Life after oil: the rebirth of Alaska's spill coast (Valdez)
Life after oil: the rebirth of Alaska's spill coast (Valdez)
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Interesting article about the Alaska's Valdez oil spill from Exxon Valdez tanker.
Maybe the BP spill won't have that big an impact;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northame...

"In beaches that were not cleaned it [oil] disappeared within seven years"

"70 percent of the oil evaporated or biodegraded..."

"Economist's even suggest the spill was a boon in the long run, as spending on the clean up jump started the Alaskan economy out of a dire recession"

Clicky if you don't remember or have forgotten.