http://www.netsquared.org/tags/oil-spill-0 share stories about how web-based technologies are impacting people’s lives build toolkits for nonprofits around the globe to help extend their good work en-US http://www.netsquared.org/blog/tuesdaygutz/environmental-disaster-needs-your-attention-now <p>I would like to write to you about the recent oil spill tragedy in Guimaras, Philippines. Guimaras is a tiny island in Southern Philippines known for its rich marine biodiversity, white beaches, mangrove and seaweed plantations.</p> <p>But on August 11, an oil tanker carrying oil from Petron company sank in Guimaras waters spilling 2.19 million liters of oil and affecting as much as:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>26,000 individuals displaced </li> <li>1,500 hectares of ecosystem </li> <li>209 hectares of mangrove </li> <li>20 hectares of sea grass </li> <li>100 hectares of coral reef within Taklong Marina Reserve </li> <li>58 villages (and threatens 37 more) </li> </ul> <p>Outside the marine reserve</p><p><a href="http://www.netsquared.org/blog/tuesdaygutz/environmental-disaster-needs-your-attention-now">read more</a></p> http://www.netsquared.org/blog/tuesdaygutz/environmental-disaster-needs-your-attention-now#comments environmental disaster Guimaras netsquared.org oil-spill Philippines Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:15:55 -0400 tuesdaygutz 2082 at http://www.netsquared.org