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New Pipeline Threatens Wetlands in Gulf Coast Communities
2013-07-22 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a region still scarred by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Plains Southcap, LLC, is building a pipeline meant to carry conventional crude oil from Alabama to Mississippi, threatening waterways in both states. Set to finish construction this year, Southcaps underground pipeline would carry crude from the Ten Mile Terminal in Mobile, AL, to the Chevron refinery in Pascagoula, MS, tearing a path through Hamilton Creek, which feeds into Big Creek Lake, as well as Bangs Lake, only two...
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Praxair starts up new Gulf hydrogen plant; largest SMR Praxair has built to date
2013-07-22 20:30:18| Green Car Congress
As WTI and Brent Reunite, Gulf of Mexico Faces Squeeze, Not Glut
2013-07-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Even after a surprisingly vigorous surge in U.S. crude oil prices finally eliminated a three-year discount versus global benchmark Brent, some cash markets are sending a curious signal: refiners are ready to pay even more. U.S. oil futures reached parity to European Brent on Friday for the first time in nearly three years, a sign new pipeline capacity is finally moving a glut of crude out of the U.S. Midwest. The gap, which before 2010 rarely widened to more than a few dollars, was $10 in early...
BP effort to shut down Gulf compensation program blocked by judge
2013-07-19 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A US judge refused Friday to temporarily shut down a multibillion-dollar settlement program for compensating victims of BP's 2010 Gulf oil spill, saying he has seen no evidence of widespread fraud among the tens of thousands of claims. The judge also said he was offended by what he saw as attempts to smear the lawyer administering the claims. BP argued that all payments to Gulf coast residents and businesses should be suspended while former FBI director Louis Freeh investigates alleged misconduct...
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BP refused bid to halt Gulf claims
2013-07-19 19:09:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A US judge has rejected BP's request to suspend all payments related to the Gulf Coast oil spill.
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