Later. Explore nations past on American History tv, every weekend on cspan3 i woke up at my home was in a suburb of anchorage it was all over the news. So, by the time i got to work and you all about it. My first reaction was disbelief, how could this happen. Then, the second reaction was just shock at the enormity of it. They spilled like 11 million gallons of oil and covered like 11,000 mi. 2 of ocean before it was done. The scale was inconceivable until it happened. Where were you working, and what was your job there i worked for the Anchorage Daily News and i was a reporter , primarily doing investigative work but also covering business so i covered oil even before the spill. Can you tell us what the history of the oil industry was in alaska, how large was it during that time. A modern oil industry that we know today got its start in alaska in 1967 when there is a huge oil strike, the pipeline began operating in 1973 and that was when the tanker traffic began so about 15 or 16 year
I was a reporter at the time during investigative work but also covering business. I had covered oil even before this bill. Can you tell us what the history of the oil industry was in alaska . How large was it during that time . The modern oil industry we know today got started in alaska in 1967. It was a huge oil strike. The pipeline began operating in 1973. About 15 years past. The oil industry in alaska from the day oil was discovered had an enormous mind share in this state. It was instantly recognized as the biggest source of funding for State Government. For a long time it was the only source that mattered. The oil industry produced money so fast that one of the jokes was even the Alaska Legislature couldnt waste it all. The oil industry took an acute interest in policy. Over time their influence over the legislature became enormous and it was almost more mandatory to be oil friendly to get elected to the legislature in this state. Who were some of the Big Companies operating out
Washington journal. Also live on American History tv on cspan3. I woke up at my home which was in eagle river. A suburb of anchorage. And it was all over the news. So by the time i got to work, i knew all about it. First reaction was disbelief. How could this happen . And the second reaction was just shock at the enormity of it. They spilled, i think, 11 million gallons of oil and covered, like, 11,000 square miles of ocean. Before it was done. The scale was inconceivable until it happened. Where r you working, what was your job there . I worked for the anchorage daily news, a reporter at the time primarily doing investigative work but also covering business so i had covered oil even before the spill. Can you tell us what the history of the oil industry was in alaska, how large was it during that time . The modern oil industry that we know today got its start in alaska in 1967 when there was a huge oil strike on the bay of the states north slope. The pipeline began operating in 1973 an
Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a measure to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the state capitol. The final vote was 94 to 20. South Carolina Republican governor nikki haley has vowed to quickly sign the bill
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H