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Recent Spills Prove Management Nightmare for 500,000 Miles of Hazardous Pipelines in U.S
2013-10-23 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Whats going on with pipelines? Has there been a high number of major pipeline tragedies recently, or are such incidents just more in the news with widespread attention to potential federal approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline? As someone who has worked on pipeline safety and associated environmental protection issues since I began serving on a pipeline federal advisory committee in the mid-1990s, I can say confidently that the period from 2010-2013 has had a very large number of serious...
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In Wake of Colorado Flooding, U.S. Reps Call for Hearing on Oil and Gas Spills
2013-10-07 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Two House Democrats, Rep. Polis (D-CO) and Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), have called on the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate numerous oil and gas spills during Colorados devastating floods in September. The hearing would call on members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and local elected officials to share their assessments of the damage the flooding has caused--and may cause in the future. In a letter to committee Chairman...
Rihanna's New Music Video Was Banned After Only Ten Minutes; Tamara Mellon Spills on Jimmy Choo
2013-10-05 15:01:56| Footwear - Topix.net
Rihanna's New Music Video Was Banned After Only 10 Minutes: Rihanna's debut as the new twerking star did not last long.
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September's top stories: PG&E settle explosion case, Colorado floods cause spills
2013-10-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric to pay $565m to settle 2010 San Bruno gas line explosion case, while flooding caused massive oil spills in rivers of Colorado. Russian oil company Rosneft signed a $1.8bn agreement to acquire 40% interest in
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House Democrats call for hearing oil, gas spills in Colorado floods
2013-09-30 15:35:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Two House Democrats are urging Congress to investigate oil and gas spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado a state where the number of oil and gas wells has doubled since 2006, when horizontal drilling and fracking were introduced. Congressmen Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., in a letter sent Friday to the House Natural Resources Committee, called for a hearing on the spills. DeFazio is the committee's senior Democrat. Not only have my constituents been dealing with...
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