http://www.newamerica.net/taxonomy/term/1013 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2007/oil_water_hazard_cure_5539 <div class="teaser-content"> <p>Almost every American can tell you about the Exxon Valdez oil spill. This spill is a national yardstick for environmental catastrophe and rightly so: oil covered so much of the Alaskan coast that, had it taken place further south, it would have covered every inch of beach between Oregon and Mexico. Although Exxon claims it spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound’s pristine waters, the true number is much larger. </p><p>But as big a disaster as the Valdez was, it is dwarfed by the world’s largest spills and the accumulation of the thousands of smaller oil&hellip; <a href="/publications/articles/2007/oil_water_hazard_cure_5539">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> Terry Tamminen Waterkeeper The Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program Climate Policy Program Energy &amp; Environment Climate Policy Cover Story Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:11:00 -0400 Articles 5539 at http://www.newamerica.net