Wildlife affected by Christos Bitas oil spill

Title

Wildlife affected by Christos Bitas oil spill

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:01:21

Description

Unidentified male speaker (coastal resident?) on the impact on wildlife of the oil spill from the grounded Greek tanker, Christos Bitas. Speaker attacks the oil industry for not doing enough to help, adding that not enough money was given to the operation given BP’s profits. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Pollution; BP; Oil; Animals; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Oil pollution; Wildlife conservation; Marine pollution; Salvage; Coastal waters; Coast; Bird populations; Christos Bitas

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