Guest guest Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 At 12:05 PM 10/30/07, you wrote: >TODAY'S NEWS > >Exx Appeal >U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of Exxon Valdez damage award > >The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to hear ExxonMobil's appeal of the >$2.5 billion in damages it was ordered to pay for the disastrous 1989 >Exxon Valdez oil spill. An Alaskan jury in 1994 originally ordered the >company to pay $5 billion in damages, but the amount was cut in half by an >appeals court last December. Now the $39.5-billion-a-year company is >hoping the Supremes will further reduce or eliminate the damage award, >arguing it's already paid a few billion in cleanup costs and that it was >the ship captain's fault anyway. For its part, the court will review the >case based on whether the Clean Water Act and maritime laws allow for >punitive damages, and if so, whether the award is excessive. The case >could end in a tie when it's decided next year since Justice Samuel Alito >will not take part in the case (he owns over $100,000 in Exxon stock). The >Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil, polluting about >1,200 miles of Alaskan coastline. > >[ email | discuss | + digg | + del.icio.us ] >sources: Associated Press, The Washington Post, The New York Times > > >The Weight of Water >U.S. states face water shortages > >The catastrophic California wildfires have been getting the lion's share >of the press these days, but it's worth paying attention to an equally >intimidating but slower-moving threat: water shortages. From Georgia to >Massachusetts, Florida to New York, the Great Lakes to the West, U.S. >states are getting thirstier. In fact, the government predicts that at >least 36 states will face challenges from inadequate water supplies within >five years, thanks to a combination of rising temperatures, drought, >population growth, sprawl, waste, and overuse. " Is it a crisis? If we >don't do some decent water planning, it could be, " says Jack Hoffbuhr of >the American Water Works Association. Officials hope that measures such as >water recycling, efficiency, and desalination will save the day. >Meanwhile, local officials are tightening their grasp on any available >supplies, and debates over how to address the problem are simmering. > >[ email | discuss | + digg | + del.icio.us ] >sources: Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Agence France-Presse, The >Boston Globe, The New York Times ****** Kraig and Shirley Carroll ... in the woods of SE Kentucky http://www.thehavens.com/ thehavens 606-376-3363 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release 2/14/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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