Tag: crude oil
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Ohio Pipeline Spill Leaked Double the Amount of Crude Oil Originally Estimated
The pipeline that oozed oil into the Oak Glen Nature Preserve near Cincinnati, OH a week ago leaked more crude oil than originally estimated—about two times more. Federal investigators now estimate that 20,000 gallons leaked last week, threatening the drinking supply and wildlife in the area, the Associated Press reported. [caption id="attachment_327985" align="alignnone" width="500"] Federal investigators…
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50 Tons of Crude Oil Spill in Thailand
Right now, though, the fine, white sands of the island and clear, blue waters that surround it are being turned sticky and black by crude oil which spurted out of a pipeline …
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69,000 Americans Pledge Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Pipeline
More than 69,000 Americans are pledging to risk arrest to halt the construction of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline. In a stand of solidarity with those living along the pipeline’s path …
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Crude Oil Transport Train Explosion Incinerates Surrounding Neighborhoods
The inherent risks of transporting crude oil have once again been brutally and painfully exposed after a massive explosion in Quebec, Canada left part of an affected town looking like a war zone. At least five people died when a crude oil train …
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Another Maine Town Passes Resolution Opposing Tar Sands Pipeline
Otisfield residents voted overwhelmingly at town meeting Saturday to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through ExxonMobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the seventh Maine town …