Deepwater Horizon Incident

Our budget is $1200, that's $300 for gas and campsites, and $300 each for writer, videographer, and editor. 

Would You be interested in bidding on a $300 auction on mediamobz.com to fill one of these roles?

Please Leave a Comment.

Mentions

SoupSoup likes the idea: http://soupsoup.tumblr.com/post/628388995

We have very few mentions on twitter: http://twitter.com/#search?q=spot.us%2Fpitches%2F452

Our Plan

1. Find Writers, Marine Biologists, Photojournalists, Videographers, and Editors

2. Setup Auctions for each breed of producer on http://mediamobz.com/

3. Start the bidding and automatically adjust the budget of the project on Spot.Us as the bidding goes along.

4. Get the raw media files to the editors once funding is reached on Spot.Us

Timeline

6/7 @randomspaces will meet @papyromancer in Jackson and drive to Nola and pick up @merenor, then continue on to Grand Isle and find a place to stay or camp for the night.

6/8 We find locals in Grand Isle who are assisting with the cleanup or affected by the spill, this should't be too hard.

6/9 Second day of filming in Louisiana, travel to MS coast on backroads, get environment footage along the way.

6/10 Oil will probably be on the MS coast by then, We find locals who are assisting with the cleanup or affected by the spill, this should't be too hard.

6/11 Second day of filming in MS, Return to Jackson.

Pitches

• An interesting angle developing lately is how fishermen and government officials have sat by waiting to act because BP won't allow them to do certain things without permits, like pump out certain spots or build barriers. Now that the oil is lapping up on shore, they are defying the company and doing it anyway, saying, "Screw it. I'll deal with the consequences later."

Other Sources

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2010/05/26/what-if-they-cant-plug-the-well/

http://bpoilslick.blogspot.com/

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/26/gulf-oil-spill-be-pr.html

 

What You Can Do

For more information visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/deepwater-bp-oil-spill/

• Request volunteer information and register to volunteer: (866)-448-5816
• Submit your vessel as a vessel of opportunity skimming system or submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511

• Report oiled or injured wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
• Report oil on land: 1-866-448-5816

 

State specific volunteer opportunities:

• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Florida
• Alabama 

 

Persons

Meredith Norwood - Interviewer (Donating Time)

Michelle Sabatier - Photographer (Donating Time)

Andrew Davis - Videographer (Donating Time)

Current Auctions

none yet... I can start on this whenever we reach a rolling concensus