Word: exxon
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...Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Joe Hazelwood has an unimpeded view of ice-choked Cook Inlet and the snowy peaks of the Alaska Range looming 100 miles to the north. But across the street in Courtroom C of Alaska Superior Court, where the defrocked skipper of the Exxon Valdez is trying to sort out his legal future, the outlook is murky...
Hazelwood's lawyers contend that the Coast Guard, which has the responsibility to monitor ships in Prince William Sound, failed to warn the Exxon Valdez before it went aground. They also argue that Third Mate Gregory Cousins, who was in charge of the Valdez when the accident took place, was qualified to run the ship in the captain's absence. Finally, they may try to cast doubt on the widely held belief that Hazelwood was drunk at the time...
...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, says the state has overestimated the amount of pollution that remains...
California's oily beaches highlight the environment as the hottest issue in U.S. politics, and candidates on both coasts are scrambling to prove their colors. -- In Alaska, Joseph Hazelwood's lawyers hope to show that he was a victim, not a villain, of the Exxon Valdez spill. -- Why is George Bush rocking along with a 76% approval rating? His low profile helps. -- Despite being dragged into court, Ronald Reagan remains serene...
...report, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Commonwealth Fund, the Exxon Corporation and the Helena Rubenstein Foundation, is entitled "Recommendations for Future Mass Media Campaigns to Prevent Preteen and Adolescent Substance Abuse...