Gulf oil spill town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at USF St. Pete – Wednesday, August 3

An important opportunity for the people of the Tampa Bay Area to add our perspective to the Gulf oil situation has just been announced.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will facilitate a Gulf Oil Spill Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, August 3, at 6 p.m. on our beautiful USF St. Petersburg Campus. The meeting will be held in the Fish & Wildlife Institute Auditorium and the doors will open at 5 p.m.

Secretary Mabus has been charged by President Obama with the responsibility of long-term environmental planning for the Gulf region. The Secretary’s task is but one component in a broader effort which features a number of initiatives, including continued clean up, restoration, research and understanding what caused the disaster in the first place. Your input is crucial.

This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2010.