People who cared about the environment associated the oil industry with disasters like the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and with carbon emissions that imperilled the planet. In the aftermath of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon, Sara started a series of portraits of the blast’s survivors. In the view of many analysts, the deeper cause was the recklessness and greed that pervaded the oil industry. “It just kind of takes some hope from humanity, shatters your illusions a little bit.”An oil-covered pelican after the Deepwater Horizon spill. Some of Stephen’s co-workers on the Deepwater Horizon earned six-figure salaries despite having nothing more than a high school diploma.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2022 22:22 UTC