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We are extremely honored to have with us today, Larry Schweiger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Wildlife Federation. To highlight just a few of his many past accomplishments, he served for eight years as President and CEO of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, where he pioneered watershed restoration and promoted ecological research, land conservation and community outreach. Prior to that, Larry was the Executive Secretary of the Joint House/Senate Conservation Committee for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In his book Last Chance, he breaks down the science behind global climate change and shares how the clean energy economy can provide the solutions we need to avert the worst consequences of global warming.
Jan 19, 1991 the largest oil spill of all time (380-520 million gallons) was created intentionally by Iraqi forces trying to prevent the landing of US forces in Kuwait during the Gulf War. They intentionally opened valves at the port releasing a 4 inch slick over 4000 square miles.
The largest accidental spill of all time (140 million gallons) was also in the Gulf of Mexico June 3, 1979 – March 23, 1980. Ixtoc I, a two-mile deep exploratory well, leaked at an estimated rate of 10,000 to 30,000 barrels per day for almost ten months until it was capped in March 1980.
Approximately 5.65 million tonnes (that’s over 1.5 billion gallons) of oil were lost as a result of tanker incidents alone from 1970 to 2009
Learn More About The Science of Spills
New York Times Interactive map of the BP spill
What about the Natural Gas that’s mixed in with the oil
Welcome to Newlygreens on the Radio, Mr. Larry Schweiger.
Some points of interest from today’s interview:
