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The effects of the oil spill do not limit themselves to the financial costs in such a disaster. The BP oil spill has affected the ecology of the ocean life, down to the very phytoplankton that provide for the rest of the food chain. Due to the fact that crustacean and fish populations are nearly depleted as a result, the financial status of New Orleans has suffered a considerable blow. Michael Bell states, "These disasters not only affect individual people, but can also threaten the social fabric that links us one to another." Thus, it must be realized that there are inherent risks with the technology we create, and we can only have so many more disasters like this on our planet.
Sources:
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19425-the-eight-failures-that-caused-the-gulf-oil-spill.html#.VSXyqvnF-Sp
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bps-gross-negligence-caused-gulf-oil-spill-federal-judge-rules/2014/09/04/3e2b9452-3445-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html
- http://www.nola.com/dining/index.ssf/2014/04/the_2010_gulf_of_mexico_oil_sp.html
- http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill
- Bell, Michael. An Invitation to Environmental Sociology. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge, 1998. Print.
Sources:
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19425-the-eight-failures-that-caused-the-gulf-oil-spill.html#.VSXyqvnF-Sp
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/bps-gross-negligence-caused-gulf-oil-spill-federal-judge-rules/2014/09/04/3e2b9452-3445-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html
- http://www.nola.com/dining/index.ssf/2014/04/the_2010_gulf_of_mexico_oil_sp.html
- http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill
- Bell, Michael. An Invitation to Environmental Sociology. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge, 1998. Print.
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