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10 Environmental Disasters to Remember on Earth Day

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. April 21, 2009.
Ten tragic lessons in our history that should never be forgotten. And one climate tragedy in the making that needs our urgent help.

The Consequences of 'Drill, Baby Drill': More Than 90 Oil Spills a Day in the U.S.

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. April 16, 2009.
And that's just the fraction of reported spills. While big tanker disasters make the headlines, the daily toll of the oil industry is huge.

Geithner's Plan Is Like an Oil Spill

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Environment. March 25, 2009.
Much ado about Exxon Valdez and Geithner's plan for toxic assets.

Exxon Valdez: The Killing Did Not Stop in 1989

Dr. Riki Ott, AlterNet. March 24, 2009.
The spill killed more wildlife than any other spill to this day, and it continues to spread destruction.

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: On Its 20th Anniversary, We Can't Let Corporate Media Tell the Story

Meg White, BuzzFlash. March 23, 2009.
A lot of the media telling the story have spoken to Big Oil before talking to small town Alaska.

Supreme Court Dashes Hopes for Justice Against Exxon

Riki Ott, AlterNet. July 8, 2008.
The people of Cordova, Alaska were screwed once by Exxon in 1989 and then again by the Supreme Court last month.

Exxon's Deadly Legacy Lives on for Fishermen

John Platt, AlterNet. March 24, 2008.
Nineteen years after their disaster spill, Exxon's trying shirk responsibility.

Shocking: 18 Years on and Exxon Still Won't Pay $2.5 Billion for Valdez Oil Spill

Riki Ott, AlterNet. November 5, 2007.
And now the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Exxon try to explain why it shouldn't pay.

The War on Iraq is also a War on the Environment

Jeffrey St. Clair, Joshua Frank, AlterNet. October 29, 2007.
The U.S. has waged not just crimes against humanity in Iraq, but also crimes against nature.

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