean Portal, 2010). Floating booms are used ignored to keep the oil from spreading into other parts of the ocean. While the skimmers and sorbents remove the oil in the ocean, and dispersants break up the remaining oil particles down so they will be able to mix with the water. These methods are very effective in removing the oil, however it was not effective in restoring the ecosystem of the animals that live in the ocean which is causing some of the animals to die in rapidly increasing rates. Some animals who's population is rapidly decreasing are atlantic bluefin tuna, blue crab, bottlenose dolphin, brown pelican, common loon, coral, eastern oysters, foraminifera, gulf killifish and sea turtles. 

            Regardless, there were many organizations who helped in the cleaning up of the oil spill were  The National Wildlife Federation, Alabama Costal Foundation, and Bayou Land Resource Conservation & Development Council. The National Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit which educates and advocates conservation (National Wildlife Federation, 2010).  The Alabama Costal Foundation focuses to protect Alabama's environment and coasts (Alabama Costal Foundation, 2010 ). Finally, Bayou Land Resource Conservation & Development Council serves to promote and implement restoration and conservation in southeastern Louisiana ( Bayou Land RC&D Council, 2010).  

Reference: 
"The Alabama Coastal Foundation - Working to Improve and Protect the Coastal Resources of Alabama." The Alabama Coastal Foundation - Working to Improve and Protect the Coastal Resources of Alabama. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
"Bayou Land RC&D Council - Home." Bayou Land RC&D Council - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
"Gulf Oil Spill." Smithsonian Ocean Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"How NWF Is Helping Wildlife Impacted by the BP Oil Spill - National Wildlife Federation." How NWF Is Helping Wildlife Impacted by the BP Oil Spill - National Wildlife Federation. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
"Who Pays for the Massive Oil Spill Clean-Up in the Gulf?" : The Consumer Warning Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.

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