Tag: oil spill
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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 …
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Nobel Laureates to President Obama: Reject Keystone XL and Be On the Right Side of History
Recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are calling for the rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. A letter from 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners addressed to both the President and Secretary of State Kerry announced …
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Feds, State File Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil over Tar Sands Oil Spill in Mayflower, AR
Today the U.S. and the state of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement action against ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) in federal district court in Little Rock, AR. The complaint addresses ExxonMobil’s unlawful discharge of heavy crude oil …
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Sixth Maine Town Passes Resolution Opposing Transport of Tar Sands Through Existing Pipeline
The resolution stated serious concerns about the environmental and public health hazards of tar sands in the context of a town and region heavily dependent on a clean environment for recreation, tourism, and the economy at large. Concerns about threats…
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The Month in Review: January 2013
Here are some of the top stories in eco news for the month of January, 2013. Fiscal Cliff Deal in United States Extends Biofuel Incentives In Green Car News, the United States Senate signed off on a budget agreement that was designed to avoid the “fiscal cliff” and has been the center of debate. For…