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January 9, 2012

evacuated after fuel spill

Service station at Burpengary evacuated after fuel spill
Courier Mail
Emergency services at he scene of a fuel spill at a BP on the Bruice Highway at Burpengary. The station was evacuated as a precaution. Picture: Glenn Barnes Source: The Courier-Mail FORTY litres of petrol has been spilled on the Bruce Highway at …
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January 9, 2012

Phosphate ship breaks apart

Phosphate ship breaks apart off WA coast
Sydney Morning Herald
The island was awaiting help from Australian authorities this morning because local teams did not have the capacity to handle an oil or fuel spill, the island’s administrator said. The MV Tycoon, bearing a Panamanian tag, had been loading phosphate for …
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January 9, 2012

Fuel spill

Fuel spill closes portion of eastbound Adamo Drive near Tampa port
Tampabay.com
TAMPA — A fuel spill shut down one eastbound lane of Adamo Drive near the port Sunday night, according to the Tampa Police Department. Police closed the lane from N 28th Street to N 34th Street at about 7 pm It was expected to be open again before …
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January 9, 2012

chemical hexavalent chromium leaked

Fertiliser company says another ammonium plant needed to address explosives demand
ABC Online
In August last year the toxic chemical hexavalent chromium leaked from Orica’s Kooragang Island plant and rained down on Stockton 800 metres away. Some residents reported seeing a toxic plume wafting across the Hunter River. The State Government says …
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January 9, 2012

Panic in Odisha

Panic in Odisha as gas leaks at pesticide unit
Daily Pioneer
Sources said on Saturday evening, while the workers were heating a solid chemical substance in a drum, reportedly, it burst and gas began to emanate. As a result, the residents of Sabira, Jagdalpur, Ranital, Muruna, Mohanty Pokhari and Jiragadia …
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January 9, 2012

Lightning sparks fire

Lightning sparks fire at Orica plant
ABC Online
The plant was re-opened last week after it was closed late last year after a series of chemical leaks. Public anger at the company began with a leak of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium in August. Orica spokesperson Nicole Ekert says while the …
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January 9, 2012

Toxic chemical leaks

Toxic chemical leaks at Pasay school
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Students at a public high school in Pasay City are being evacuated after a toxic chemical leaked inside the vicinity, a radio report today said. Rescuers and emergency teams rushed to Kalayaan National High School in Merville Road …
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January 9, 2012

Alert – chemical spill

Hazmat team called to check odor at hotel
Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team was dispatched to a Far-Southside hotel to investigate a possible chemical spill Saturday after two hotel occupants complained of difficulty breathing. One person was transported to Community …
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Taking a closer look
Republican Eagle
A Prairie Island nuclear plant crew is working to clean up the chemical spill of more than 500 gallons of sodium hypochlorite that occurred seven hours earlier. Operators at the nuclear plant officially terminate the alert that was declared at 3:53 am …
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PHOTO: Emergency Operations Center
Republican Eagle
Pat Thompson in the Emergency Operations Center early Thursday after being alerted of a chemical spill at Prairie Island nuclear plant. In the background are Red Wing Sgt. Jerry Rosenow and Police Chief Tim Sletten. Red Wing Fire Chief Tom Schneider …
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Republican Eagle

Three freight trains collide in US
Deccan Chronicle
The three freight trains crashed on Friday afternoon in Indiana’s Porter county, the Chicago Tribune quoted the county’s spokesperson as saying, and adding that the accident involved a collision, derailment, fire and chemical spill. …
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GRACE gives health checks to residents in Midland Valley
Aiken Standard
"This area has had such a hard time since the train wreck and chemical spill." For information about GRACE’s services, call the Study Center at 663-5004. Suzanne Stone is a general assignment reporter at the Aiken Standard. …
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Canadian oil pipeline will benefit China
WatertownDailyTimes.com
America has all kinds of water, sewer, gas and petro- chemical lines traveling all over the USA with different pipe pressures. It’s like comparing apples with oranges, grapes and pineapples — all fruits, but different in how they are processed. …
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January 9, 2012

Alert – oil spill

Grounded cargo ship breaks apart, sparking fresh oil spill fears along New …
Washington Post
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday. The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was …
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Oil spill expected after ‘Rena’ breaks in two
Otago Daily Times
The team included trained oil spill response and wildlife experts, who were preparing for the likelihood of more oil coming ashore. "While reports at this stage indicate there has not been a significant release of oil, with the Rena in its current …
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Otago Daily Times

Anti-BP Protesters Make Cameo Appearance in Pro-BP Ad
TIME
But in its latest ad, which promotes the company’s continuing cleanup efforts after the Gulf Coast oil spill, BP apparently missed the shot that shows a group of anti-BP protesters picketing against the oil company. The BP ad marks the company’s first …
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TIME

