BP crisis: Oil & Water Don’t Mix tees benefit Surfrider
With the BP oil spill now going on for more than two months and estimates of 140 million gallons leaked, this will now become the worst oil spill in the Gulf Coast’s history — surpassing the 1970-1980 Ixtoc I spill of 139 million gallons. The disaster began on April 20 and oil continues to leak. In fact, the BP oil spill has been going on for so long that t-shirts about it are coming out. We’re not very happy about people making money off this tragedy – unless they’re trying to raise money to help with the clean up or something like that - Thankfully, SoCal surf brand O’Neill has partnered with the Surfider Foundation to help raise funds to assist with efforts in the Gulf by creating a custom collaboration tee. With Oil and water don’t mix message on one side and an image of a crossed out oil rig on the other, the shirt makes it pretty clear how the Surfriders feel about the situation. The tees aim to raise awareness about the numerous dangers of offshore drilling that has become blatantly apparent due to BP’s negligence. Proceeds from the sales of the tee, available at www.oneill.com and killerdana.com ($20), will support the Surfrider Foundation’s “Not The Answer” offshore drilling campaign. This particular effort includes monitoring and response efforts in the Gulf, as well as Surfrider’s ongoing efforts to reinstate the federal moratorium on new offshore drilling. On Saturday, June 26th a number of activists, surfers, musicians and celebrities — including Rosario Dawson, Amy Smart, Jason Mraz and Laird Hamilton — attended the worldwide “Hands Across the Sand” events in Santa Monica and Oceanside that protested proposed offshore drilling projects. For more information and to support the cause, visit: www.oneill.com and www.surfrider.org.
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