How do oil spills affect people?

Answer 1

If they are the owners of the oil

# they get angry at the waste of oil # they get angry that they have to pay for the clean up # they get embarrassed by the bad publicity # they make plans so that it doesn't happen again # they think, "Next time we won't buy the absolutely cheapest second-hand oil tanker."

# they train their drivers and ships' captains to deal with oil more carefully # they institute a "No drinking and driving" policy If they are the people living where the spill occurred

# they get angry because their beaches are polluted with oil # they get angry because all the seabirds and marine creatures have been killed or injured # they get angry because the oil company doesn't pay for the entire clean up and the beaches are not properly cleaned # they get angry because their government accepts a donation from the oil company instead of prosecuting it in the International Court.