Exxon-Alaska Relationship Tenses Up Over Pipeline
June 27th, 2008
Many Alaskans are feeling bitter about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday to slash the amount of punitive damages Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. But the relationship between the oil-rich state and the oil-producing giant could get even rockier in coming months.
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Meanwhile, anger against Exxon spiked after the Supreme Court decision was handed down. “Exxon has made billions of dollars off our North Slope oil. What we must demand in return is to be treated fairly,” said Ethan Berkowitz, the Democratic candidate for Alaska’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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