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Jun 1 2010

How do you clean up an oil spill?

25 min 1 movie discussed
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The modern world runs on fossil fuel, and offshore oil drilling powers a large part of the global economy. But what do we do when disaster strikes? Join Josh and Chuck as they take a look at the techniques used to clean up oil spills in this podcast.

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Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the messy world of oil spill cleanup, sparked by the devastating BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. They explore the surprisingly primitive techniques used to combat these environmental catastrophes, from hair donations and burning oil slicks to high-tech skimmers and controversial chemical dispersants. The hosts break down why cleanup efforts often cause their own environmental damage and reveal some startling statistics about America's oil consumption that put these spills into perspective.


Movies Discussed

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992 1h 31m
★ 5.2
"Every 22 minutes, Josh, the US uses up what was spilled in the Exxon Valdez spill. — Chuck was providing statistics about oil consumption and spills to put the Gulf oil spill in perspective." — Chuck

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