Our Town vs. Exxon

Marine biologist Riki Ott explains how Cordova, Alaska, rebounded 20 years after the oil spill.

By Silja J.A. Talvi

Riki Ott is unlike anyone you have met. A marine biologist with a subspecialty in water pollutants, Ott received her doctorate from the University of Washington and headed to Alaska, but not to take a university position. Instead, Ott fell in love with the wilderness, [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Workers cleaning oily rocks from the tug boat’s spill need to know about the toxic fumes. The diesel oil is reported not harmful to breathe, and that is what Exxon said about the crude oil in 1989, but Exxon Collateral Damage, 10,000+ victims of the cleanup have been struggling with health issues for 20 Years.

    My name is Merle Savage; I was a female general foreman during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill beach cleanup in Alaska.

    Dr. Riki Ott, who wrote two books about the criminal actions of Exxon; Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$ and Black Wave, located, and visited me in my home. She explained how Exxon authorized the toxic chemicals for spraying Alaska

    United States Posted by msavage on Jan 2, 2010 at 12:27 PM
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