The BP oil spill continues to spew out oil at an alarming rate, at well over 80 billion gallons it’s affecting more and more wildlife on shores far from the origin.

President Obama isn’t the only one who’s trying to find out who’s ass to kick for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. People around the world are looking for answers, solutions and ways to help.

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If you’re ready to jump on the front lines of the disaster in the Gulf, the National Wildlife Federation is looking for people to join their Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams. Team members will be responsible for daily monitoring of a specific geographic area of coastline that is expected to be effected by the spill.

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Over the next several weeks, the team will watch for evidence of wildlife that has been injured or killed by oil. They will also identify ecosystems that have been damaged by oil and report sightings and locations of wildlife requiring help. Since the recovery effort will be ongoing, volunteers will also be needed in several months to work on long-term projects aimed at restoring the ecosystem of the gulf.

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Ideally, the National Wildlife Federation is looking for people with skills in wildlife observation and tracking, who are knowledgeable about the coast and its waters and know many species of wildlife. You can apply to volunteer at NMF.org. If you can’t make it to the coast, NMF is also in need of donations to keep their efforts going, you can also make a donation here.

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The Justice Department recently filed a civil suit against BP’s Alaska unit over two massive oil spills in Prudhoe Bay three years ago. One of the spills forced BP to shut down it’s oil processing centers in the region for five days which led to price spikes during a period of tight crude oil supplies.

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The complaint, filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), seeks maximum penalties from BP alleging the company violated federal clean air and water laws and failed to implement spill prevention technology.

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The state of Alaska also sued BP for violating environmental laws. The state claims it lost as much as $1 billion in revenue claiming due to the oil spills, which resulted in 35 million barrels of oil that BP was unable to produce. The complaint says the spills along with BP’s work to repair a severely corroded pipeline “significant