The Observer, May 2008
Ten years ago in the Observer
In its 17 years of publication, the council’s Observer newsletter has become something of an institutional memory of efforts to develop a world-class safety system for crude oil transportation in Prince William Sound. In the issue published ten years ago next month, the Observer covered allegations that the new tanker vapor control system at Alyeska’s Valdez terminal might blow up, launched the Community Corner column, and reported that the council was “still cautious” about chemical dispersants (which pretty much sums up the council’s position today). All Observers since the very first issue, which was published in the spring of 1991, are available online at www.pwsrcac.org/newsroom/observer.html on the council website.