Gulf Oil

Emilee Bowman Oil spill/ stem paper #2 The oil spill in the Arabian gulf/kuwait was the worst oil spill of all time. This oil spill occurred on Jan. 19, 1991 in the Persian Gulf. The history of this oil spill is very sad but very unique. As you know most oil spills are accidental and people try to prevent oil spills but this oil spill was not. At this time the Gulf war was happening and this war lead to a horrific oil spill. This was caused by the Gulf war, Iraqi tried to keep American soldiers from getting on land by opening their oil terminals and dumping oil into the ocean. When the Americans had discovered what the iraqis had done they accused them of environmental terrorism. They accused them of this because they had meant to spill several million gallons of oil into the water which they knew would affect the environment in many big ways. When they denied these accusations they tried to say that the americans had caused it by a recent bombing of their gas supply. The real reason was that they simply wanted to put the blame on someone else and the Americans denied these accusations. So in conclusion this was the biggest oil spill of all time and unlike the majority of all others it was intentional. The area around the oil spill was not in the best shape…

The Gulf oil spill has been recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The initial environmental impact was obvious, as the water was flooded with oil for 87 days. The surrounding wildlife and marine life coated in oil, and the waters thick with sludge as an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf. Years later, is the Gulf free of oil? We no longer see the discolored waters, and the animals covered in blackness, but the Gulf is still facing lasting challenges with long…

We all remember the images of birds covered in heavy black crude, and the hundreds of thousands of fish and other aquatic life floating above a decimated ecosystem, dead. Soon after these images were made public on every news outlet of the time, the PR machine at one of the largest fossil fuel companies went to work. With spin and confuse tactics, paying off “everyday folks” to say they stood by British Petroleum and appreciated so much that they were there to help. The year was 2010, an oil rig…

Oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico must be stopped.Oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is horrible for lots of people and animals.It hurts are loving environment,are animals,and it hurts the wallet of the U.S. This drilling is killing are beautiful coral reefs.In this paper one is going to see how bad these horrible oil rigs are running are earth. Oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico killies harmless little animals.The oil has killed birds,rare fish,and fish that people commerical fish for that we…

When I was twelve years old, I turned on the television to see turtles stuck in sludge and seagull’s wings stained in black grease. Heaps of oil with mountains of dead fish lined the coastlines in the south. All news stations, for long periods of time, covered the BP explosion and informed the viewers of the pipes from the ship that leaked oils into the Gulf of Mexico. I remember feeling panicked. There was an increasing lump in my throat when the cameraman zoomed in on the pictures of beautiful…

A Gulf Oil Spill Rhetorical Analysis As of May 2015, Forbes places that the net worth of the BP company at more than 120.8 billion dollars (Forbes). BP operates in nearly 80 countries and produces more than 3.2 million barrels of oil per day (BP, 2015). Without a doubt, the events of April 20th, 2010 and the days that followed had a profound impact on their business as well as the environment. Cleanup efforts and continued research of marine life and surrounding ecosystem have been extensive,…

Problem : April 22 of 2010, approximately 206 million gallons of oil was spilt in the Gulf of Mexico. The Mother Nature Network stated, “Gulf Oil Spill is the officially the largest oil spill in the world history”, (“Mother Nature Network”, Laura Moss). The Gulf Oil Spill started when oil went miles below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, and it exploded. It caused BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig that it killed 11 people. The oil spread for more than 85 days and oiled 572 miles. Along the way,…

People were frantic trying to stop barrels oil that were gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, covering wildlife, and poisoning water in thick, unescapable oil. It took over 80 days to just stop the leak caused by an oil pipe explosion in 2010. Michael Klare, (2010) states the leak is “something that would not have occurred with proper corporate oversight” (p.1). Four years later, the government, organizations, and volunteers are still trying to clean up the millions of barrels that were dumped into…

What if people were fish and someone put oil in our homes? When the oil went into the water, all the fish and other sea creature’s home were ruined. Does the Gulf oil spill affect humanity? Is the Gulf oil spill harmful to the water that we drink today? The Gulf coast, marine life, and human communities were all affected by the oil spill. To people who experienced the oil spill, they know that it is one of the most tragic oil spills in the history of the United States. There were cameras…

The Gulf Oil spill, otherwise known as the Deep Horizon/BP spill, is the largest spill in all of american history. Throughout the 87 days that the well stood open it leaked over 200 million gallons of crude oil, and damaging about 16,000 miles of coastline, despite the collective efforts of around 30,000 people and the use of over 5.5 million feet of boom, a floating barrier used in an attempt to stop oil from spreading. (Smithsonian, “Gulf Oil Spill”) It has affected the wildlife and habitats…