Oil Spills (50 books)

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I remember the Exxon-Valdez. >:( So does Prince William Sound...

Fiction, non-fiction, doesn't matter - if a pipeline bursts, a tanker runs aground, a train derails, and petroleum or tar or any sort of fossil fuel leaks into the sea or onto land....

Immediate ecological emergency and long, long, long-lasting after-effects and legacy inclusive.

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1	The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue by Dyan deNapoli (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince Will Sound by John Keeble 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (True Books) by Peter Benoit 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America by Joshua Frank (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 269 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	unspOILed: Writers Speak for Florida's Coast by Susan Cerulean 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Spill by Chester Aaron liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wharf Rat by Miska Miles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher by Joel Achenbach 3.85 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout by Carl Safina (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the Exxon Valdez Disaster by Angela Day (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Oil & Water by Steve Duin 2.79 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Scalded to Death by the Steam: Authentic Stories of Railroad Disasters and the Ballads That Were Written About Them by Katie Letcher Lyle 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Oil Spill!, Paperback Level 4: Houghton Mifflin Soar to Success (Read Soar to Success 1999) by Melvin A. Berger 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis by Samantha Montano (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 507 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Fallout: Disasters, Lies, and the Legacy of the Nuclear Age by Fred Pearce 4.01 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Riki Ott 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 69,717 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Tarball Chronicles: A Journey Beyond the Oiled Pelican and Into the Heart of the Gulf Oil Spill by David Gessner (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Disaster by Choice: How Our Actions Turn Natural Hazards Into Catastrophes by Ilan Kelman (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 335 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day by Shaunna & John Stith 4.10 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii Plokhy 4.11 avg rating — 1,758 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill by Antonia Juhasz 3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident by William McKeown 3.96 avg rating — 1,025 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill by Roland Smith 3.83 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective by J. Samuel Walker 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Oil Spill by Mona Chiang 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Atomic Harvest: Hanford and the Lethal Toll of America's Nuclear Arsenal by Michael D'Antonio 4.15 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Barnabas the Beachcomber and the Oil Slick by Ian Locke 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town by Ellen Griffith Spears 4.09 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA by E.G. Vallianatos 4.01 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Oil Spill by Tricia Oktober 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States by Steve Lerner 3.86 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	She's Gone by Joye Emmens (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Peter's Place by Michael Foreman (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Law of the Jungle: The $19 Billion Legal Battle Over Oil in the Rain Forest and the Lawyer Who'd Stop at Nothing to Win by Paul M. Barrett (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 299 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	My Otter Half by Michelle Schusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Prince William by Gloria Rand 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin 4.44 avg rating — 13,093 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Pelican in Peril (Eco Rangers, #1) by Candice Lemon-Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Oyster Thief by Sonia Faruqi (Goodreads Author) 3.17 avg rating — 494 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Operation Seabird (Romney Marsh, #10) by Monica Edwards 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Oil-Soaked Wings by Emma Carlson Berne (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	A Whale of a Time (Bindi's Wildlife Adventures, #5) by Bindi Irwin 4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Big Spill Rescue (The Boxcar Children Endangered Animals #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator) 3.88 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Shipwreck in Seal Bay (Wind Riders, #3) by Jen Marlin 4.28 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Disaster at Parsons Point (Neptune Adventures, #2) by Susan Saunders really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Fight Against Albatross Two by Colin Thiele 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Washing the Willow Tree Loon by Jaqueline Briggs Martin 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Penguins Don't Wear Sweaters! by Marikka Tamura 3.41 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars