EXXON: F-ing LIARS

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/14/1862721/silver-linings-playbook-exxon-says-wildlife-hit-by-arkansas-spill-were-mostly-reptiles-primarily-venomous-snakes/

Silver Linings Playbook: Exxon Says Wildlife Hit By Arkansas Spill Were Mostly ‘Reptiles, Primarily Venomous Snakes’

By Joe Romm on Apr 14, 2013 at 11:06 am

Oily snakes — or snake oil?
Sure, you thought nothing good could come from ExxonMobil’s pipeline spill of some 200,000 gallons into the residential streets of Mayflower, Arkansas. After all, it was “low-quality Wabasca Heavy crude oil from Alberta.” And a technicality has spared Exxon from having to pay any money into the fund that will be covering most of the clean up costs — a 1980 law ensures that diluted bitumen is not classified as oil.
But ExxonMobil reports from the Mayflower Incident Unified Command Joint Information Center that even this cloud of oil has a silver lining:

The majority of the impacted wildlife has been reptiles, primarily venomous snakes.

Strangely, HuffPost reports, “According to its Facebook page, the Helping Arkansas Wild Kritters (HAWK) Center, which has worked to help scores of animals hurt by the March 29 spill, has not rescued any venomous snakes, but has cared for many birds.”

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THIRTEEN (13) Oils Spills in Thirty (30) Days!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-libby/13-oil-spills-in-just-30-_b_3065033.html

Moving oil is a dirty business, and never has that been more clear than this past month. In the past 30 days the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. And it's not just pipeline leaks; oil has spilled offshore and on, at train derailments and during routine maintenance. In North and South America alone, they've spilled more than a million gallons of oil and toxic chemicals -- enough to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.
How bad has it been? Here's an infographic I made of all the oil spills, leaks and transport derailments in the past 30 days.

"Enough is enough! How many of these accidents do we need to see before we get serious about phasing out our dependence on this dangerous industry. We have a choice to make between charting a course for our future and our children's future. Saying no to the Keystone XL, Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and other proposals means saying yes to safer, healthier communities and getting serious about green jobs that we can feel proud of." -- Ben West, Tar Sands Campaign Director for Forest Ethics Advocacy

All spills in order of occurrence:
March 11 - 21: Gwagwalada Town, Nigera

• A week-long leak of Kilometer 407.5 NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Corp) pipeline. No official number of barrels spilled released, however the spill saturated a hectare (10,000 sq meters) of marshy ground near a major water source.

Tuesday, March 19: Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Enbridge Norman Wells Pipeline leaks 6,290 barrels of crude oil.

Monday, March 25: Fort MacKay, Alberta, Canada

• Suncor Tar Sands tailings pond leaks 2,200 barrels of toxic waste fluid into the Athabasca River.

Wednesday, March 27: Parker Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.

• CP Rail train derails and spills 952 barrels of Tar Sands crude oil.

Friday, March 29: Mayflower, Ark.

• Exxon Mobil's Pegasus Pipeline suffers a 22 foot-long rupture, spilling at least 12,000 barrels of diluted Tar Sands bitumen.

Sunday, March 31: A power plant in Lansing, Michigan, U.S.

• 16 barrels of an oil-based hydraulic fluid spills into the Grand River

Tuesday, April 2: Nembe, Nigeria

• After suffering a reported theft of 60,000 barrels of oil per day from its Nembe Creek Trunkline pipeline, Shell Nigeria shuts off the pipe for nine days to repair damage.

Wednesday, April 3: 350 kilometers southeast of Newfoundland, Canada

• A drilling platform leaks 0.25 barrels of crude oil.

Wednesday, April 4: Chalmette, Louisiana, U.S.

• 0.24 barrels (100 pounds) of hydrogen sulfide and 0.04 barrels (10 pounds of benzene) leak at an Exxon Refinery.

Monday, April 8: Esmeraldas, Ecuador

• The OPEC-managed OCP pipeline leaks 5,500 barrels of heavy crude oil, contaminating the Winchele estuar.y

Tuesday, April 9: 29 kilometers Northeast of Nuiqsut, Alaska, U.S.

• Human error during maintenance spills 157 barrels of crude oil at a Repsol E&P USA Inc pipeline pump station.

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SIX (6) More Oil Spills: Not in the News!

Elder's Meditation of the Day - April 10
 
"Together we can end the Holocaust against the environment."
-- Haida Gwaii, Traditional Circle of Elders
 
We are all familiar with the Holocaust against the people. When this
happens we feel bad and we vow never to let it happen again. We need to
seriously examine what human beings are doing to the Earth and the
environment. Many species are extinct and many more will become extinct
during the next 10 years. We are methodically eliminating life that
will never return again. Today, we should take time to pray real hard
so we wake up before it is too late.
 
Great Spirit, today, I pray for us to awaken to what we are doing.