
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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What I Know About Exxon Valdez
The oil tanker Exxon Valdez crashed and exploded off the coast of Alaska in 1989, spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The incident inspired Greenpeace to get more powerful or environmental reforms. "I just remember how the country stopped for like a long time to look at this," says co-host John Sutter. 'There are repercussions to the massive scale of toxic material we're trying to move around'
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