Tag Archives: Oil spill

Oil Pipeline Erupts in Canada

Posted on June 10, 2012 at 4:31 pm by Bob Cesca

Farewell to the Red Deer River. An oil pipeline burst in Canada yesterday spilling at least 475,000 liters of crude oil into a rain-swollen Red Deer River system in west-central Alberta. The pipeline’s operator Plains Midstream Canada says when the … Continue reading →

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Rooted Policy

Posted on July 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, the governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer (D) is threatening to sue Exxon Mobil over their bungled handling and cleanup of the 42,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Yellowstone River, and former British … Continue reading →

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Oil In The Yellowstone River

Posted on July 3, 2011 at 2:20 pm by JM Ashby

If you’re visiting Yellowstone during the Holiday, watch out for oil floating down the river. (Reuters) – A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp leaked as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana and … Continue reading →

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No Question About It

Posted on June 5, 2011 at 12:30 pm by JM Ashby

Governor Haley Barbour testified before Congress on Thursday concerning matters on the Gulf Coast a little more than a year after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. ThinkProgress caught up with him on Friday to ask him who he feels … Continue reading →

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