Everybody agrees that mistakes were made during the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Could the very same mistakes be made again? Last week, APRN’s Talk of Alaska showed that emotions stirred by those events of twenty years ago still lie close to the surface for many people in our state. The discussion continues today on the actual twentieth anniversary of the spill.
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HOST: Steve Heimel
GUESTS:
- Gregg Erickson, founder of The Alaska Budget Report, the economist in charge of Alaska’s spill damage assessment in 19889-91
- Stan Jones and Sharon Bushell, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, co-authors The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: An Oral History
- Tom Tilden, Bristol Bay resident
- Live callers statewide
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide
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