Lebanon oil spill
by Mark Seager

An oil spill caused by Israeli raids on a Lebanese power plant could rival the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster that spoiled the Alaskan coast according to the United Nations.Between 20,000 -30,000 tons of fuel oil leaked from the Jiyeh plant, which was bombed by the Israeli air force on July 14 and July 15 2006 a few days into its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The spill polluted about 200 kilometers (124 miles) of the Lebanese and Syrian coastline.