Word: cowper
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...continued last week, as Exxon ended a second summer of mopping up and declared the cleanup over unless its survey next spring proves a need for more. The tab so far: $2 billion plus. Alaskan officials were not quite so upbeat. Insisting that "substantial oil remains," outgoing Governor Steve Cowper said, "We can't take a walk and let Mother Nature finish...
...million (Exxon says it has already spent $2 billion on its Valdez fiasco) and prevent nations from imposing more; yet the congressional bills would set higher liability limits in the U.S. and let the states go beyond the federal standards, as Alaska currently does. Says Alaska Governor Steve Cowper about the impact of the international rules: "The spiller gets off easy, the lawyers get rich, and you ((the states)) are left holding...
What is clear is that oil is still tainting much of the coastline in the sound and the Gulf of Alaska. After a helicopter tour last week, Alaska Governor Steve Cowper announced that the state would take a more aggressive role in the ongoing cleanup effort. That is not welcome news for Exxon. The company has spent $2 billion so far on the cleanup, has been indicted by the Federal Government for allowing an incompetent crew to operate the tanker and has replaced Hazelwood in many hearts and minds as the real culprit in the tragedy...
...trial began, Governor Steve Cowper released a report indicating that the spill is still very much on the mind of his state. A survey completed last fall asserted that up to 117 miles of coastline in Prince William Sound and along the Gulf of Alaska were still heavily or moderately oiled. The next comprehensive survey will not take place until March, when the cleansing effect of winter storms can first be measured. Exxon, which has spent $1.8 billion on the cleanup already and is negotiating a settlement with the U.S. Government that could cost the company an additional $500 million...