The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill PDF

Author: Elspeth Leacock

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1438102240

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In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million gallons of oil when it ran aground in one of the largest oil spills in the history of the United States. This book details the timeline of the oil spill, examining reasons for the accident, the inefficient system that impeded cleanup efforts, and the effects of the extensive spill on the pristine environment of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Coverage includes long-term effects on both humans and wildlife in addition to a review of the reparations paid by the oil company and oil policy changes enacted by Congress after this disaster.

Out of the Channel

Out of the Channel PDF

Author: John Keeble

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Keeble, author of the novels Yellowfish and Broken ground, presents a detailed, almost novelistic account of the disaster, its implications and ramifications, and the fiasco of Exxon's response (cleanup and coverup), which may well have done more lasting ecological damage than the original offense. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR