I have been reading Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll, and was captivated by the prologue, which reviewed the Exxon Valdez tragedy. As I read the story, I began to get an uneasy feeling that we may be witnessing history about to repeat itself.
Precisely what sent the Exxon Valdez into Bligh Reef and environmental infamy is still not known with certainty. What is known