Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency and ordered all available resources to be deployed to help fight a 58,000 gallon oil spill in the Bay area. The spill occurred Wednesday when an oil tanker struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge, and it is said to be spreading. Critics have questioned the speed of response in finally declaring an emergency two days after the event.

Wildlife and beaches are obviously at risk. Two dozen sea birds were found covered in oil by the California department of fish and game. The agency has suspected that hundreds more may be at risk. Some fear the environmental damage could last years.

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Alison Stewart covers the oil spill, along with two other more frightening ecological disasters in our oceans which have been getting worse by the year.