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Black tide : the Santa Barbara oil spill and its consequences

Title
Black tide : the Santa Barbara oil spill and its consequences / by Robert Easton; with an introduction by Ross Macdonald.
Author
Easton, Robert, 1915-1999
Publication
  • New York : Delacorte Press, [1972]
  • ©1972

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Additional Authors
Macdonald, Ross, 1915-1983
Description
xvi, 336 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Oil spills > California > Santa Barbara Channel
  • Water > Pollution
  • Water Pollution, Chemical
  • Water > Pollution
  • water pollution
  • Oil spills
  • Marine pollution > California
  • Pacific Ocean > Santa Barbara Channel
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [298]-317.
Contents
Blowout -- A boiling ocean -- Oil off shore -- Lines of defense -- Action in Washington -- Oil on shore -- The stinking mess -- A national issue -- The politics of pollution -- Crisis ended -- Backgrounds -- Crisis resumed -- "The President may save us" -- "Congress may save us" -- "The courts may save us" -- God helps those who help themselves -- How did the blowout happen? -- Repercussions in the oil industry -- Socio-political repercussions I : to the President's message -- Socio-political repercussions II : to two more platforms -- Physical and ecological consequences -- Financial and legal consequences -- Comments in conclusion.
LCCN
70178719
OCLC
  • ocm00221255
  • 221255
  • SCSB-9129834
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library