The high cost of oil: huge spill leaves seabirds dead and dying in San Francisco Bay.(Cover story)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: November 26, 2007 | Copyright information

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The stench of fuel oil hangs over San Francisco Bay. Black globs of oil are everywhere. The oil sticks to plants and rocks and coats animals' fur and feathers, making the wildlife sick.

Rescuers have found more than 1,700 oil-coated birds along the bay since November 7, when a cargo ship struck a bridge in heavy fog and leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the water. About half of the birds were dead or dying. Rescue teams have been w...

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