Phys.Org | California oil spill harder to clean up in choppy waters Phys.Org Staff members and volunteers work to clean oil off a brown pelican at the International Bird Rescue office in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, on Friday, May 22, 2015. A broken onshore pipeline in near Santa Barbara, Calif., spewed oil down …more. The Green Way: Is the Earth trying to tell us something about oil? Photos: Capturing the slick from California's oil spill |