Lessons from the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Cordova, Alaska fisherman RJ Kopchak talks about the long-term effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on the waters, wildlife and fishery livelihoods of Prince William Sound.

"The lesson from these big oil spills is: A) the oil companies won't make you whole and; B) the damage is still going on twenty years later and there is no way fishing dependent or natural resource dependent communities will ever recover from major oil spills, at least during the lifetime of the people who were there when the spill happened."
-RJ Kopchak, fisherman, Cordova, Alaska

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[gaiagale]

I am so sorry that the herring are gone ...sorry for your personal and business loss ...truly

I'm curious about the oil industry in Alaska since the 'big one' spill?

I have signed up to give an oral presentation to the Joint Panel Review regarding the Enbridge pipeline proposal. Hopefully we as consciencious citizens can support coastal communities and fellow citizens by stopping the bid for the dual pipeline

any thoughts? ...please feel free to share with me ;-])

thanks