Black Tides: Corporate Evasion and the Exxon Valdez Crude Oil, Litigation, and the Environmental Architecture of Legal Defense in Prince William Sound, 1989-2008
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ePUB
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Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Altersempfehlung
1 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
04.04.2026
Verlag
EpubliSeitenzahl
207 (Printausgabe)
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889 KB
Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9783565383016
In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef, spilling eleven million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. The horrifying images of oiled seabirds and ruined coastlines sparked global outrage. Yet, the true catastrophe was not just the navigational error of a fatigued crew; it was the masterclass in corporate legal evasion that followed.
Exxon deployed an unprecedented legal and public relations architecture to mitigate their liability. By weaponizing maritime law, stalling civil litigation in appellate courts for two decades, and utilizing advanced corporate shell structures, the energy giant managed to slash their multi-billion dollar punitive damages down to a fraction of the original judgment.
This investigative documentary deconstructs the legal and logistical fallout of the spill. You will examine the physics of the double-hull tanker mandates that followed, the psychological toll on the ruined Alaskan fishing communities, and how the disaster fundamentally reshaped modern environmental law.
Look beyond the oil slick. Understand the calculated corporate strategy that turned the worst environmental disaster in American history into an extended, highly profitable legal waiting game.
Exxon deployed an unprecedented legal and public relations architecture to mitigate their liability. By weaponizing maritime law, stalling civil litigation in appellate courts for two decades, and utilizing advanced corporate shell structures, the energy giant managed to slash their multi-billion dollar punitive damages down to a fraction of the original judgment.
This investigative documentary deconstructs the legal and logistical fallout of the spill. You will examine the physics of the double-hull tanker mandates that followed, the psychological toll on the ruined Alaskan fishing communities, and how the disaster fundamentally reshaped modern environmental law.
Look beyond the oil slick. Understand the calculated corporate strategy that turned the worst environmental disaster in American history into an extended, highly profitable legal waiting game.
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