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British Columbia: oil spill response shows unprepared for more tankers

2015-04-11 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: British Columbian officials on Friday criticized the Canadian government's response to an oil spill in the waters around Vancouver, calling into question plans for new crude oil export pipelines in the Pacific Coast province. Nearly 3,000 liters of oil spilled after an anchored bulk carrier began leaking bunker fuel in English Bay, just west of Vancouver's downtown core, on Wednesday. Officials in the province said the coast guard responded but was slow to contain the slick, which spread towards...

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