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Exxon Valdez and the Deepwater Horizon: History's Repeating Itself

"History is repeating, say officials who investigated the Valdez, because the lessons of two decades ago remain unheeded. "It's disappointing," said 84-year-old Walt Parker, chairman of the Alaska Oil Spill Commission, which made dozens of recommendations for preventing a recurrence. "It's almost as though we had never written the report." - excerpt appeared in this CBSNews.com article.

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