Exxon Valdez – The Final Showdown?
~An Exxon Valdez oil-filled footprint on a beach in Prince William Sound, known as “The Death Marsh” and “Diesel Beach.” Taken July 4, 2010 – twenty-one years after the spill. (photo by Jeanne Devon) By Prof. Rick Steiner In what could be the final court showdown regarding environmental damage from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil [...]
Voices from the Flats – Earth Day
Earth Day – time to invest in sustainable future By Rick Steiner ———————- Today is Earth Day: a good time to assess the condition of our life-sustaining home planet. On this, there is both good and bad news. The bad news is that the global environment continues to deteriorate. For decades, our “ecological footprint” – [...]
Exxon Denies Long Term Environmental Damage to Prince William Sound – A Day in Court
~Oil sheen from the Exxon Valdez spill fills a footprint on the beach 21 years later in July of 2010 Tomorrow will be a historic day. After 22 years, the final word will be had on the long-term environmental damage from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Last summer, I traveled to Knight Island in Prince [...]
Former UA Professor Receives Cook Inletkeeper’s Highest Award
A Commentary By Susan B. Andrews and John Creed KOTZEBUE—Finally, he’s getting a dinner. For almost 30 years, Rick Steiner toiled away at the University of Alaska, rising through the ranks to become one of the most accomplished, high-profile professors in the history of UA’s Marine Advisory Program. But when Professor Steiner left our state’s [...]
Open Thread – Mark Your Calendar for Rick Steiner
Frequent Mudflats contributor Rick Steiner will be speaking on November 7 in Anchorage. Mark your calendar now. The first time I heard Rick Steiner speak, I was blown away. It wasn’t an anomaly. This is an event you will not want to miss. Steiner is incredibly knowledgeable and conveys even the most complex subjects in [...]
Voices from the Flats – Dalian Oil Spill: Preliminary Findings
On July 21, 2010 China had its worst oil spill disaster ever at the port of Dalian. Above, two firefighters work on the spill trying to clear a water pump in the ocean. Five minutes later, one of them was dead, the latest tragedy in a long and growing list of life lost due to an oil [...]
Voices from the Flats – Oil Spill Update from Rick Steiner
Today, on Day 109 of the catastrophic BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the “static kill” of the blowout nears completion and the 3-month long disaster seems on the verge of moving into a new chapter. The final solution to stopping the blowout permanently is the “bottom kill” with one of the relief wells now [...]
Professor Rick Steiner on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mudflats contributor Professor Rick Steiner appeared tonight on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He starts at 4 minutes in, and discusses some of his points from the previous post here. In addition, Rolling Stone contributing editor Tim Dickenson talk with Keith about the planned [...]
Voices from the Flats – Deepwater Horizon Update
Day 60 — Deepwater Horizon June 18, 2010 Rick Steiner, Professor Marine conservation biologist, Anchorage Alaska (Advising in the Gulf much of the past 2 months) ———————- As the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico approaches it’s 2-month mark, there are a few points that deserve to be made, as update. The world [...]
Voices from the Flats – Truth and Consequences on the Last Frontier
Professor Rick Steiner who, since before the Exxon Valdez disaster has been known as a critic of the oil industry and a defender of marine conservation, has resigned from the University of Alaska. The university had stripped him of a NOAA grant because of his outspoken opposition to offshore oil development in the Bristol Bay [...]
The Shannyn Moore Show – Dr. Rick Steiner Will Resign from U of A.
UPDATE: Dr. Rick Steiner announces that he intends to resign from his 30 year professorship with the University of Alaska. He lost his federal grant funding after years of speaking out against environmental malpractice, including questioning the possibility of responsible oil exploration in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. The oil industry funds a large portion of the [...]
Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Wrap Up
Podcast of Rick Steiner I’ve had several requests for the audio of Professor Rick Steiner’s recent talk at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowshp. His topic was “Crisis in the Oceans and Free Speech.” Professor Steiner is an outspoken critic of oil development and mining practices that will harm sensitive marine ecosystems and threaten Alaska’s fisheries. [...]
U of A Professor Loses Federal Grant Money for Being Too Mavericky.
The first time I heard Univeristy of Alaska professor Rick Steiner speak was in 2006. He gave a brilliant and passionate presentation entitled “War and the Environment,” and was preparing to travel to the Niger Delta to participate in a damage assessment of the world’s most severely petroleum-impacted ecosystem. Whatever area of the brain houses the little part [...]
