One of America's Worst Ecological Disasters Hits the Big 2-0 !!
Yeah, it seems just like yesterday, but it's already been 20 years since the Exxon Valdez, piloted by fellow Long Islander Joseph Hazelwood (was he hung over or not? who knows) ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound ....
Even though it's been so long, there is one ironic point to it - Exxon still hasn't settled the lawsuits with the locals who lost their livelihoods due to the accident. They've managed to keep it in the courts for a litany of reasons. So, while the Sound has been cleaned up, and things are back to normal (I think), there are two things that haven't changed - Exxon still hasn't paid, and Bobby still doesn't get his gas there.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twgh4om1wc
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And those SOBs knew the guy was a drunk, knew he had fallen off the wagon and still let him pilot a tanker full of crude oil. BTW, your current US Supreme Court also reduced punitive damages against Exxon at a time when they were posting record profits, because they found them excessive. Uh...what exactly do they think punitive damages are for? They are supposed to be so painful you'll never try to pull the same shit again.
What a joke. I sure am glad they're lookin' out for those small businesses...
So Mike, what did that do for Al Gore's holdings in Occidental Petroleum?
I love my fossil fuels.
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