oil spills

Discusses oil spills and the effect they have on the environment, and how these environmental changes affect various animals.

Photographs, maps, time lines, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Photographs, maps, time lines, and easy-to-follow text describe the events surrounding the 2010 British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Oil has changed the world. This resource is arguably the foundation of modern civilization. Oil, however, is not a clean energy source. Using oil creates pollution. Getting oil from the ground can also harm the environment. Learn more about these issues in Oil Crisis, a Global Issues book"--Back cover.

An introduction to oil spills that describes the negative effects of spills caused by ships, drilling, and underwater pipelines on the surrounding environment, and also explains how to clean up and prevent oil related disasters. Presented in graphic form.

"A historical account--including eyewitness quotes--of the devastating 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the resulting oil spill's harmful environmental impact, ending with how the disaster's victims are memorialized today"--.

The biggest oil spill in U.S. history that polluted the pristine waters of Alaska decades ago and killed thousands of birds, mammals, and fish, still haunts the people who are living with its aftermath. On Good Friday 1989, the huge oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil into the water-oil that would eventually cover more than 1,000 miles of shoreline. Cleanup began immediately but there is still oil in the sound and Alaskans say life will never be the same.

Within days of the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil platform on April 21, 2010, as many as 25,000 scientists, oil experts, military, and others assembled in the Gulf region. This videodisc chronicles the activities critical in stopping the spill and cleaning up its effects in the weeks and months that follow.

A seagull, dying from the effects of an oil spill, entrusts her egg to Zorba the cat, who promises to care for it until her chick hatches, then teach the chick to fly.

When an oil spill prevents penguins from doing the things they love to do, Big Boots come and dress them in sweaters until they--and the water--can be cleaned. Includes facts about penguins and why dressing them in sweaters is not always a good idea.