Stop the Oil!
Cameron Trotman : Tourist
Industry
Alaska is chopped-full of industries. One very successful industry is the oil industry. Alaska has several oil rigs and they can even help the economy, but there are also many faults within the oil industry and the drilling of oil rigs.
Oil Rig Dangers
Fish
Oil rigs drill through the ocean floor and can destroy the homes of millions of aquatic animals.
Ducks
Oil leaks can cover animals. The oil can carry dangerous and poisonous toxins, which can kill them.
People
Working on oil rigs is a very dangerous job. Just under 600 workers died while operating on an oil rig.
Oil Spills
The worst thing about oil rigs is that sometimes there are accidents, and sometimes those accidents can lead to massive oil spills. In April of 2010, an oil rig exploded. This sent millions of barrels of oil into the ocean. This hurt thousands of animals and this even caused some seafood restaurants to lose money and even go out of business.