EPA Releases Study of
Exxon Spill in Brooklyn
On September 12, 2007, the EPA released a study
of Exxon's Brooklyn oil spill. The report says the spill may be
as large as 30 million gallons and also that the
surrounding air contains high levels of methane
vapors.
New York AG Sues ExxonMobil
New York Attorney General Andrew
Cuomo announced on July 17, 2007, that he has
filed suit against the ExxonMobil Corporation
and ExxonMobil Refining and Supply
Company to force the cleanup of a huge
oil spill in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and to restore
Newtown Creek.
Rachel's Press Conference on ExxonMobil Spill
in Brooklyn
Clean up of the ExxonMobil oil spill in Brooklyn
was one of the featured issues of
Rachel's campaign for AG. At her
June 24, 2006, press conference on the spill in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Rachel presented
evidence suggesting that the spill may affect
a wider area of Brooklyn than previously acknowledged.
Metroland on Rachel's Exclusion from AG Debates
Chet Hardin's October 19, 2006, article
about the AG race in the Albany-area weekly, Metroland,
tells how the League of Women Voters approved
Rachel's inclusion in their AG debates, but
the media outlets refused to include Rachel under
pressure from Andrew Cuomo.
Rachel's Blog
http://buildgreens.blogspot.com/
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