Highly visible mining industry marionette, Eric Twelker, must be having a banner day today as the US Supreme court handed victory to his former employer, the Exxon Corporation, sharply reducing the $2.5 billion in punitive damages awarded in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The court lowered the award to $507.5 million, effectively destroying the hopes of some 32,000 Alaska Natives and fishermen who had been waiting almost 20 years to learn whether Exxon Mobil Corp. would have to pay punitive damages for grounding the tanker on Bligh Reef and releasing 11 million gallons of crude oil into the fishing waters of Prince William Sound.
The court lowered the award to $507.5 million, effectively destroying the hopes of some 32,000 Alaska Natives and fishermen who had been waiting almost 20 years to learn whether Exxon Mobil Corp. would have to pay punitive damages for grounding the tanker on Bligh Reef and releasing 11 million gallons of crude oil into the fishing waters of Prince William Sound.
You see way back when, the Twelkster, in the case of Chenega V. Exxon, argued against requiring Exxon to pay damages to Alaskan native corporations whose land had been damaged by the spill. Now Twelker passes his time as a vocal and visible (not to mention well paid) supporter of the mining industry in its bid to build Pebble. The drinks are on you tonight Twelk!
2 comments:
Your childish attacks are truly embarrassing. Instead of going after individuals and spreading false information, perhaps you should donate money to an environmental cause. It would be more worthwhile and definitely better for your soul, which must be quite heavy.
Go pound sand lady. Are you the twelkster's mother? What kind of kid was he?
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