In the 1950’s
and the 1960’s, economic growth was powered by oil. The United States produced more oil than they
actually used or needed. Large offshore
deposits of oil were discovered off of the California coast, and in order to
obtain this oil, a new technology of underwater drilling had to be done which
was dangerous. In the winter of 1969,
off the coast, lots of sticky black petroleum floated up to the top and
suffocated thousands of fish and trapped many seabirds.
A recent article relating to a recent BP deepwater oil spill..
"Offshore drilling is inherently dirty and dangerous and needs to be phased out."
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Declaration of Environmental Rights 1970 by LINDSAY MISCHKE
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Fish, birds & oil washed up on shore,
ruining many beaches
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Santa Barbara was affected the most
A group
of angry citizens came together to protect the environment and to state how mad
they were about the wasteful ways of Americans.
Although the economic growth was a success, it was overshadowed by the
harm it did to the natural world. Humans
have been abusing the world for many years now.
The environmental disaster of the Santa Barbara channel brought many
environmental issues up:
§ Littering
§ Humans
have taken up much natural land
§ We have
stripped the forest and grasses and reduced the soil
§ We
contaminate the air WE breathe
§ Pollution
of the lakes, rivers & oceans
§ We have
exterminated species of birds and animals and brought others close to it
§ “Made
physical world ugly and loud depriving man of the beauty and quiet that feeds
his spirit.” (Hofstadter p. 507)
We are
able to solve this problem by simply using our minds, not machines. People need to realize that man is a member
of his community, not the master of it.
We must treat our backyards as if they were the world and the world as
if it were our backyard.
“TODAY
IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LIFE ON THIS PLANET, WE WILL BEGIN ANEW.” (Hofstadter p. 508)
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