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Spill, spill, and spill again: Oil across the continent

Photo by Steven Storm from protest in Santa Barbara after May oil spill, published under Creative Commons license

Photo by Steven Storm from protest in Santa Barbara after May oil spill, published under Creative Commons license

A new, state-of-the-art double-layer pipeline failed last week in Alberta, causing a massive leak of 1.3 million gallons of oil, water and sand. But that’s not all: July has been a banner month for oil spills, and it’s not over yet. The entire year has seen spill after spill, from pipelines and oil train derailments. Here’s a brief recap of just those spills that made it into my files — and the Wisconsin legislature’s capitulation to Enbridge. Continue reading

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