1. O IL S PILL OF 2010 2 nd period Kelsey, Zhane, Sarah, Manny

2. W HAT W ENT W RONG Failures on the rig led to explosion BP pipe was leaking oil deep in the Gulf of Mexico By the time the leak was capped about 4.9 million barrels of oil had leaked. It leaked for 87 days straight.

3. E FFECTS 11 people died due to explosion. 17 people injured. 8,000 animals reported dead after 6 months of the spill. 16,000 total miles of coast line were affected (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida). Sea water was contaminated.

5. S OLUTIONS Responders used 5.5 million feet of boom to collect and absorb oil. They burned oil on the surface of a contained area of water in order to withdraw it from the sea. 30,000 people responded to the spill in the Gulf Coast. Obama created a spill response fund.

6. T O S UM IT U P BP is responsible for close to $40 billion in fines, clean up costs, and settlements as a result of the spill Plus $16 billion due to the Clean Water Act This was the largest oil in the history of the United States