Tag: Energy
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DOT Issues Emergency Order for Stricter Standards to Transport Crude Oil by Rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday issued an Emergency Order requiring all shippers to test product from the Bakken region to ensure the proper classification of crude oil before it is transported by rail, while also prohibiting the transportation of crude oil in the lowest-strength packing group. [caption id="attachment_323339" align="alignnone" width="500"] The fireball that followed…
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Documents Say Navy Knew Fukushima Dangerously Contaminated the USS Reagan
A stunning new report indicates the U.S. Navy knew that sailors from the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its meltdowns and explosions nearly three years ago. If true, the revelations cast new light on the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the sailors against Tokyo Electric Power. Many…
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Barge Oil Spill Closes 65 Miles of Mississippi River
Saturday, an oil barge traveling down the Mississippi River near Vacherie, LA, crashed into another boat causing an oil spill and closing a 65-mile stretch of the river while officials assessed the damage, reported The Guardian. [blackoutgallery id=”323087″] Approximately 31,500 gallons of light crude oil spilled into the Mississippi River as a result of the collision, according…
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New Zealanders Say No to Offshore Oil Drilling, Yes to Clean Energy
Thousands of New Zealanders are coming together to say no to deep sea oil. [caption id="attachment_323059" align="alignnone" width="500"] Akaroa Banks Peninsula. Photo credit: Greenpeace New Zealand[/caption] The Get Active and Get Free campaign aims to reclaim New Zealand’s future by putting a stop to oil exploration in New Zealand waters. [caption id="attachment_323060" align="alignnone" width="500"] More than 350…
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Fukushima Disaster Doesn’t Stop Japan From Including Nuclear Power as Vital Source in New Energy Plan
Though their nuclear reactors are responsible for a catastrophic meltdown nearly three years ago at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant—and subsequent radioactive leaks, food scares, petitions and lawsuits—Japan officials said Tuesday that the country needs to add more nuclear energy to its supply. Japan released its first energy draft since the Fukushima disaster, and it includes plans…