Read Up: Great Articles On Santa Barbara Oil Spill
This highly publicized spill that occurred off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. is often credited as the disaster that started the anti-oil movement in the late 1960s. Immediately following the public outrage that surrounded this disaster was a series of important environmental acts -- including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water Act.
The following hand-picked articles tell this disaster's story, as well as its comparisons to the BP Oil Spill.
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By Jamie Reno, Newsweek
Newsweek interviews Santa Barbara mayor Marty Blum on her experiences during the '69 disaster and 2008 decision to lift the region's decades-old drilling ban.
"Reporter's Notebook: Lessons From The Santa Barbara Oil Spill"
By Sarah Gardner, Marketplace
This article compares and contrasts this spill to 2010's BP Oil Spill -- especially through the spirt of activism carried forth through each.
"The Spill That Energized A Movement"
By Rob Reynolds, Al-Jazeera
The Santa Barbara spill is credited as heralding a new, eco-conscious era. Al-Jazeera explores why.
"Debating 'Drill, Baby, Drill' At Site Of '69 Oil Spill"
By Carrie Kahn, NPR's All Things Considered
In an ironic turn of events, some Santa Barbara residents began to support offshore drilling in 2008. A discussion on the shifting of attitudes four decades after the spill.
By Frederick W. Detje, Miami News Science Service
Early reports of the spill were grim and the prophesies they launched soon turned true.
