Explores the controversy surrounding offshore oil drilling. Discusses its environmental impact, alternatives, and future. Includes case studies, quotes, a glossary, and further reading.
Discusses U.S. oil needs, and the environmental risks, regulations, and future of offshore drilling. Features primary source quotations, facts, color illustrations, a chronology, and lists of key people, advocacy groups, and organizations.
Recounts the events and impact of the "Exxon Valdez" oil spill in 1989. Discusses the rescue efforts, the cleanup operation, and the legal battles that transpired after the accident. Includes a timeline, glossary, and resources for more information.
Text and explanatory photographs describe petroleum and its uses, examine the harmful effects of oil spills, and discuss how such environmental disasters can be cleaned up or prevented.
Examines the controversy surrounding whether or not offshore oil drilling is worth the environmental risks it poses, presenting arguments both for and against the issue.
the BP oil spill disaster and the future of energy in America
Freudenburg, William R
2011
Traces the events surrounding the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing the disaster and the events that led up to it, criticizing BP's response plan for oil spills, and discussing preventative measures.
A graphic novel account of the travels of journalist Steve Duin and cartoonist Shannon Wheeler to the Gulf Coast in 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Describes the wreck of the "Exxon Valdez" in 1989, its impact on wildlife and the environment of southern Alaska, its cleanup, and steps taken toward the prevention of future oil spills. Includes a chronology, a bibliography, and a table of major oil spills.
Presents a comprehensive survey of the Exxon Valdez oil spill which occurred off the coast of Valdez, Alaska in 1989, and examines the immediate danger and damage to the environment, who was responsible for the disaster, and the steps that have been taken to prevent such an accident from happening again.
