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38 B.C. Envtl. Aff. L. Rev. 317 (2011)
Of Dead Pelicans, Turtles, and Marshes: Natural Resources Damages in the Wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill

handle is hein.journals/bcenv38 and id is 325 raw text is: OF DEAD PELICANS, TURTLES, AND MARSHES: NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES IN THE WAKE OF THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL ITZCHAK E. KORNFELD* Abstract: This Article posits that in its role as the lead agency among the United States' natural resources trustees, the National Oceanic & Atmos- pheric Administration's piecemeal assessment of natural resources dam- ages, i.e., valuing one dead bird at a time or the death of just a tract of marsh, fails to consider the inherent worth or the value of the entire eco- system. Valuing the destruction of the entire ecosystem as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon well blowout is the best way to assess the damage in the Gulf Coast, particularly in south Louisiana. That crude oil spill re- sulted in an estimated 53,000 barrels released per day, and a total volume of 4.9 million barrels that despoiled the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the surrounding shorelines. As a consequence of the spill, thousands of birds, turtles, fish, and marshlands were left to die. * 2011, Itzchak E. Kornfeld, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University ofJerusalem and Visiting Professor, Widener Law School, Delaware. B.Sc., M.A., J.D. (Tulane), LL.M. (Georgetown), LL.D. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, expected 2011). Thanks to Zyg Plater. Thanks also to the editors of the Revici, particularly Alana Van der Mude, for their assistance in the editing process. Any errors are of course to be attributed solely to the author. 317

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