http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ_CDCnjvus

Fisherman Tom Copeland describes the illegal 'bucketeering' he and his crew did to help remove oil from the water by hand, using buckets. He explains how they avoided getting caught by the Coast Guard and describes getting an offer from Exxon to buy the buckets rather than dump them. On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil over the course of several days.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMTUwsvfeTA

Roy Robertson describes orders he received from Exxon to ignore oil on the beaches he was cleaning and explains how his job was threatened if he didn't comply. On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil over the course of several days.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz8AtF6AA2c

John Devens Jr. describes how in trying to meet impossible quotas for cleaning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, he was nearly caught illegally disposing oil after they had proclaimed the project done. He also explains how cleaning a beach often meant pretending to clean a beach that had never been exposed to the oil spill just to reach these impractical expectations. On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil over the course of several days.

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