Big Smith Island near Valdez Alaska

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    Taken during clean-up of Exxon Valdez spill. 700 miles of coast line was contaminated with crude oil.

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    1. bridport01 62 months ago | reply

      a messy task for so many people doing a great job

    2. 9brandon 51 months ago | reply

      Jim,

      About to use this on Wired Science. Thank you for sharing it --

      Brandon Keim

      blog.wired.com/wiredscience/

    3. yuppie2011 26 months ago | reply

      I just went to a film showing this oil spill and our bc coastline when the enbridge pipeline comes through.Totally devistating.Valdez Alaska 18 years after the tanker leaked (gushed oil) and today 18 years later that town is gone.Thier fishing is gone there is still oil on the shores the herring have not come back .Everyone who lives there have had thier life changed forever from claiming bankruptcy to suicides it's terrible.18 years after .

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