EXTRA POLICY- EP 32: More Oil

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01/01/22 • 16 min

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We have had an amazing year and series sharing stories with our policy pals and now in this last episode of the year, we would like to share two more oil spill stories that reflect what this series was about- how human negligence and rash actions can be detrimental to our continued existence.

The Exxon valdez oil spill was the largest oil spill in the US until Deepwater Horizon and was caused by one man's irresponsibility. The Gulf war oil spill is our pettiest disaster on this list and took decades to recover from.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/environmental-effects-of/

https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/exxon-valdez-oil-spill

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2018/ph240/barber1/

http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/7427/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/environmental-effects-of/

https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/exxon-valdez-oil-spill

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2018/ph240/barber1/

http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/7427/

Previous Episode

EP 31: The Worst Oil Spill in US History (Story time)

About 17 percent of the U.S.’s total crude oil production comes from offshore projects in the Gulf today and the region provides more than a fifth of U.S. oil and gas production. The BP Deepwater Horizon rig capsized 36 hours after an explosion, on the morning of April 22, which is coincidentally Earth Day, a globally recognized day promoting environmental protection. As the rig sank, it damaged the pipe leading down to the well. Oil began spilling from the well and did not stop for 87 days, with eleven people and thousands of animals lost to this tragedy. It turns out many mistakes were made prior to this accident. Join us as we discuss how cutting corners and ignoring warnings lead to the worst oil spill in US history.

Follow the link for show notes and references https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VsVgcn_AXhiM8jP-v_UB2RkMb7xX5mi4j7BwqejBajg/edit?usp=sharing

Captions of transcript available on our Youtube Page

Next Episode

EP 33: What happens when we do bad things?

WE'RE BACK! Series 4 is coming and we are tackling some more big picture environmental dilemmas based on feedback from our loyal listeners. In this mini episode, we catch up with you all and discuss what we are looking forward to this year personally and for the planet policy pals podcast.

Captions of transcript available on our Youtube Page