Oil spill triggered an environmental catastrophe captured science history. Exxon valdez oil spill resources alaska state archives. Almost exactly 25 years after the exxon valdez oil tanker crashed in alaska, spewing 10 million gallons of oil in what would become one of the worst spills in american history, two more oil spills. There are some lighter moments, for example when equatorial guinea wants to open a us bank account. The action spans the globefeaturing kidnapping cases, civil wars, and highstakes struggles. Report video issue javascript must be enabled in order to access cspan videos. List of books and articles about exxon valdez oil spill. Jan 23, 2015 saturdays spill adds to a history of pipeline malfunctionsin 2011, the exxon silvertip pipeline spilled 63,000 gallons of oil into the yellowstone river two and a half hours outside of. July 22, 2015 big oil spills, those of the magnitude which happen only once every few decades, often leave a legacy of sorts. The 25 th anniversary of the exxon valdez oil spill. However, it is widely considered the number one spill worldwide in terms of damage to the environment. A pictorial overview of the myriad of responses to the exxon valdez oil spill.
It remains the largest oil spill to have occurred in the waters off california. Oil spill trustee council evostc is one of the eight founding partners of the alaska resources library and information services arlis and has entrusted arlis with its extensive collection of materials on the. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Find out in this incredibly informative amateur film. Exxon valdez book wins western writers award wsu insider. Ingratefulrecognitionofyearsofservicetothe petroleumindustrythroughtirelesseffortsto improveresponsetechnologyandminimize environmentalimpacts,thiseditionofthe. New book explores exxons alaska history, from prudhoe bay to. Private empire pulls back the curtain, tracking the corporations recent history and its central role on the world stage, beginning with the exxon valdez accident in 1989 and leading to the deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010.
The book starts off by talking about the awful oil spill from the exxon valdez tanker ship. The grounding at bligh reef spilled about 260,000 barrels of oil, affecting hundreds of miles of coastline. In the 1970s, exxon, mobil and other companies escalated exploration and development outside the middle east in the north sea, the gulf of mexico, africa and asia. Latinautor, latinautor umpg, solar music rights management. The book takes you on a geographical journey to lands where exxon finds oil aceh, indonesia, nigeria, equatorial guinea, iraq, russia and more. The exxon valdez was constructed in 1986 and was the largest ship ever built on the west coast of the united states. It was the largest oil spill in united states waters by that time, and now ranks third after the 2010 deepwater horizon and 1989 exxon valdez spills. The book centers on his story and gives voice to the 10,000 fishermen who struggled to hold exxon accountable in the wake of the spill. Discover librarianselected research resources on exxon valdez oil spill from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. The valdez oil spill was a tragic accident that exxonmobil deeply regrets. New book explores exxons alaska history, from prudhoe bay.
In the case of the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill, which dumped roughly 11 million gallons of crude oil into alaskas prince william sound, that legacy took many forms. The exxon valdez oil spill occurred in prince william sound, alaska, march 24, 1989, when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by exxon shipping company, bound for long beach, california, struck prince william sounds bligh reef, 1. The incident happened after an exxon corporation tanker, the exxon valdez, ran aground on bligh reef during a voyage from valdez, alaska, to california. Impact of the exxon oil spill disaster environmental. In the case of the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill, which dumped roughly 11 million gallons of crude oil into alaskas prince william sound, that legacy took many forms legislative, ecological, and even culturalyes, that extends to pop culture too. Selected fulltext books and articles 25 years after exxon valdez, the full extent of harm is still being discovered by meador, ron, march 25, 2014. Oil boiled from the bowels of the supertanker exxon valdez, grounded on bligh reef, while a fisherman, bobby day, readied his boat for a herring season that would never open. Mar 17, 2020 exxon valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on march 24, 1989, in prince william sound, alaska. It goes on to describe different ways that oil spills can occur. Sound, alaska, awaken on march 14, 1989, to the nations largest oil spill. This is one in a childrens series called captured science history, covering recent and notsorecent scientific topics ranging from the titanic to the hubble space telescope. Personal stories behind exxon valdez spill in book red. Some pertinent sentences from the exxon valdez oil spill trustee council faq 2007. Other oil spills while the exxon valdez oil spill is one of the most famous oil spills in history, there have been many larger oil spills including the gulf war oil spill, the lakeview gusher, the deepwater horizon oil spill, and the ixtoc i oil spill.
