Exxon Valdez

Lynne Peeples

Are Rapidly Expanding Coal And Oil Sands Exports To Asia Raising Risks Of Another Major U.S. Oil Spill?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.01.2012

Like many residents of the San Juan Islands, Johannes Krieger's livelihood is inextricably tied to the sea. He runs kayak and whale-watching tours her...

"Making It Right" After BP Oil Disaster Is Up to Us - Not BP

Riki Ott | Posted 04.20.2012

Riki Ott

Two years after the BP oil disaster, I ask for people to help make it right -- in the Gulf and across the country. We have the power to stop BP and the federal government from doing more harm. It is time to exercise our power in our communities.

BP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 04.19.2012

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

We need to decide whether it is appropriate to lease sensitive areas of the ocean for oil and gas development. To make smart decisions, though, we need solid scientific information -- and that information does not exist for most "frontier" areas.

Ship That Caused Major Disaster To Be Used For Scrap

Posted 03.21.2012

More than 20 years later, a ship best known for causing an environmental catastrophe is finally being put to rest. The Exxon Valdez, which spille...

'Green News Report' - January 31, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

Oil and Herring Don't Mix

Carl Safina | Posted 03.18.2012

Carl Safina

When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound, it unleashed a regional catastrophe whose effects continue to play out these two decades later. One such apparent effect was the subsequent collapse of the region's herring.

Now Is the Time to Invest in Restoring the Health of the Gulf of Mexico

Vikki N. Spruill | Posted 02.06.2012

Vikki N. Spruill

It took just 89 days for that well to spew over 4 million barrels of oil, but it will take much longer for us to fully understand the impact of this disaster -- and longer still to rebuild a healthy and prosperous Gulf of Mexico.

New Zealand's Oil Disaster: Black Swans and Human Errors

James Turner | Posted 12.25.2011

James Turner

The same governments that express their shock when events like this happen are the same who refuse to consider them as signals to change course.

Are We Really Ready to Expose Our Arctic Waters to the Threat of a Major Oil Spill?

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 10.25.2011

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

The icy waters north of Alaska are home to polar bears, walruses and whales; it's a fragile environment, and our understanding of this unique marine ecosystem is not well developed.

It's Time We Take the Pulse of the Gulf

Vikki N. Spruill | Posted 09.18.2011

Vikki N. Spruill

We cannot continue to let the Gulf suffer. Pillars of the regional economy -- tourism, energy, recreational fishing and the seafood industry -- cannot prosper without the natural resources that support them.

Gulf 'Dead Zone' This Year Predicted To Be Largest In History

AP | By CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 08.14.2011

NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists predict this year's "dead zone" of low-oxygen water in the northern Gulf of Mexico will be the largest in history – ab...

The Atlantic: The Cost Of Nigeria's Oil

The Atlantic | Alan Taylor | Posted 08.08.2011

For over 50 years now, the extraction of crude oil and natural gas from Nigeria's Niger Delta has meant wealth for a privileged few but has exacted he...

"Show People What They May Not See for Themselves" -- the Photography of Natalie Fobes

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.15.2011

Steven Crandell

Fobes wanted to do a holistic look at salmon -- not just their importance to fishing and the environment, but their cultural significance.

Science and the BP Spill: Lack of Available Data Doesn't Equal Lack of Harm

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.12.2011

Frances Beinecke

Nearly a year after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, it's easy to assume that if we don't see a lot of headlines about ecological damage, then there mustn't be any. But it's not over. Let me repeat: it's definitely not over.

What We Still Haven't Learned From the Exxon Valdez Disaster

Regan Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Regan Nelson

While the Exxon Valdez spill was a very different spill than the Deepwater Horizon disaster, there are some striking similarities that suggest that we didn't learn our lessons from the Exxon Valdez disaster.

What Exxon Valdez Can Still Teach Us

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marilyn Heiman

The lessons of the Exxon Valdez spill are more vital than ever as we approach the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and contemplate drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

Exxon Scores Key Victory In Oil Spill Case

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Exxon Mobil Corp. has won a round in a dispute with environmentalists who want more money to clean up oil left on the shorel...

$100 Million More Sought For Exxon Valdez Cleanup

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge will hear arguments Friday on whether Exxon Mobil Corp. owes another $100 million to remove oil remaining on...

Exxon Says It's Done Paying for Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

AlaskaDispatch.com

Exxon Mobil says it does not intend to spend any more money on claims or damages arising from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, according to a federal court document filed Friday.

BP: Making it Right (for BP)

Scott Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Edwards

Over the past nine months, BP has conducted a full-throttle charm offensive. But their bottom line doesn't account for the cost of restoring the health of our communities. They're in it for the money.

From Exxon-Valdez to Deepwater Horizon: Have We Learned Enough to Expand Arctic Drilling?

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 05.25.2011

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

It is vital that the administration and Congress follow the Commission's recommendations to help ensure we never see an oil disaster play out in vulnerable Arctic waters.

Nonprofit Groups To Bird-Dog Spill Report Proposals

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Buchanan

Coastal advocates like much, though not all, of what they've read in the national, oil-spill commission report released this month, and instead of stashing the document in a desk drawer, they plan to stay engaged and speak up about its ideas.

PHOTOS: Stunning Exhibit Documents Exxon Valdez Oil Spill's Effects Decades Later

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Nationally recognized artist Carole Fisher's exhibit, "Sticks in the Mind: Alaska Oil Spill Project, 1989-2010," opens today at the Minneapolis Colleg...

DOJ Pursues Clean Water Fines for BP, Now Congress Must Ensure Funds for Gulf Restoration

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 05.25.2011

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

To miss the opportunity to take the pulse of the Gulf through long-term research and monitoring would be to gamble with the Gulf's future and jeopardize the ecological engine that drives our economy.

Saving Sea Otters, Saving Ourselves

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Julie Packard

California has led the nation in environmental protection in so many ways. It's surely within our reach to ensure that our sea otters survive and thrive.