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This 8 page report discusses a 1996 oil spill off the coast of Rhode Island. An oil barge, the “North Cape,” ran aground in sand 150 yards off Moonstone Beach near Kingston, Rhode Island. The barge was loaded to its full capacity of four million gallons. The resulting spill of 828,000 gallons of Number 2 heating oil wreaked a catastrophic toll of marine wildlife and forced closure of the area's fishing for five months. Issues discussed include the environmental and economic impacts, as well as the possible preventive measures that could and should lessen the likelihood of it happening again. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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has so extended that reach can now also liberate the environment from human impact--and perhaps even transform the environment for the better. The only way that will be possible is
raising the efficiency with which people use energy, land, water, and materials, can cut pollution and leave much more soil unturned. It must be recognized that there are definite limits
to natural systems that cannot be "overcome" by technology. Evidence that human life affects the global environment is mounting, and the global economy is predicated on increasing consumption.
Incidents such as the oil spill off the coast of Rhode Island in 1996 are examples of the ways in which forward motion in environmental
protection and sustainability can be immeasurably set back by human error or even a force of nature such as a fierce winter storm. At least, the 1996 "Cape North"
oil spill convinced the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island that it must take a more active role in supporting federal legislative initiatives and policies that would most directly
protect the states coastal environment from the threats of oil spill pollution. January 19, 1996 On January 19, 1996, a winter storm with 60 mph winds causing 20 foot
seas forced the oil barge "North Cape" into Rhode Islands Nebraska Shoal at Moonstone Beach near South Kingston, Rhode Island, an area immediately adjacent to a National Wildlife Refuge.
The tugboat "Scandia" towing the barge experienced an explosion in the engine room and caught fire during the storm. As a result, the crew of six was forced to
release the tow to the "North Cape." The barge ran aground in sand 150 yards off the beach. The barge was loaded to its full capacity of four million gallons.
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