Discussion and Participation: BP Oil Spill Disaster

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Watch the videos:

• "The Oil Spill By The Numbers | TIME"https://youtu.be/_tq91E9WRRYLinks to an external site.[2:34]
• "Deepwater Horizon NRDAR 10-Year Commemoration Videos" athttps://www.epa.gov/deepwaterhorizonLinks to an external site.

Drawing upon economic concepts, describe the economic impact and opportunity costs of the California mudslides.

• What happens economically to an area if a major highway is closed?
• What are the opportunity costs?
• What are some of the unintended consequences of oil and gas extraction on the economy? Describe the sometimes negative consequences of economic productivity.