Art Davidson "In the Wake of the "Exxon Valdez": The Devastating Impact of the Alaska Oil Spill."
Describes the events that set the stage for the disaster, the devastating environmental impact of the spill, and the global danger of oil tankers.
The story of our continent's most devastating oil spill. In order to make sense of this complex disaster, Davidson has pulled together myriad sources and dozens and dozens of interviews with federal and state officials, oil industry representatives, Alaska residents, environmentalists, and clean-up volunteers. He provides a background for the oil spill by summarizing the history of the trans-Alaska pipeline and the controversy surrounding its construction. With an informal touch and a lucid style, he clarifies the tangled issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the oil spill. Interviews are smoothly interwoven with scientific data and media accounts. Throughout, Davidson asks questions for readers to ponder. The chapter notes give primary sources for all of the material, a real boon to students wanting to delve into a particular aspect of the Alaska oil spill.
Exxon accepted responsibility, yet the oil consortium, Alyeska, was legally in charge; the Federal National Contingency Plan failed to provide necessary resources.
Hardcover. 1990.
New book.