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RECORD NUMBER: 7 OF 15| Main Title | Not one drop : betrayal and courage in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Ott, Riki. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Chelsea Green Pub., | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2008 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 241304731 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9781933392585; 1933392584 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989 ; Oil spills--Environmental aspects--Alaska--Prince William Sound Region ; Alaska--Politics and government--1959- ; Cordova (Alaska)--History, Local ; Green movement--United States ; Political participation ; Alaska--Cordova | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Exxon Company USA--Political activity ; Exxon Valdez (Ship) | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xxii, 327 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-314) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | pt. 1. Promises (1986-1989) -- A place to stand -- Politics of oil -- Prelude to disaster --pt. 2. Betrayal (1989-1993) -- Taking a stand -- Virtual reality -- Tricks of the trade -- When right makes might -- As bad as it gets -- pt. 3. Courage (1994-1999) -- Decisions -- Stepping-stones -- Gaining ground -- Moving on -- pt. 4. New beginnings (2000-2008) -- Leaving the oil age -- "A new species of trouble" -- A new consciousness. "Shocking, factual, and inspiring, Not One Drop traces the twenty-year trail of Cordova, Alaska, residents as they cope with the largest oil spill and one of the longest-running court cases in U.S. history-and, ultimately, the failure of Exxon to come through on its promise to compensate them adequately for their losses and clean up their environment after the Exxon Valdez oil spill."--Back cover. |