A week ago there was an oil spill in the South Atlantic Ocean. The spill crashed into a very small island about 2800 km from the nearest large land mass, South Africa (NY Times). "The ship has broken in half and an additional 800 tons of fuel oil is believed to be leaking from the front section of the hull" (NY Times). The worst part of this story was that the island contains endangered penguins. This oil spill is threatening the life of the species.
While this oil spill is obviously nothing like the BP spill, it does raise more concerns about the safety of oil drilling and oil transportation. This oil spill will most likely exterminate the penguin species in the area. While this is not a huge issue, it is just another example of how dangerous and destructive these oil spills can be. This is why more money should spent on alternative energy. Alternative energy is much less dangerous and will not decimate species.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/science/earth/23spill.html?_r=1&ref=earth
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