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UPDATE 1-Canadian Pacific train derails, spills oil in Minnesota
2013-03-28 00:29:15| Railroads - Topix.net
A Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd train hauling crude oil has derailed in western Minnesota, spilling up to 30,000 gallons of oil, Minnesota officials said on Wednesday.
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The True Tragedy of the Bodo Oil Spills
2013-02-06 14:31:00| Offshore Technology
Shell has been working in Nigeria for 50 years. During this time the UNDP says there have been more than 6,800 oil spills.
CN's Crude Oil-By-Rail Plan Increases Risk of Spills, Fatalities, Say Opponents
2013-02-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: Opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline are threatening to turn their sights on CN Rail, as at least one Alberta oil company explores the possibility of transporting oilsands crude to the B.C. coast by rail car. Sixteen environmental groups signed a letter sent to Canadian National CEO Claude Mongeau this week to express opposition to any plans to ship product from the Alberta oilsands west by rail. "Unfortunately, ... there are far greater fatality, injury and environmental risks when transporting...
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Dutch court holds Shell subsidiary partially responsible for Nigeria spills
2013-01-31 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The District Court of The Hague has ruled that Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary is responsible for oil spills in the Niger Delta from 2004 to 2007 and must pay compensation.
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Satellite Analysis Shows Gulf Oil Spills Typically Underestimated
2013-01-30 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An analysis of satellite images has revealed that small oil spills that have become common in the Gulf of Mexico are often much larger than reported, U.S. scientists say. Using technology that calculates the size of oil slicks based on differences in the texture of water surface, as captured in publicly available satellite photos, a team of oceanographers at Florida State University (FSU) estimated that known human-caused spills in the Gulf were typically about 13 times larger than reported to the...
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