Support WBURIsland's Recovery May Set Example For Gulf ResidentsPlay07:47Download AudioWade GoodwynJuly 29, 2010 ShareOil burns at the Ixtoc 1 offshore drilling rig in December 1979. The rig dumped 140 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and covered about 170 miles of the South Texas coast, including Galveston. (Liaison/Getty Images)
