For Immediate Release, April 20, 2011 Contact: Chris Pincetich, Ph.D., Sea Turtle Restoration Project, (415) 663-8590 x102, cell (530) 220-3687, chris@tirn.net Teri Shore, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 663-8590 x104, tshore@tirn.net Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 663-8590 x103, tsteiner@tirn.net Photos of current Gulf conditions and B-roll available

U.S. Earns Failing Grades for BP Oil Spill Response and Repair in Gulf of Mexico

Environmental Report Card Finds Business As Usual in Gulf One Year After the Biggest Oil Spill in U. S. History San Francisco – The nonprofit Turtle Island Restoration Network released a report card today blasting federal agencies for their failure to implement any new measures to protect endangered sea turtles, the marine environment, or coastal communities in the Gulf of Mexico from offshore drilling accidents one year after the beginning of the BP oil spill. A grade of F for fail or D for dismal was assigned to all agencies including President Obama and the Unified Command led by Admiral Thad Allen during the oil spill in 2010. Click here to download the color pdf Report Card. http://www.seaturtles.org/article.php?id=2003 At the heart of the issue is the lack of any improved environmental protection laws to address the deadly impacts to endangered species and ...