Friday, July 29, 2022

Dead Ahead: Exxon Valdez Oil Disaster in Context, conclusion

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    More importantly, in  Dead Ahead  Iarossi revealed that Exxon knew about Hazelwood’s drinking problem but allowed him to continue as cap...
Friday, July 22, 2022

Dead Ahead: Exxon Valdez Oil Disaster in Context, continued

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  From its opening scenes showing Captain Joseph Hazelwood’s (Jackson Davies) absence from the bridge because of alcohol abuse to its drama...
Friday, July 15, 2022

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Oil Disaster in Context

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  Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster   focuses primarily on the reasons behind both the spill and its slow cleanup, however, rather than ...
Friday, July 8, 2022

The Real Price of Oil: When Externalities Become Transparent in Oil Documentaries

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  While Louisiana Story and Thunder Bay suggest that oil production will either leave the landscape untouched or benefit its ecosyste...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Thunder Bay and the Myth of Interdependence Conclusion

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  Once one of the shrimpers, Teche, learns that golden shrimp, shrimp that have eluded them for decades, are attracted to the rig, interdepe...
Monday, June 20, 2022

Thunder Bay and the Myth of Interdependence, cont.

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  The myth of interdependence in Thunder Bay rests on an impossible link between oil and shrimp. When Gambi returns to the rig he and Martin...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Thunder Bay and the Myth of Interdependence, cont.

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    The climax of  Thunder Bay  occurs when Francesca’s fiancé Phillipe (Robert Monet) tries to blow up the rig, violently opposing oil dril...