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Record Dolphin Die-Off Linked Gulf Oil Spill
2015-05-21 17:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: It was more than five years ago when the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico blew out, spewing an unknown amount of oil. The April 2010 accident was the worst oil spill to ever occur in U.S. waters and it had far-reaching impacts on the region`s economy and ecosystems that continue to this day. Now a newly released study, funded by the Deepwater Horizon National Resource Damage Assessment, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National...
Oil spill returns to its ancestral waters near Santa Barbara
2015-05-21 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Early on Tuesday, an 11-mile-long underground pipe owned by a company with the very patriotic name of Plains All American Pipeline spilled about 105,000 gallons of crude onto the coastline of northern Santa Barbara County, just a few miles north of the town of Santa Barbara. When cleanup began, and the spill was thought to be closer to 21,000 gallons, Coast Guard described it to the LA Times, as medium in size. Maybe they`re just jaded. In general, the U.S. sees about 100 "significant" oil spills...
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Photos from the front: the California oil spill in pictures
2015-05-21 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On Tuesday, an underground oil pipeline burst near Goleta, California, spilling crude oil into the Pacific, soiling beaches, killing marine animals, and coating birds in oil. Whales and sea lions were spotted in the spill area, where two slicks totaled 9-miles long as of Wednesday evening. The spill took place not far from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, site of an incredibly diverse marine ecosystem that is home to 18 cetacean and 3 seal species. The ruptured pipe was discovered...
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Governor Brown Declares State Of Emergency In Santa Barbara County To Assist Oil Spill Response
2015-05-21 16:25:21| oilandgasonline Home Page
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of an oil spill near Refugio State Beach yesterday.
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Santa Barbara oil spill: Pipeline operator has long record of problems
2015-05-21 15:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Plains Pipeline, the large Texas-based company responsible for the pipe that ruptured in Santa Barbara County, has accumulated 175 safety and maintenance infractions since 2006, according to federal records. A Times analysis of data from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shows Plains' rate of incidents per mile of pipe is more than three times the national average. Among more than 1,700 pipeline operators listed in a database maintained by the federal agency, only four...
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