Monument Maker Kent Ullberg Reflects On Exxon Valdez Disaster And New One Striking Gulf Of Mexico
As raw crude oil continues to fan out across the northern Gulf of Mexico, Swedish-American sculptor Kent Ullberg is breathing a sigh of relief. The good news—if it can be called that— is that the slick, unleashed by an explosion aboard a British Petroleum oil-drilling platform, isn’t drifting toward Texas where Ullberg lives in Corpus Christi. The Lone Star State coastline, not far from Ullberg’s home, is a refuge for, among other things, the only significant wintering grounds for imperiled whooping cranes, and habitat for numerous birds, nesting sea turtles, and, of course, a much wider array of marine life
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Written by Todd Wilkinson
Categorized As: Environment
