In Deep Water: A Way of Life in Peril

In Deep Water: A Way of Life in Peril

In the two months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, millions of gallons of oil have gushed out of BP’s well into the water each day, slowly encroaching on the coastline. Fault Lines‘ Avi Lewis travels to the drill zone.

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In the two months since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, millions of gallons of oil have gushed out of BP’s well into the water each day, slowly encroaching on the coastline. Fault Lines‘ Avi Lewis travels to the drill zone, and learns about the erosion in the wetlands from industry canals and pipelines, the health problems blamed on contaminated air and water from petrochemical refineries. Naomi Klein traved with the Fault Lines crew; read her article on the crisis for more.

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