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Santa barbara is a city on the central California coast. The population in Santa Barbara from 2013 was 90,412. Santa Barbara is known for many things, but one in particular is its arts, and how it has aspired artist for generations. It all started approximately 13,000 years ago, when the first native americans arrived. With this there were many impacted events of Santa Barbara, the Mission period, The rancho period, The victorian period (SARC), The Earthquake of 1925, and the boom period. Some interesting facts of Santa Barbara are, many early movies were filmed in Santa Barbara, as it was “Hollywood of the North”. Parts of the mission aqueduct are still in use by the city’s waterworks department even today. Also during World …show more content…
This resulted in 3 million gallons of oil that leaked 5 miles out into the Pacific Ocean. Lasting approximately a week, the oil blowout killed about 3,700 seabirds including marine animals such as dolphins, elephant seals, sea lions and many more. The Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969 is ranked the largest oil spill that ever occurred in the waters of California. Therefore, there have been many lasting impacts such as (Snyder), wildlife damage, natural beauty of the ocean, the tourism economy suffered, and fishing industries have been put out of business. However, we have thought of two effective solutions to get rid of the oil spill of 1969 at …show more content…
These small actions can make a big difference in reducing oil pollution, which could help save oceans, animals, and oil. The world is still using oil for 30 percent of its energy (American Energy Institute). Fossil fuels are used everyday by Americans (Institute of Energy for Technology), americans could cut down on the amount of fossil fuels they use. Using people powered commutes, public transportation, energy efficient lights, and driving fuel efficient cars could help save the amount of fossil fuels we use. This could save the amount of oil we use, preventing as many
Santa barbara is a city on the central California coast. The population in Santa Barbara from 2013 was 90,412. Santa Barbara is known for many things, but one in particular is its arts, and how it has aspired artist for generations. It all started approximately 13,000 years ago, when the first native americans arrived. With this there were many impacted events of Santa Barbara, the Mission period, The rancho period, The victorian period (SARC), The Earthquake of 1925, and the boom period. Some interesting facts of Santa Barbara are, many early movies were filmed in Santa Barbara, as it was “Hollywood of the North”. Parts of the mission aqueduct are still in use by the city’s waterworks department even today. Also during World …show more content…
This resulted in 3 million gallons of oil that leaked 5 miles out into the Pacific Ocean. Lasting approximately a week, the oil blowout killed about 3,700 seabirds including marine animals such as dolphins, elephant seals, sea lions and many more. The Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969 is ranked the largest oil spill that ever occurred in the waters of California. Therefore, there have been many lasting impacts such as (Snyder), wildlife damage, natural beauty of the ocean, the tourism economy suffered, and fishing industries have been put out of business. However, we have thought of two effective solutions to get rid of the oil spill of 1969 at …show more content…
These small actions can make a big difference in reducing oil pollution, which could help save oceans, animals, and oil. The world is still using oil for 30 percent of its energy (American Energy Institute). Fossil fuels are used everyday by Americans (Institute of Energy for Technology), americans could cut down on the amount of fossil fuels they use. Using people powered commutes, public transportation, energy efficient lights, and driving fuel efficient cars could help save the amount of fossil fuels we use. This could save the amount of oil we use, preventing as many