Stop+the+oil+spills

__ Facts __
 * plankton and krill are being killed from oil spills
 * 800 birds die from oil spills(they drown)
 * animals die of lung problems from swallowing oil
 * oil spills can lead to public evacuations

__ BP Oil Spill﻿ __
 * A rig blew up and killed 11 people, and killed a lot of people trying to recover the spill
 * The explosion spilled 5,000 barrels of oil per day(there are 42 gallons in a barrel)
 * This happened April 20th

__ Exon Valdez __
 * This oil spill traveled 37 miles in 4 days
 * Mostly killed birds and mostly affected the bald eagle and the sea otter
 * It killed 250,000 sea birds
 * To clean it up they used 10,000 workers,1,000 boats, and 100 airplanes
 * This happened 21 years ago and animals still trying to recover

__ Questions and Answers __ Question 1:Where did exon valdez happen? Answer 1:It happened on March 24, 1989 in Alaska. Question 2:How does oil spills affect people? Answer2:It affects them by they have to pay to clean it up,and their beaches get polluted.