Santa Barbara oil spill (1969)

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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 6