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Judicial activism
Aftermath of Supreme Court's Exxon decision |
Sir Oolius |
26 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Estimated time for full ecological recovery by affected species from the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill: 15 - 30 years. Estimated time for full financial recovery by Exxon Mobil Corp. from yesterday's Supreme Court decision: 4.5 days. As written in yesterday's opinion: The real problem, it seems, is the stark unpredictability of punitive awards. |
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| Topics: Alaska, environmental justice, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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