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Exxon's Collateral Damaged

by MerleSavage (msavage12 [at] cox.net)
Oil corporations like ExxonMobil have control over what, when, where and how they will execute their operations? There are many oil spills happening every day, and oil companies turn their heads with no responsibility to environment or humanity.
The Corporations, Exxon and VECO, determined our quality of life 20 years ago during the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) cleanup.

My name is Merle Savage; a female general foreman during the EVOS beach cleanup in 1989, which turned into 20 years of extensive health deterioration for me and many other workers. Dr. Riki Ott visited me in 2007 to explain about the toxic spraying on the beaches. She also informed me that Exxon's medical records and the reports that surfaced in litigation brought by sick workers in 1994, had been sealed from the public, making it impossible to hold Exxon responsible for their actions. http://www.rikiott.com


Dr. Riki Ott has devoted her life to taking control from corporations and giving it back to We The People. If corporations continue to control our legal system, then We The People become victims. http://www.MovetoAmend.org

Dr. Riki Ott has written two books; Sound Truth & Corporate Myth$ and Not One Drop. Dr. Ott has investigated and studied the oil spill spraying, and quotes numerous reports in her books, on the toxic chemicals that were used during the 1989 Prince William Sound oily beach cleanup. Black Wave the Film is based on Not One Drop, with interviews of EVOS victims; my interview was featured in the section; Like a War Zone. http://www.blackwavethefilm.com

Exxon developed the toxic spraying; OSHA, the Coast Guard, and the state of Alaska authorized the procedure; Veco and other Exxon contractors implemented it. Beach crews breathed in crude oil that splashed off the rocks and into the air -- the toxic exposure turned into chronic breathing conditions and central nervous system problems, along with other massive health issues. I am only one out of 10,000+ EVSO workers who suffer extreme health problems during and after the 1989 EVOS cleanup. Some of the illnesses include neurological impairment, chronic respiratory disease, leukemia, lymphoma, brain tumors, liver damage, and blood disease.
Please view the 7 minute video that validates my accusations.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5632208859935499100

My website is devoted to searching for EVOS cleanup workers who have been exposed to the toxic spraying and are suffering from the same illnesses as me. Our summer employment turned into a death sentence for many -- and a life of unending medical conditions for the rest of us.
http://www.silenceinthesound.com/stories.shtml
http://www.silenceinthesound.com/gallery.shtml
§Merle Savage-2007
by MerleSavage
I am retired and writing everyday. I have one published book, about the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS), Silence in the Sound; Echoes from the Sound is almost completed. At the present time I am trying to inform the media and public about the medical issues concerning the (EVOS) Workers.
§Silence in the Sound
by MerleSavage
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Have you ever wondered what actually took place after the 1989 Alaskan oil spill... during the beach cleanup? Silence in the Sound is a story that will answer questions and show where one woman’s adventure took her, against all odds.
§Workers Covered in Toxic Mist
by MerleSavage
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill-Workers on the Beach Spraying Hot Sea Water on Beach Covered With Cude oil
§Toxic Beach Spraying
by MerleSavage
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill-Workers on the Beach Spraying Hot Sea Water on Beach Covered With Cude oil
§Workers covered in toxic mist
by MerleSavage
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill-Workers on the Beach Spraying Hot Sea Water on Beach Covered With Cude oil
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