Word: exxon
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...Exxon Valdez Verdict...
...does? In the old days they didn't apologize for anything, but now at least they'll say they're sorry for spilling things, like 4 million gal. of diesel fuel on the Pittsburgh area. Ashland Oil made an apology for that in 1988, soon to be followed by Exxon's apology for spreading 11 million gal. on Alaska. For being a few days late with its statement, Exxon was branded a lout...
Testifying in an Anchorage courtroom as part of a civil lawsuit against the Exxon Corp., Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the Exxon Valdez, admitted he was less than candid with a Coast Guard investigator immediately after his ship ran aground in 1989 and spilled 11 million gal. of oil. Hazelwood testified that instead of just one beer, he had had three vodka drinks before leaving port, and that Exxon had known about his drinking problem...
What is known in Anchorage as "the little people's trial" will begin this week in federal court. Back in the fall of 1991, the state and federal governments settled their lawsuits against Exxon for $1 billion. But 12,000 fishermen, deckhands, business owners, landowners and Alaska natives who claim to have suffered from the spill are hoping a jury will hand them an additional $15 billion from the company's till...
...surprisingly, Exxon officials are quick to point to the abundant herring harvests the first few springs after the accident; they say there is no link between the five-year-old spill and what is happening now. Not surprisingly, this is not a popular position in Cordova. The culprit, most fishermen readily agree, is the 11 million gal. of oil. "It's a gut-level thing," says Baker. "Yes, there is an effect out there ((from the spill)). The thing that is so telling is that everywhere else in Alaska, there are major runs on fish this spring...