Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Out of the Channel PDF full book. Access full book title Out of the Channel by John Keeble. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: John Keeble Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 392
Book Description
Keeble, author of the novels Yellowfish and Broken ground, presents a detailed, almost novelistic account of the disaster, its implications and ramifications, and the fiasco of Exxon's response (cleanup and coverup), which may well have done more lasting ecological damage than the original offense. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: John Keeble Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 392
Book Description
Keeble, author of the novels Yellowfish and Broken ground, presents a detailed, almost novelistic account of the disaster, its implications and ramifications, and the fiasco of Exxon's response (cleanup and coverup), which may well have done more lasting ecological damage than the original offense. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources Publisher: ISBN: Category : Liability for oil pollution damages Languages : en Pages : 1200
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources Publisher: ISBN: Category : Government publications Languages : en Pages : 1156
Author: Riki Ott Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company ISBN: Category : Alaska Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
Betrayed by oilmen’s promises in the 1970s, the people of Prince William Sound, Alaska, awaken on March 14, 1989, to the nation’s largest oil spill. Not One Drop is an extraordinary tale of ordinary lives ripped apart by disaster and of community healing through building relationships of trust. This story offers critical lessons for a society traumatized by political divides and facing the looming catastrophe of global climate change. Author Riki Ott, a rare combination of commercial salmon “fisherm’am” and PhD marine biologist, describes firsthand the impacts of oil companies’ broken promises when the Exxon Valdez spills most of its cargo and despoils thousands of miles of shore. Ott illustrates in stirring fashion the oil industry’s 20-year trail of pollution and deception that predated the tragic 1989 spill and delves deep into the disruption to the fishing community of Cordova over the following 19 years. In vivid detail, she describes the human trauma coupled inextricably with that of the sound’s wildlife and its long road to recovery. Ott critically examines shifts in scientific understanding of oil-spill effects on ecosystems and communities, exposes fundamental flaws in governance and the legal system, and contrasts hard won spill-prevention and spill-response measures in the sound to dangerous conditions on the Alaska pipeline. Her human story, varied background, professional training, and activist heart lead readers to the root of the problem: a clash of human rights and corporate power embedded in law and small-town life. Not One Drop is as much an example of how too many corporate owners and political leaders betray everyday citizens as it is one of the universal struggle to maintain heart, to find the courage to overcome disaster, and to forge a new path from despair to hope.
Author: John A. Wiens Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107027179 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 487
Book Description
Scientists directly involved in studying the Exxon Valdez spill provide a comprehensive synthesis of scientific information on long-term spill effects.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 030929889X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.
Author: Elspeth Leacock Publisher: Infobase Publishing ISBN: 1438102240 Category : Oil spills Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million gallons of oil when it ran aground in one of the largest oil spills in the history of the United States. This book details the timeline of the oil spill, examining reasons for the accident, the inefficient system that impeded cleanup efforts, and the effects of the extensive spill on the pristine environment of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Coverage includes long-term effects on both humans and wildlife in addition to a review of the reparations paid by the oil company and oil policy changes enacted by Congress after this disaster.
Author: John Keeble
Author: John Keeble
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources
Author: National Response Team (U.S.)
Author: P. G. Wells
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources
Author: Riki Ott
Author: John A. Wiens
Author: National Research Council
Author: Gloria Rand
Author: Elspeth Leacock