Yellowstone river oil spill contaminates drinking water. At the time of the disaster, the ship carried 53,094,510 u. The book from the letsreadandfindout science series begins with the events of the exxon valdez oil spill and the damage it caused. The company took immediate responsibility for the spill, cleaned it up and voluntarily compensated those who claimed direct damages. In the accident that took place almost 30 years ago, over 11 million gallons of crude oil was released into the waters of the gulf of alaska, hurting the ecosystem badly as it killed hundreds of thousands of species. In 1989 the oil tanker exxon valdez ran off course in prince william sound, causing the most disastrous oil spill in north american history and inflicting enormous damage on the areas marine ecology and local economy.
In this case its about the exxon valdez oil spill and how it affected environmental systems and activisms when it first occured. The exxon brand is still used by exxonmobils downstream operations as a. A massive cleanup effort was undertaken, but only about oneseventh of the oil was. Exxon to pay record one billion dollars in criminal fines and civil damages in connection with alaskan oil spill epa press release march, 1991 other resources. Exxon mobil is one of the top oil refinery houses in the universe. The company voluntarily compensated more than 11,000 alaskans and. Mar 01, 2011 the exxon valdez oil spill a true book paperback march 1, 2011.
Delayed efforts to contain the spill and naturally strong winds and waves. The tanker carried crude oil from alaska to oil refineries on the west coast of the united states. From board games to cookbooks, how the exxon valdez oil. The exxon valdez oil spill a true book 9780531289983.
Exxon valdez oil spill simple english wikipedia, the free. The exxon valdez spill, though still one of the largest ever in the u. Chapter 1 the spill the exxon valdez was a supertanker, an enormous ship that can carry millions of gallons of oil. Exxon valdez oil spill simple english wikipedia, the. Ten years later, the march 25, 1989 exxon valdez oil spill in prince william sound remains the largest tanker spill in the history of north. The 1989 valdez accident was one of the lowest points in exxonmobils long history. March 26, 2014 the lives of fishermen in alaska were forever changed after the exxon. Some consider the spill amount,used by the state of. Carcasses were found of over 35,000 birds and 1,000 sea otters. Octane in 1938, the worlds first commercial production of alkylate at a humble oil plant in texas made possible the manufacturing of isooctane as a blending agent. The grounding of the exxon valdez upon bligh reef in alaskas prince william sound and the resulting spill and mismanaged cleanup of 240,000 barrels of oil were not, however, simply due to a series of mistakes and bad decisions on board the tanker.
List of books and articles about exxon valdez oil spill online. Video produced by steve nelson and the alaska department of environmental conservation. An oil tanker, the exxon valdez, hit a reef in prince william sound, alaska. Remembering the exxon valdez oil spill the atlantic. The culture of exxon is documented carefully in the book. The cleanup process was probably the most expensive oil spill cleanup in history. The santa barbara oil spill occurred in january and february 1969 in the santa barbara channel, near the city of santa barbara in southern california. As oil flowed from the shredded bowels of the exxon valdez at a rate of 14,000 gallons per minute, bobby day the authors husband readied his new 50foot fishing boat for a herring season that would never open. Throughout our history, we have been pioneers in products and technology that impact the way the world uses energy. How a massive oil spill triggered an environmental. Approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil were spilled covering an area of 460 miles from bligh reef to the village of chignik, impacting 1,300 miles of alaskan coastline and killing countless animals. Exxon valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on march 24, 1989, in prince william sound, an inlet in the gulf of alaska, alaska, u.
A visual history of alaskas response to the exxon valdez oil spill. In this case its about the exxon valdez oil spill and how it affected environmental systems and. On march 23, 1989, the exxon valdez crashed hard aground on the coast at prince william sound, alaska. In 2016, hollywood produced a film that tackled the daunting subject of the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico.
