Michael Mann: Calif. Oil Spill ‘Is the Latest Reminder of the Hidden Costs of Our Addiction to Fossil Fuels’

‘In this case, the this oil that’s been released that covers an area larger than the city of Santa Monica’

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MANN: "And this is the latest reminder of the hidden costs of our addiction to fossil fuels, of our reliance on fossil fuels. In this case,this oil that’s been released that now covers an area larger than the city of Santa Monica off the southern California coast, you know, the oil basically coats things in a way that prevents, you know, gases from crossing membranes. It basically suffocates animals. It suffocates marine mammals, it suffocates birds and fish, and it’s very difficult to remove. It’s very difficult to remove both from the ocean once it’s, you know, been spilled into it, and it’s very difficult to remove from all these sea creatures that have been impacted. And now the oil has spread into some vulnerable marsh areas that are home to very large numbers of bird populations. This is really tragic, and it’s a reminder of the damage that’s being done by our continued reliance on oil, coal, natural gas, fossil fuels."

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