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Dear Edward J.,
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ExxonMobil
still has not paid the victims of the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill
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It's been 18 years since the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill and ExxonMobil
still has not paid the punitive damages it owes
to the victims of the spill.
The oil spill destroyed the
livelihoods of thousands of Alaskan fishermen
and others, and decimated wildlife.
Instead of paying what
it owes, ExxonMobil
has dragged more than 30,000 people through 13
years of litigation by appealing every
guilty verdict it's been given since 1994! During
this time 6,000 people have died waiting for
compensation.
Send a fax to ExxonMobil's CEO and
Board Chair and tell them to stop appealing the
guilty verdicts and pay the damages they owe.
The Exxon Valdez spill didn't
just maim and kill hundreds of thousands of
birds, otters, seals, and whales (many of which
have yet to recover). It also wiped out an
entire multi-million dollar herring fishing
industry upon which so many lives - and the
ecosystem - depended.
Please show your support
for the Alaskan communities whose way of life
and livelihoods were devastated by the Exxon
Valdez oil spill.
Send a fax demanding ExxonMobil pay the
punitive damages it owes the victims of the
Exxon Valdez spill. Justice delayed is justice
denied.
ExxonMobil's
behavior is shameful. That is why victims of the
spill will gather on Saturday, March 24th in Cordova,
Alaska to unveil a 7-foot tall wooden ExxonMobil
Ridicule Pole. The special totem pole is a
native Alaskan tradition meant to force a person
of high standing to pay a debt or obligation.
You may not be able to attend
the unveiling but you can join in
solidarity by sending a message to ExxonMobil.
After you send your fax, please forward
this message to your friends and family
and ask them to join you in demanding justice
for the victims of the 1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Your support can help close this
painful chapter in the lives of thousands of
Alaskans - so they can start rebuilding
their communities at last. Thank you.
Julie Waterman
Campaign Director, SaveOurEnvironment.org
info@saveourenvironment.org
Shawnee Hoover
Campaign Director, Exxpose Exxon
info@exxposeexxon.com
P.S. To learn more, read The
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Exxposed: A Reality Check
on ExxonMobil's Claims or
watch the 30-min documentary, The
Day The Water Died.
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