6+WebQwest

For this assignment I created an educational WebQwest assignment that examines the causes and effects of the Exxon Valdez and BP oil spills. http://sites.google.com/a/mscd.edu/oil-spill-cause-and-effect/

== //"This is a beautiful planet and not at all fragile. Earth can withstand significant volcanic eruptions, tectonic cataclysms, and ice ages. But this canny, intelligent, prolific, and extremely self-centered human creature had proven himself capable of more destruction of life than Mother Nature herself.... We've got to be stopped." ~Michael L. Fischer, Harper's, July 1990 // ==



Devastating and life-threatening events that are caused by human interactions with planet earth occur on a consistent basis. We must constantly and repeatable face environmental adversities, whether they are caused by natural events or those created by man. The overwhelming consequences of such disasters have extraordinarily negative effects on wildlife, the atmosphere, factors of the environment, economic consequences, the unpredictable future, our bewildered hearts, and our bewildered minds. The oceans covers nearly 70 percent of the earth's surface. Unfortunately, pollution has caused overwhelming damage and insurmountable consequences to all creatures great and small. Two oil spills befell the coasts of America in recent history. Two particular oil spills have damaged or destroyed all elements of the environment that surround the location of the spills. Unfortunately, even disputes have erupted among cross-cultural relationships. Two particular oil spills transpired within a span of 21 years of each other. You will need to research the causes and effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the more recent BP oil spill.