Disgusted by the oil spill, many Huntington Beach residents are questioning the oil industry off its shore and officials are calling for a ban on drilling off the coast.
creating a barrier that would hopefully slow the amount of oil that was floating up to the nearby wetlands.
On one end, two men placed the long, white booms on the water, tying them together. On the other end, two other men picked up the spent, blackened barriers as if they were picking up a large python and placed it in a large see-through bag. Uchida was referring to Feb. 7, 1990, when the oil tanker American Trader ran over its anchor in shallow water off Huntington Beach, ripping a hole in its hull and spilling nearly 417,000 gallons of crude that fouled popular beaches along the Orange County coast. The oil killed fish and about 3,400 birds.“Many of my neighbors are upset,” he said before shaking his head. “Oil companies.”
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