Monday, November 12, 2007

Black Sea Oil Spill

We are still reeling from the effects of the Bay area oil spill. Now there is second one that is even much bigger. We have now spilled 1.3 million gallons into the Black sea. I wonder who is responsible for cleaning up this disaster. Increasingly, it looks like an oil driven economy is not sustainable anymore...

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Bay Area Oil Spill


Human error seems to be the cause of the oil spill under the Golden Gate Bridge. The ship, known as Hanjin, brushed against the bridge; leaving a gaping 100 feet gash resulting in a 58,000 gallon spill. The clean up cost for the state of California has probably already run into the millions, not to mention the amount of environmental damage. Further proof that oil is way more expensive than we think...