Oil Spills

IRC Online Databases:

Chicago Tribune

eLibrary

Global Issues in Context*** 

Websites:

Deepwater Horizon Response

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

Air & Waste Management Association

http://www.awma.org/enviro_edu/resources1/additional/fact_sheets/oil_spills.html

Oil Spills – A Timeline

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001451.html

Oil Spills – A Guided Tour

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/audience_subtopic_entry.php?entry_id=479&subtopic_id=8&audience_id=2

Emergency Office of Response and Restoration – What’s the Story on oil spills?

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=184&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=8&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=1

Effects of Oil Spills

http://www.itopf.com/marine-spills/effects/

What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0703/es0703page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

ExxonValdez – History of the Spill

http://www.valdezalaska.org/history/oilSpill.html

Exxon Valdez – Aftermath

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0318_040318_exxonvaldez.html

Exxon Valdez – From Their Point of View.  Follow the Links.

http://www.loe.org/series/exxon/speaks.htm

Rescuing Wildlife

http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/learning/rescue.htm