Greater New Orleans Foundation opens Gulf Coast oil spill fund
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by BNO NewsNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) — In response to what may become the nation’s worst environmental disaster in decades, the Greater New Orleans Foundation has opened the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, the foundation said
Proceeds from this fund will support work that helps the communities most affected by the oil spill in Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and lower Jefferson Parishes.
As for long-term recovery efforts, the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund will help strengthen coastal communities against future environmental catastrophes such as BP’s Horizon oil spill which occurred on April 20.
The Greater New Orleans Foundation administers similar funds that benefit the region. In 1994 when the Mississippi River was tainted with a phenol spill, the court approved a $6 million settlement which became the Foundation’s Environmental Fund. This Fund’s goal is to encourage ecological, economic, and cultural vitality, resilience, and sustainability through environmentally focused policies, programs, and projects.
Donations to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund can be made online at www.gnof.org.
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