From: Dave Lincoln, our Brown Field's Expert
Dave Lincoln
This
horror story is about the 80,000 gallon plus oil spill in Mayflower AR
from the Exxon/Mobil Pegasus pipeline break. This spill only hints at
the pollution potential from an inevitable breach of the proposed KXL
pipeline which would carry Canadian Tar Sands oil to the Gulf Coast.
Exxon's Unfriendly Skies: Why Does Exxon Control the No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill?The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had a "no fly zone" in place in Mayflower, Arkansas since April 1 at 2:12 PM and will be in place "until further notice," according to the FAA website and it's being overseen by ExxonMobil itself.- For the most part, news camera crews have been kept out of the area so most of the images have come from residents.
Keystoned? Exxon under fire as 10k barrels of oil spills on streets ...5 hours ago ... ExxonMobil is continuing cleanup operations after an oil pipeline spilled thousands of barrels of Canadian crude in Ark...- Note that none of the cleanup crews or volunteers have masks. Years from now they may be told that breathing the PAHs have made them chronically ill. The mixture often includes benzene, a known human carcinogen.
Oil Running Down The Road, Oil Pipeline Spill In Mayflower, Arkansas1 day ago ... “We can see oil running down the road like a river,” explains a Mayflower resident. Crude oil has leaked and this is extr...- Bitumen extracted from tar sands has the consistency of peanut butter and must be diluted to flow through pipelines. The diluted bitumen (dilbit) from the Canadian Tar Sands is extremely corrosive and toxic. A National Energy Board study assumed a standard dilbit containing 33% condensate (resulting in product with "21.5 °API and sulphur content of 3.3 percent") but the actual formulation varies by heavy oil characteristics and availability of dilutants.
Daily Kos: Backyard Picture of Mayflower AR Exxon Oil Spill21 hours ago ... This morning on Facebook, I noticed people are sharing a backyard picture of the Mayflower, AR oil spill. I read in th...- Residents near the spill who have not been evacuated have been told nothing about the long tern health risks to their families from breathing the polluted air.
Homes evacuated after ExxonMobil oil spill in Arkansas - CBS News1 day ago ... A view of some of the damage from an oil spill from an ExxonMobil pipeline that sprung a leak Friday afternoon in Mayflow...- Residents are completely unaware that it may never be completely safe for them to return to their homes. They should immediately demand permanent relocation before people realize the true value of their contaminated homes and foundations.
- ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Responds to Crude Oil Spill in ...2 days ago ... ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Responds to Crude Oil Spill in Arkansas. ** ... Sunday following a release of crude oil near...
- The proposed Keystone XL pipeline might be capable of transporting 1. 3 million gallons per hour. This is more than 50 times worse than the Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas.
Arkansas Oil Spill: Exxon Shuts Pegasus Pipeline After Rupture1 day ago... working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude rup...
Cause Of Exxon Oil Spill In Arkansas Under Investigation : The Two ...1 day ago ... Authorities are investigating what caused an Exxon Mobil pipeline to rupture in Mayflower, Ark., Friday. The oil spill ca...Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed | Reuters
17 hours ago ... Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed ... crude oil pipeline ruptured in the Northwood subdivisio...
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