Oil Spill After Oil Spill
The recent oil spill in the San Francisco Bay was only the latest of more than 3,300 federally managed spills in U.S. waters since 1990. And that doesn’t include the infamous 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, which dumped 11 million gallons into Alaskan waters, killed untold wildlife, and cost $2.2 billion to clean up.
With 40,000 shipments arriving at U.S. ports every year, expect more of the same in the future unless we reduce our oil consumption by using more renewable alternatives.
Ethanol is water soluble and it rapidly biodegrades in surface water, groundwater and soil.
Why is there even a discussion?
Sources:
Government Accountability Office, “Major Oil Spills Occur Infrequently, but Risks to the Federal Oil Spill Fund
Remain,” September 2007.
Governors’ Ethanol Coalition, “The Fate and Transport of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline in the Environment,” October 1999.
