Exxon Still Trying to Get Out of Paying for Valdez Oil Spill Clean-Up
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Yes, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill occurred well over two decades ago, but the fallout can still be felt today. As Mother Jones' Kate Sheppard notes, you can still find oil right on the beaches where the crude first made landfall in 1989. That's crazy. Fish and wildlife populations have not yet recovered, and some are still threatened. But despite the fact that the oil spill was one of the most widely-publicized environme...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The ongoing oil spill off the coast of New Zealand began nearly two weeks ago, but it will get worse before it gets better, officials predict. Much worse. Since the Rena ran aground on a reef, oil has been steadily but slowly leaking into the ocean and reaching shore.
But the ship's position on the reef has become increasingly precarious, battered by high winds and 12 foot waves. The breakup of the ship and the spilling of another 1,000 tons of oil into the water are likely imminent, 
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I'm not saying the NYPD are training African antelopes, but this attack looks suspiciously similar to a 2008 video of a 
