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Santa Barbara oil spill (1969)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Santa_Barbara_oil_spill_(1969)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:oil
gptkbp:affectedArea
gptkb:Channel_Islands
gptkb:Southern_California_beaches
Santa Barbara County coastline
gptkbp:casualties
thousands of marine animals
gptkbp:cause
blowout at Platform A
gptkbp:cleanupEffort
involved U.S. military
involved local volunteers
involved oil company workers
gptkbp:consequence
increased environmental awareness
influence on U.S. environmental policy
inspired first Earth Day (1970)
contributed to creation of the National Environmental Policy Act
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
January 28, 1969
gptkbp:endDate
February 7, 1969
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Santa Barbara oil spill (1969)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Santa_Barbara_Channel
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive national attention
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Union_Oil
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
gptkbp:state
gptkb:California
gptkbp:volume
3 to 4 million US gallons
80,000 to 100,000 barrels
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:environmental_movement_of_the_1960s_and_1970s
gptkb:Santa_Barbara_Channel
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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