Major facts about the exxon valdez oil spill it was on march 24, 1989, the oil tanker exxon valdez struck the bligh reef in the prince william sound region of alaska to begin one of the biggest maritime fatalities at that time. Our history memories and milestones exxon and mobil. Oct 02, 2019 among the oil spills occurred in the last five decades, exxon valdez oil spill remains a prominent one. The largest oil spills in history mnn mother nature. From board games to cookbooks, how the exxon valdez oil spill. Oil spill animated short film 2014 global awareness youtube. The exxon valdez oil spill was a manmade disaster that occurred when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by the exxon shipping company. Oil spill is a nonfiction book, that is all about oil spills. This story reveals the regulatory and governance failures that gave rise to the spill, politics surrounding oil development, coziness between the.
Exxon valdez oil spill brings bad juju and pain 25 years later. Dvd cover for 2016 film, deepwater horizon, based on the 2010 bp gulf of mexico oil rig disaster that killed 11 workers and resulted in the worst oil spill in u. When you set the book down, make an absolute, ironclad commitment to join. Crucial time passed before containment and cleanup efforts began. Exxon mobil has so many subdivisions all over the universe. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. March 26, 2014 the lives of fishermen in alaska were forever changed after the exxon valdez oil spill more than two decades. The valdez spill is 36th worst oil spill in history in terms of sheer volume. Book recalls exxon valdez tragedy 25 years later wsu.
Personal stories behind exxon valdez spill in book red light to. The exxon valdez oil spill was a shipping accident that happened off the coast of the united states on march 24, 1989. Nearly 11,000,000 gallons of crude oil were dispersed when the exxon valdez ran aground, polluting 1,300 miles of alaskan shoreline and causing the extermination of much native wildlife. It continues with information about cleaning up and preventing oil spills. Davidson discusses his new book, in the wake of the exxon valdez. No one anticipated any unusual problems as the exxon valdez left the alyeska pipeline terminal at 9. In 2009, the council produced a comprehensive oral history of the exxon valdez oil spill, published on march 24, the 20th anniversary of the spill. Exxon valdez oil spill, 25 years later view all 12 images since exxon valdez, there have been at least twodozen major oil spills in the united states, ranging in size from a few hundred. Exxon valdez oil spill in twelvemonth 1989 at prince william sound is one of the most terrific incident which took topographic point in the center of the ocean.
While exxonmobils predecessors were never without serious challenges, perhaps the biggest public scandal hit exxon with the exxon valdez oil spill in 1989. This book, 288 pages in length, features interviews with over 60 people who experienced the spill firsthand. Stan jones, formerly with the anchorage daily news, recounts the. The exxon valdez oil spill was a manmade disaster that occurred when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by the exxon shipping company, spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into alaskas prince. The exxon valdez oil spill a true book paperback march 1, 2011. Stan jones, formerly with the anchorage daily news, recounts the timeline of the spill. On march 24, 1989, the exxon valdez oil tanker struck a reef and spilled close to 11 million gallons of oil. Since oil spills are very bad for our oceans and oceanic wildlife, the book talks about ways to help contain and clean up the spill. Pages in category exxonmobil oil spills the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
May 21, 2012 how the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill occur. What makes the exxon valdez spill so famous is the environmental impact. However, the total cost is unknown and still growing. Exxon valdez oil spill trustee council read more aerial view of a maxibarge and spill workers hosing a beach, oil sheen trapped in containment boom, on latouche lsland, on september 11, 1989. In 1999, exxon corporation merged with mobil to form exxonmobil. Saturdays spill adds to a history of pipeline malfunctionsin 2011, the exxon silvertip pipeline spilled 63,000 gallons of oil into the yellowstone river two and a. On good friday 1989, the huge oil tanker, exxon valdez, ran aground in prince william sound, spilling. On march 24, 1989, the tanker exxon valdez runs aground in prince william sound in alaska. Apr 10, 2011 on march 23, 1989, the exxon valdez crashed hard aground on the coast at prince william sound, alaska. Part of the reason that the cleanup effort was so expensive was the amount of workers that were used in the effort. Mar 24, 2014 exxon valdez oil spill trustee council read more aerial view of a maxibarge and spill workers hosing a beach, oil sheen trapped in containment boom, on latouche lsland, on september 11, 1989.
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