The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill


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Marine Mammals Ashore


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Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.




Mission Without a Map


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Original version released for publication by the Council in 2009; Rev. ed. released June 2010.




Proceedings


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CD-ROM copy for 2001 contains also abstracts since 1969, full text proceedings for 1995-2001, and technical papers for 1995-1999.




The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina


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"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.




Marine Accident Report


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This report explains the grounding of the United States oil tanker Exxon Valdez on March 24, 1989. Safety issues discussed include the navigation watch, role of human factors, manning standards, the company's drug/alcohol testing and rehabilitation program, vessel traffic service, and oil spill response. Includes safety recommendations, maps.




Lessons of the Exxon Valdez


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This public education booklet includes an essay on prevention and control of oil spills, including use of containment booms after the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound, southern Alaska in 1989.




The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill


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Describes the 1989 oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez ship off the coast of Alaska, detailing the events leading up to the spill, how it affected the wildlife and environment of Alaska, and the spill's longterm effect.







Crude Existence


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After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. Focusing on the everyday realities of people living in the extraction zones, Reed explores the exclusion, degradation, and violence that are the fruits of petrocapitalism in Angola.