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Mistakes happen. But when a mistake causes 58,000 gallons of fuel to spill into our bay, threatening it's fragile ecosystem for decades to come - it's simply not acceptable.

On November 7, 2007 the Cosco Busan Cargo Ship struck a supporting tower of the Bay Bridge. Over 58,000 gallons of oil spilled from the ship contaminating the San Francisco Bay waters and threatening our fragile ecosystem. Reports for most of the day following the accident said that only 140 gallons had spilled. The surrounding cities and counties had no idea of the severity and sheer magnitude of the problem for many hours. Clean up was slow at the beginning and to date only a third of the bunker fuel have been removed from the bay.

Let's tell our Governor, Mayors, State Representatives and Congress that they must clean up our bay quickly and thoroughly, fully investigate this accident and the delayed response to it, and do everything in their power to prevent it from ever occurring again!

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CONTACT OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES:
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
http://www.govmail.ca.gov

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D- CA)
1 Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-393-0707
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe

Senator Barbara Boxer (D- CA)
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111-1023
Phone: 415-403-0100
http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm

Representative Barbara Lee (D - 09)
1301 Clay Street, Suite 1000 North
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-763-0370
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Representative George Miller (D - 07)
3220 Blume Drive, Suite 281
Richmond, CA 94806-1945
510-262-6500
George.Miller@mail.house.gov

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D - 08)
450 Golden Gate Avenue, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102-3661
Phone: 415-556-4862
sf.nancy@mail.house.gov

Representative Lynn C. Woolsey (D - 06)
1050 Northgate Drive, Suite 354
San Rafael, CA 94903-2558
Phone: 415-507-9554
http://woolsey.house.gov/contactemailform.asp

Members, California Legislature:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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3 WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

1) Invite your Facebook friends to join this group!
http://www.facebook.com/editgroup.php?members&gid=6188902873

2) Click the "Share+" button on the right to post the group to your profile!

3) Volunteer to help save the wildlife and clean up the oil:

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
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● Baykeeper
http://www.baykeeper.org

● The Marine Mammal Center
http://tmmc.org/learning/comm/oil_spill.asp

● Oiled Wildlife Care Network Operation
http://www.owcn.org -- or call 800-228-4544

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LOCALIZED VOLUNTEER RESOURCES:
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In San Francisco and San Mateo counties:
http://www.thevolunteercenter.net

In the East Bay:
http://www.helpnow.org

In Marin County:
http://www.cvnl.org
http://www.tiburonaudubon.org/oil_slick_help.html

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ALSO:
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● To report oil sightings call 985-781-0804
● To report oiled wildlife call 877-823-6926
● To submit a claim for oiled property call 888-850-8486

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SPECIAL NOTES:
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Do not try to rescue animals yourself. You may cause added injury to the animal, and the oil is a hazardous substance that should be handled only by HAZMAT-trained workers and volunteers.

All fishing, commercial and sport, is temporarily suspended until December 1 throughout the San Francisco Bay, including all shoreline regional parks, as instructed by the Governor's Office to expedite review of public environmental health concerns. Do not eat fish that smell or taste of petroleum, or that are coated with oil.

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CONGRESSIONAL HEARING MATERIALS:
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City of Berkeley Testimony for Natural Resources Committee Hearing-- Includes a history of the oil spill and Berkeley's response.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Manager/PDF/testimony%20to%20assembly%20committee.pdf

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Mistakes happen. But when a mistake causes 58,000 gallons of fuel to spill into our bay, threatening it's fragile ecosystem for decades to come - it's simply not acceptable.

On November 7, 2007 the Cosco Busan Cargo Ship struck a supporting tower of the Bay Bridge. Over 58,000 gallons of oil spilled from the ship contaminating the San Francisco Bay waters and threatening our fragile ecosystem. Reports for most of the day following the accident said that only 140 gallons... (read more)