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Exxon oil spill in Arkansas seeps into Keystone debate
2013-04-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Thousands of barrels of Alberta oil-sands crude - the same stuff destined for the controversial Keystone XL project - spilled into a suburban Arkansas neighbourhood over the weekend after a much smaller, older pipeline ruptured, forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. Cleanup efforts were under way in Mayflower, Ark., a town of fewer than 2,000 just north of Little Rock, but the spill seems certain to seep into the deeply divisive debate over whether President Barack Obama should approve Keystone...
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Caribbean nations search for oil amid spill fears
2013-04-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open their seas to oil exploration. From the Bahamas and Cuba down to Aruba and Suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potentially rich offshore deposits in the Caribbean. The countries hope drilling could lead to a black-gold bonanza, easing demand for imported oil and diversifying their economies. It's a longstanding...
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Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed
2013-04-01 02:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line. Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said on Sunday that crews had yet to excavate the area around the pipeline breach, a needed step before the company can estimate how long repairs will take and when the line might restart. "I can't speculate on when it will happen,"...
Major Tarsands Spill in Arkansas 'Likely to Stoke' KXL Debate
2013-04-01 00:06:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
A man removes belongings from a home where an underground crude oil pipeline ruptured in a subdivision in Mayflower,Arkansas March 30, 2013.
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Exxon Mobil Pipeline Rupture and Train Derailment Oil Spill, Exemplifies Concerns of Keystone XL
2013-03-31 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On Friday, an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region, causing the evacuation of 22 homes in the small town of Mayflower, Ark., about 20 miles north of Little Rock. According to Exxon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers the incident a "major spill." The 20-inch Pegasus pipeline runs 858 miles from Patoka, Ill. to Nederland, Texas. According to a Saturday press release from Exxon, 189,000 gallons of...
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