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California lawmakers move to halt offshore drilling after spill
2015-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: California lawmakers are moving to halt offshore oil drilling on the heels of a major spill last month, amid Republican concerns the push could hurt jobs. The state Senate last week approved a bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Mike McGuire, that would ban any new oil drilling in state waters off the California coast. In May, California experienced its largest oil spill in 25 years. According to McGuires office, more than 100,000 gallons of oil from offshore platforms spilled from a ruptured...
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Enbridge reaches 2nd deal over 2010 Michigan oil spill
2015-06-09 02:23:19| Energy - Topix.net
A company responsible for a major oil spill in southwestern Michigan has reached an agreement with the federal government on environmental repairs, a month after a separate deal with the state. The government said Monday that about $4 million will cover a variety of projects, including the restoration of 175 acres of oak savanna in Fort Custer State Recreation Area and wild rice beds along the Kalamazoo River.
Enbridge reaches 2nd deal over 2010 Michigan oil spill
2015-06-09 01:37:18| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A company responsible for a major oil spill in southwestern Michigan has reached an agreement with the federal government on environmental repairs, a month after a separate deal with the state. The government said Monday that about $4 million will cover a variety of projects, including the restoration of 175 acres of oak savanna in Fort Custer State Recreation Area and wild rice beds along the Kalamazoo River.
Texas company in California oil spill said leak 'extremely unlikely'
2015-06-08 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Texas company whose ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years had assured the government that a break in the line, while possible, was extremely unlikely. The company also said state-of-the-art monitoring could quickly detect possible leaks and alert operators, documents show. Nearly 1,200 pages of records, filed with state regulators by Plains All American Pipeline, detail a range of defences the company established to guard against crude oil spills...
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US jury acquits BPs executive of lying about 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill quantity
2015-06-08 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The US New Orleans jury has acquitted BP exploration former vice-president David Rainey of lying about the quantity of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010.
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