“Once the oil leaves the dock, Kinder Morgan holds no
obligation or responsibility, even 10 metres out – that’s the
carrier’s liability.”
The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989 dumping
hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into Prince William Sound.
In 1994 a jury’s verdict announced Exxon would have to pay a
massive $5.3 billion dollar fine.
Exxon appealed this settlement 4 times in the next 3 years and
eventually paid out just $500 million.
If a U.S. Court has difficulty prosecuting a U.S.
company, how would a Canadian court fair prosecuting a
Chinese (shipping) company?
More at DesmogCanada
Federal
scientists estimate that between 16,000 and 21,000 gallons of oil
remains on beaches in Prince William Sound and up to 450 miles away.
Some of the oil does not appear to have biodegraded at all.
What more needs to be said?
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