
The Day The Water Died
March 24, 1989 will forever plague history as one of the worst environmental disasters of our time. Eleven million gallons of oil spilled into the Prince William Sound, killing thousands of wildlife and destroying a complex and delicate ecosystem. Exxon promised they would clean up the spill and promised that those affected would get their lives back. Its sixteen years later and the people are still waiting for their lives to become "whole" again.
Ross Mullins, commercial fisherman and Cordova businessman; Dune Lankard, Eyak tribesman and environmental activist; and Riki Ott, marine biologist and former commercial fisherman, are among many others who describe the historic spill, the immediate emotional impact it had on them, and how, 16 years later, Exxon has still not paid the court-ordered punitive damages. They go on to say that the citizens of Cordova have not recovered from spill -- emotionally, spiritually, economically, and environmentally.
Toast the Earth with Exxon Mobile
The Sierra Club has produced a funny 1 minute FLASH cartoon showing ExxonMobil "Toasting the Earth" (pun intended) in celebration of its record-breaking 2005 profits. Click here to watch and then help Exxpose Exxon by spreading the word.
Sierra Club Chronicles
In the planetary struggle to protect the environment, we often forget that this is a war waged every day on neighborhood streets, fishing boats and in firehouses by people fighting to protect their homes, their health and their jobs.
Sierra Club Chronicles, a new monthly television series produced by award winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films in association with Sierra Club Productions captures the dramatic efforts of committed individuals across the country working every day to protect the health of their environment and their communities. Molly O'Brien co-executive produces and Richard Ray Pérez serves as director and supervising producer on the series.
For more information about the Chronicles series, visit the Sierra Club TV website.