Latest news from Montana: The ExxonMobil oil pipeline below the Yellowstone River burst late Friday night leaking oil into the river and contaminating the local waterway.
Alexis Bonogofsky, who lives on the river and has a farm, said she could see, "birds trying to take off that couldn’t because of oil on their wings. I saw a spiny soft shell turtle dive into a glob of oil."
What did Exxon say to the property owner? Exxon officials told Alexis that she should not document the effects the spill has on her property and that she should stay from the oil "just to be safe." They told her "off the record" that she should move her livestock away from the parts of the farm affected by the spill.
When is this nightmare going to end? Old pipelines are in need of replacement. They are failing, bursting, wreaking havoc.
Read the horrifying story here.
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2013
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Gulf of Mexico Oil Catastrophe: ProPublica Slide Show
Cleaning an oil-covered pelican
ProPublica is covering the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. These powerful images tell the heart-rending story of what is unfolding there. This is only the very beginning of decades of destruction and hardship. Much, much worse than the Exxon Valdez debacle. Click here to view the slides.
Have we had enough of "Drill, Baby, Drill" yet? When someone says offshore drilling is usually pretty safe, are we going to fall for that again?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How To Stanch An Oil Volcano: Rachel Maddow Show
A funny video about a very unfunny catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico....
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