Texas Accident Dumps 450,000 Gallons of Oil
I think we are all aware how horrible an oil spill can be. Birds that get covered in the oil suffer as they are more susceptible to the temperature, can’t fly, ingest the oil, which causes internal organ damage, and unless cleaned by humans, most birds covered in oil will die. The same thing is true of marine mammals. Because the oil covered the top of the water, marine plants die and the food chain of the ecosystem eventually suffers. Unfortunately, a large oil spill occurred in the port of Port Arthur, Texas on Saturday when an 800 foot tanker … Continue reading