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The oil industry claims that safety standards have improved, and that the chances of another accident are small. But to environmentalists, the Valdez is still a looming reminder that oil will always threaten the vulnerable marine environment - and that a single mistake can have ramifications that last for decades. "If...
One of those lessons is that the Arctic ecosystems are unusually vulnerable to oil spills, according to long-term research funded by some of the $1 billion settlement from Exxon. Scientists found that, thanks in part to the cold environment, oil lingered in the area for years, some of it...
...part of initial exploration, and environmentalists fear that sound waves could harm nearby fish. But if there were an accident on the scale of the Valdez in Bristol Bay, where more than 40% of all wild seafood consumed in America is caught, the result would be not just an environmental disaster, but also an economic one. The Bristol fisheries bring in over $2 billion to the Alaskan economy annually - losing the bay even for a short time because of a spill would be "devastating," says Colburn. "We don't know the impacts on juveniles. We don't know the impacts...
Read TIME's "Heroes of the Environment 2008.
Harvard opened a string of contests on the sunny West Coast this past Saturday against the No. 1 Stanford Cardinals, followed by a match-up against Sonoma State on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson (5-7) dropped the contest against the Cardinals 20-2, but rallied with a hard-fought victory...