All the fish are dead: The Recent BP oil spill disaster shows how the world's overdependence on fossil fuel could create many problems for fishing communities

Dorry, Niaz (2010) All the fish are dead: The Recent BP oil spill disaster shows how the world's overdependence on fossil fuel could create many problems for fishing communities. Samudra Report (56). pp. 14-16. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

On 20 April 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig of BP exploded, causing one of the largest oil spills in history, many hoped the disaster would smarten the United States administration. Whether that will happen remains to be seen. But what is clear is that the BP disaster has made the US fishing communities’ worst nightmares come true.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0740
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, United States of America (USA), Pollution, Fishing Communities, Oil Spills, Economic Impact
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2021 06:20
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 08:10
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1787

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