Tag: oil spill
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Nearly 170,000 Gallons of Oil Spills Into Busy Houston Ship Channel
The rush is on to clear up nearly 170,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the busy Houston Ship Channel in Texas City, TX over the weekend after a collision between a barge and ship. The spill occurred after a barge carrying more than 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a 585-foot ship on the channel,…
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Significant Victory for Ecuadorians in Oil Pollution Case Against Chevron
Indigenous and farmer communities in Ecuador scored a major victory over Chevron yesterday when an Ontario appeals court ruled they have the right to pursue enforcement of a $9.5 billion Ecuadorian court judgment against Chevron’s assets in Canada. [caption id="attachment_315757" align="alignnone" width="500"] Chevron used substandard methods to handle toxic waste derived from oil production at…
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Aerial Video of Alabama Oil Spill Exposes Inadequate Cleanup
By Melissa Troutman Efforts to clean up an Alabama oil spill are under scrutiny after a train carrying 2.7 million gallons of North Dakota Bakken crude oil exploded last month, spilling into wetlands just outside the town of Aliceville. Photojournalist John Wathen captured video of cleanup efforts one week after the Nov. 7 derailment, and…
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The Tar Sands Oil Spill That Can’t Be Stopped
According to an article in the Canadian Star, underground tar sands operations have resulted in four separate oil spills that have been leaking over the last six weeks …
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Enbridge Seeks Exemption to Fast Track Pipeline Before Opposition Builds
Since Flanagan South doesn’t cross an international border, it doesn’t require State Department approval, the current point of contention for Keystone XL. However, Enbridge is trying to use a regulatory shortcut …