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Victoria Principal donates to oil-spill cleanup

Wed Jun 2, 2010 6:52 AM EDT
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Associated Press

A Hermit crab is covered from globs of oil that washed up along the Gulf of Mexico coastline of Dauphin Island, Ala. on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Red-brown oil is making its first appearance on the Alabama island near the mouth of Mobile Bay, three weeks after tar balls were found there. The national incident commander overseeing the response to the spill, on Tuesday described the spill as a series of patches rather than one continuous slick. Donald Williamson, director of the state Department of Public Health, said Alabama officials believe the oil at Dauphin Island is one of those patches. (AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer)

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LOS ANGELES — As oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico, Victoria Principal has stepped up with a $200,000 donation to help clean things up.

Oceana and the Natural Resources Defense Council say the actress made the donation to encourage the two nonprofits to work together to address the damage along the Gulf Coast and support a shift toward renewable energy.

The former "Dallas" star is among a handful of celebrities who have become involved with the cleanup efforts. Ted Danson, who serves on Oceana's board of directors, is an outspoken critic of offshore drilling. Director James Cameron met with officials to share his expertise on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies. And Kevin Costner has invested more than $24 million to develop devices now under consideration to help clean up the spill.

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