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To: akdonn
Alaska's politics, a direct reflection of it's voters, suck.

If they really gave a damn about the environment they would of put in a navigational system to of prevented the Valdez accident.

Instead of building needed infrastructure, (billing the American people who bought and gave them the land), they partied with the oil revenue.

30 posted on 10/02/2005 5:13:01 AM PDT by Mark was here (How can they be called "Homeless" if their home is a field?.)
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To: Mrs Mark
If they really gave a damn about the environment they would of put in a navigational system to of prevented the Valdez accident.

You are making statements like a Troll.

I have navigated Prince William Sound, I know where the Valdez ran aground and it could only take a sheer drunk idiot to wreck there (oh yeah, that's what happened).

Before you shoot your mouth off, get the facts.

PS: The only harm to the environment remaining is the sterilized beaches where the environmentalists washed the rocks with boiling water.

31 posted on 10/02/2005 5:27:33 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (9-11 is your Peace Dividend)
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To: Mrs Mark
If they really gave a damn about the environment they would of put in a navigational system to of prevented the Valdez accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the accident and determined that the probable causes of the grounding were:

The failure of the third mate to properly maneuver the vessel, possibly due to fatigue and excessive workload;

The failure of the master to provide a proper navigation watch, possibly due to impairment from alcohol;

The failure of Exxon Shipping Company to supervise the master and provide a rested and sufficient crew for the Exxon Valdez;

The failure of the U.S. Coast Guard to provide an effective vessel traffic system

The lack of effective pilot and escort services.

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The US Federal Government provides vessel traffic systems in coastal areas of navigable waterways.

43 posted on 10/02/2005 9:33:56 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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