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RECORD NUMBER: 16 OF 63| Main Title | David, Goliath and the beach-cleaning machine : how a small California town fought an oil giant and won! / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Wolcott, Barbara. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Capital Books, Inc., | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2003 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 51060244 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 193186831X (alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Liability for oil pollution damages--California--Avila Beach ; Environmental lawyers--California--Biography | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Rizzo, Saro ; Unocal Corporation--Trials, litigation, etc | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 1st ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | x, 245 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Rizzo's date with destiny -- The beginning of the partnership juggernaut -- The little dig--the peril below -- Conflicts in technology -- Partnerships draw a line in the sand -- The battle for the plan--the EIR -- Rizzo loads his sling with small rocks -- Small town fight in the big leagues -- Corporate coming of age -- Padlocks on the pipelines -- Shootout stalls--sheriff comes to take over -- Strangers muddy paradise -- High noon at Avila Beach -- The cost of a company town -- Truce and consequences--settlement -- The way we were -- Dawn on the battlefield -- Dust, destruction, and dismemberment -- The last good-bye -- Holding hands with heritage -- Rizzo's dolphin calling -- A pebble in the water--ever-widening rings. |