Bird Yokel

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The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is holding their annual All Hands meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi June 16 - 18, 2015. http://www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org/announcements/events/2015-all-hands-meeting/

They are fun. They make people happy. They can carry great symbolism. But releasing balloons into the air create land and marine debris. Even small pieces of balloon look like food to animals. Enjoy but don’t release. http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/regional-coordination/rising-concern-reducing-balloon-debris-through-social-marketing

Have a great one everybody. Families, please help recycle those boxes, bows, and bags that your gifts have come in.

My daily plug to check out the #gulfofmexico #oilspill project mapper. Not that anyone is looking ... but .... you know ..... just in case.

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Interesting, dead zones are not restricted to coastal areas and certainly not just the Gulf of Mexico.

FDA information about Gulf of Mexico seafood and how it was tested during and after the oil spill - Read it here http://www.fda.gov/food/ucm210970.htm

Munchies Story: Gulf of Mexico Seafood Might Finally Be Safe - read herehttp://munchies.vice.com/articles/gulf-of-mexico-seafood-might-finally-be-safe

Lots of cool  #GulfofMexico  facts available through our partners at www.Gulfbase.org. Find people, events, and other useful information.

Errr, Huffington Post, this blog title is a little off, "Five Years After BP Spill, Gulf of Mexico Is Rekindling Responsibility for the Gulf's Future." What? Don't people take responsibility? The states or businesses perhaps? I do appreciate the positive spin of the story though. But the people that live along the Gulf of Mexico have always taken responsbility for it. People live, love, breathe it. Don't ever assume otherwise. Folks can read the story here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-tercek/five-years-after-bp-spill_b_7190930.html

Read this New York Times op-ed about how the Gulf of Mexico is still at risk, now five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. While good things have resulted from the disaster, the appropriate restoration needs to be ensured. See where early reparation dollars are going with www.dwhprojecttracker.org. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/opinion/the-gulf-still-at-risk.html?_r=1&utm_campaign=main&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media

Through research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists are learning more about the deep ocean. Read the story about marine snow:http://theterramarproject.org/thedailycatch/marine-snow-an-unintended-consequence-of-oil-spills/#sthash.bk3zmpJt.dpuf

DWH Project Tracker summary by category. www.dwhprojecttracker.org

http://www.dwhprojecttracker.org/summary-by-category/ This shows projects by environmental, research, science, and recreational topics funded by oil spill reparations.