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The Spill: Personal Stories from the Exxon Valdez Disaster

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The Spill is an excellent read. It commemortes the twentieth anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. It is a collection of personal interviews that reflect the long-term ecological and economic impact to Alaska and its citizens. Read the Spill with an open heart and mind and reflect on influence this catastrophic event had on human lives and nature,and the damage that is still with us today. Chalk another one up for Goliath...David lost this battle.

Compelling, heartbreaking. An unbearable tragedy becomes a lesson that needs to be learned, a story that needs to be told. This one was told extremely well by people who are stronger for going through something no one should have to go through. The authors did a good job of showing all points of view, but I found myself feeling outraged for the victims: the fishing industry,the wildlife,the land and water, people whose lawsuit still isn't resolved equitably. Everyone should read this book to get a clear picture of corporate greed gone amuck.

I recommend this book to anyone living on the Gulf of Mexico. The stories in it make you realize this is not the first oil spill. It allows you to look at what is happening in your community as a textbook case of what happens in a technological disaster. From the lack of action and equipment to staged cleanup photo-ops to the Exxon workers who worked their tails off to get the 80 percent oil still on the ship to safety...a good read and a good way to make a little bit of sense out of the present-day Deepwater Horizon disaster.