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Quebec oil-train tragedy triggered oil spill that threatens water supplies
2013-07-09 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The deadly oil-train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on Saturday also sparked an environmental disaster. An oil sheen has stretched more than 60 miles down a river thats used as a source of drinking water. By Tuesday morning, 13 people had been confirmed dead and some 37 were still missing after runaway train cars loaded with fracked crude from North Dakota derailed in the town and ignited. Lac-Mégantic`s fire chief said the fire is now under control, but a small area of town is still off...
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Oil spill from offshore rigs still happening on North Sea, warns Greenpeace
2013-07-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Non-governmental environmental organisation Greenpeace has warned that oil and chemicals have been leaking from UK's offshore rigs and platforms into the North Sea.
BP appeals to US court against inflated Deepwater Horizon spill claims
2013-07-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
BP has appealed to a US court on Monday to stop 'fictitious' compensation claims stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, which killed 11 people and caused the worst environmental disaster in US history.
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VIDEO: BP in court over oil spill payouts
2013-07-08 12:48:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Oil giant BP is is returning to court in the US to try to limit compensation payouts from a fund set up to help those affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Province Investigates After Spill Complaint on Athabasca River
2013-07-08 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is demanding answers and action from the province following reports of a large petrochemical spill in the Athabasca River. A member of the ACFN first reported seeing a large oily sheen on the river about 60 kilometres north of Fort McMurray on Saturday morning. By the afternoon, the sheen had grown to over 100 kilometres in length, said Chief Allan Adam in a release made Sunday. Believing the sheen to be the result of a petrochemical leak, the...
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