Several hundred yards of boom line has been set up on the north side of the island to try and contain the oncoming oil spill.

在岛的北面数百码的警戒线已经拉起来为应对即将到来的海面浮油做好充分准备。

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Today, the automaker announced that it will repurpose 100 miles of oil-soaked plastic boom used during the Gulf oil spill into plastic parts for the Chevy Volt.

FORBES: From the Gulf oil spill to the Chevy Volt