EcoWatch: On March 29, Exxons Pegasus tar sands pipeline ruptured, flooding a suburban community in Mayflower, Ark. with between 150,000 and 210,000 gallons (3,500 to 5,000 barrels) of tar sands crude. According to reports, the Pegasus line was carrying Wabasca Heavy diluted bitumena toxic mix of heavy tar sands bitumen and volatile petrochemical diluents.
Following the incident, Rep. Ed Markey observed:
This latest pipeline incident is a troubling reminder that oil companies still have not proven...