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50 years later, Santa Barbara’s relationship with oil remains tense
Next week marks 50 years since an oil rig off the coast of Santa Barbara spilled 3 million gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean and brought the environmental movement to the nation’s consciousness.
By Jonathan Bastian • • 1 min readNext week marks 50 years since an oil rig off the coast of Santa Barbara spilled 3 million gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean and brought the environmental movement to the nation’s consciousness. But with rich oil basins filling county coffers, it’s not easy for local politicians to separate itself from the industry.
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1 of 350 years after a massive spill, Santa Barbara remains tied to oil- 0:0050 years later, Santa Barbara’s relationship with oil remains tenseYou’re reading this
- 9:48Edison sues Santa Barbara County over last year’s mudslides
- 17:28‘When I get confused, I get empathetic.’ George Saunders on healing our country’s divides