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BLACK WAVE: THE LEGACY OF THE EXXON VALDEZ
Directed by Robert Cornellier
The story of the Exxon Valdez and the 20-year legal battle to get restitution from ExxonMobil.
In the early hours of March 24th 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil supertanker runs aground in Alaska. It discharges millions of gallons of crude oil. The incident becomes the biggest environmental catastrophe in North American history.
In a flash, dramatic images shoot across the planet. They show thousands of carcasses of seabirds and sea otters covered in oil. A thick black tide rises and covers the beaches of once-pristine Prince William Sound.
For twenty years, Riki Ott and the fishermen of the little town of Cordova, Alaska have waged the longest legal battle in U.S. history against the world's most powerful oil company - ExxonMobil. They tell us all about the environmental, social and economic consequences of the black wave that changed their lives forever.
This is the legacy of the Exxon Valdez.
Award
~ Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy Awards), Best Direction in a Documentary Program
DVD
Grades 7-12, College, Adults
99 minutes
2008
USD 295.00
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