Category: Arkansas
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MUST SEE VIDEO: Colbert’s Take on the Exxon Pipeline Spill
ECOWATCH — Ready for a little comic relief? Check out this video clip from last weeks The Colbert Report highlighting the recent …
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Top 5 Reasons Transporting Tar Sands Crude is Reckless
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL — Rep. Ed Markey: This latest pipeline incident is a troubling reminder that oil companies still have not proven that they can safely transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States without creating risks to our citizens and our environment …
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Toxic and Tax Exempt: American Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Tar Sands Oil Spill Cleanup
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — In a January 2011 memorandum, the IRS determined that to generate revenues for the oil spill trust fund, Congress only intended to tax conventional crude, and not tar sands or other unconventional oils. This exemption remains to this day, even though …
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Exxon Mobil Pipeline Rupture and Train Derailment Oil Spill, Exemplifies Concerns of Keystone XL
ECOWATCH — On Friday, an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region, causing the evacuation of 22 homes …
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Groups Demand Fracking Chemical Info
EARTHJUSTICE — In an effort to help protect the public from exposure to toxic chemicals, environmental and health groups went to court today to ask a judge to require the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to disclose information about chemicals used …