UBC professors are available to comment on the impact and legacy of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska and how it relates to proposed pipeline projects in northern B.C. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the spill, which occurred on March 24, 1989.
Kevin Hanna
Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, UBC’s Okanagan campus
Email: kevin.hanna@ubc.ca
Tel: 250.807.9265
- Comparison between Exxon Valdez disaster and current proposed pipeline projects
- Role of human error in the disaster
Ngaio Hotte
UBC Fisheries Centre
Email: n.hotte@fisheries.ubc.ca
- Potential economic impact of a tanker spill in British Columbia
Charles Menzies
Dept. of Anthropology
Email: charles.menzies@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.2240
Twitter: @charlesmenzies
- Impact on people of Prince William Sound and Alaska and their long-term socio-cultural well-being
- Risk facing B.C.’s northern coastal communities with current pipeline project proposals
Dana Miller
UBC Fisheries Centre
Email: d.miller@fisheries.ubc.ca
Tel: 604.341.6339
- Oil tanker and marine vessel registration and regulations
Rashid Sumaila
UBC Fisheries Centre
Email: r.sumaila@fisheries.ubc.ca
Twitter: @DrRashidSumaila
- Ocean sustainability and fisheries economics
- Economic and risk analysis of Canada’s Northern Gateway project