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Despite Rise in Spills, Hazardous Cargo Rides Rails in Secret
2014-04-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Jodi Ross, town manager in Westford, Mass., did not expect she would be threatened with arrest after she and her fire chief went onto the railroad tracks to find out why a train carrying liquid petroleum gas derailed on a bridge in February. But as they reached the accident site northwest of Boston, a manager for Pan Am Railways called the police, claiming she was trespassing on rail property. The cars were eventually put back on the tracks safely, but the incident underlined a reality for local...
Canada triples operator liability for offshore oil spills, but is it enough?
2014-03-27 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Canada has significantly increased the financial liability of offshore operators for oil spills in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Although the new legislation improves financial assurances for spill response, does it go far enough and can an adequat
Celebrity Skin: Game of Thrones Hunk Kit Harington Spills Hair Secrets in GQ
2014-03-26 16:01:36| Footwear - Topix.net
Kit Harington , hot man of Game of Thrones and soon-to-be Jimmy Choo model, covers GQ this month.
UPDATE 2-Oil spills into Lake Michigan from BP refinery
2014-03-26 00:05:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
An unknown amount of oil leaked from BP Plc's Whiting refinery in Indiana into Lake Michigan after a mechanical glitch on Monday afternoon, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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Oil spills into Lake Michigan from BP refinery
2014-03-25 09:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unknown amount of oil leaked from BP Plc's Whiting refinery in Indiana into Lake Michigan after a mechanical glitch on Monday afternoon, the company confirmed on Tuesday. The discharge had stopped, the leak was contained, and no injuries were reported, the London-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. Related Aerial of BP Whiting Refinery BP Whiting Refinery As crews worked on the cleanup, the effect on Lake Michigan was not immediately clear. About 60 percent of the lake is covered...
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