Cooking oil spill closes highway for hours
WKYT
A Kentucky highway was closed for more than 12 hours after cooking oil spilled on the road. A truck hauling vegetable oil flipped on State Route 854 in Boyd County Friday afternoon, spilling more than 150 gallons of vegetable oil. …
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Stricken cargo-ship split sparks fears of new oil spill
ArabianBusiness.com
Disclaimer:The view expressed here by our readers are not necessarily shared by Arabian Business, its employees, sponsors or its advertisers. Can’t read the image? Click it to get a new one. Enter the characters above Interesting! …
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Kentucky Route 854 Reopened After Vegetable Oil Spill
WSAZ-TV
About 150 to 200 gallons of vegetable oil spilled from the truck. One lane of traffic was open for much of the day, but now both lanes are closed while crews wait for the tow truck to arrive. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.
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La. AG challenges ruling in Gulf oil spill cases
BusinessWeek
Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell is asking a federal appeals court to throw out a judge’s order that could allow plaintiffs’ attorneys to receive a portion of any money the state recovers from BP PLC over the 2010 Gulf oil spill. …
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Michael Sadler: A New Year’s energy resolution
ReporterNews.com
Drilling was tentatively resumed in the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Fukushima nuclear reactors were disabled by the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Financial markets were erratic due to the political …
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World briefs for Jan. 8
Richmond Times Dispatch
A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears a fresh oil spill could wash ashore, maritime officials said today. …
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Susan Stamper Brown: New EPA regulations are harmful to ‘the folks’
Baxter Bulletin
The Gulf oil spill was a dream-come-true for many, in that the crisis gave the administration an excuse to tighten regulations and put a choke-hold on future production. There is no doubt, that when it comes to matters that truly matter to him, …
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DeSoto Countian Tony Jones is Mississippi Realtor of the Year
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Toni Lepeska Mississippi’s real estate industry has survived Hurricane Katrina, economic struggles and the oil spill, said Tony Jones, who has been named the state’s Realtor of the Year. Tony Jones (right), with Century 21 in Olive Branch, …
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Saving the penguins, the talk
The Boston Globe
The massive volunteer effort to rescue African penguins that followed a major oil spill off the coast of South Africa in 2000 will be the topic of a free talk tomorrow at 6 pm at the public library. The talk will be given by Dyan deNapoli, …
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Rena’s stern expected to sink
TVNZ
Authorities say oil and debris from the ship is expected to wash up on beaches over the next 24 hours. Oil spill response teams and wildlife experts are now on high alert. "There are resources there if anything comes ashore but at this stage we want to …
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AP News in Brief at 11:58 pm EST
Newsday
___ Grounded cargo ship breaks apart, sparking fresh oil spill fears along New Zealand coast WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking …
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BP Closes its Solar Business After 40 Years
OilPrice.com
Around 100 staff will be affected internationally and BP’s remaining solar interests will be sold, but at least the proceeds will go towards BP’s efforts to help recover some of the costs from last year’s devastating explosion and oil spill in the Gulf …
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Mental Health Association is helping the homeless
WLOX
Recently the Mental Health Association of South Mississippi was given money from BP with the stipulation it must be used for those suffering from the oil spill. Executive Director Kay Daneault said the association knew just how to use it. …
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EPA research head who was opposed by Sen. David Vitter resigns
NOLA.com
View full sizeAlex Brandon, The Associated PressEPA assistant administrator Paul Anastas testifies on the use of dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response during a Senate subcommittee hearing in August 2010. In a message to colleagues last …
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NOLA.com

Super Bowl Fever Overflows To Downtown Neighborhoods
WRTV Indianapolis
Dan Jarman owns Fat Dan’s Chicago Style Deli and said he hopes to benefit from the crowds that may spill over from the downtown festivities. "Hopefully we get the big overflow. There’s going to be quite a large amount of people here,” Jarman said. …
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MPs launch bid to protect Arctic
The Press Association
Greenpeace has already staged protests against UK company Cairn Energy, which has been looking for oil off the coast of Greenland, over concerns an oil spill would cause major ecological damage to the Arctic and that new sources of fossil fuels would …
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Cullen Blasts Harper Hypocrisy on Northern Gateway Pipe
Opinion250 News (blog)
“Needless to say a Prince William Sound-esque (Exxon Valdez) oil spill would put much of the economic activity in jeopardy not to mention the destruction of marine habitat,” reads the draft submission. The City also worries what an accident would mean …
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Washington-Missing-Equipment
Local 10
A cargo ship that ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand last year has split in two, spewing debris and triggering the possibility of a new oil spill. Hundreds of tons of oil had already leaked from the ship, making it the country’s most …
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Some question TDC’s payment for South Walton theme song
Destin Log
While $75000 is a relatively small drop in the bucket of the $11 million BP has given the TDC to recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, Hudson said the song has struck a sour note with some people. “I think the amount of money for the …
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Distasteful change
NTNews.com.au
What, the oil spill seeping through the bottom of the bucket didn’t give it away? Post-KFC, did people on weight loss programs begin dining there? No. For the Colonel and his employees things remained the same, while the rest of us were left standing …
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NTNews.com.au

Area jobless rate among lowest in U.S.
Houma Courier
As previous figures have shown, Houma-Thibodaux’s unemployment rate has held relatively steady despite widespread concern about job losses that could result from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the six-month federal ban on deepwater drilling that …
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Is Obama the Trojan Horse, A Psychopath, A Bad Boyfriend or all Three?
OpEdNews
He also managed to cut payroll taxes, which is a back door way to defund Social Security, He helped cover up the BP oil spill in the Gulf by allowing Coexit, a toxic disbursement not allowed in other countries, to break up the oil which then dropped to …
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OpEdNews

Mississippi Development Authority seeking comments on opening state waters for …
Mississippi Press (blog)
The remainder of the royalty money would go to wildlife and habitat enhancement, oil spill recovery and administration of the mineral leasing program. The state and coastal counties would receive severance taxes. The state’s income would be dedicated …
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Mississippi Press (blog)

Port on alert for debris as Rena breaks up
Sydney Morning Herald
MNZ national on-scene commander Alex van Wijngaarden said trained oil-spill response and wildlife experts are preparing for the likelihood of more oil coming ashore. "While reports at this stage indicate there has not been a significant release of oil, …
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Park projects taking shape
Battle Creek Enquirer
… for dumping nearly 1 million gallons of crude oil in the Kalamazaoo River and Talmadge Creek in July 2010, offered last summer to make improvements to the park and several other sites along the river that were damaged because of the spill. …
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MPs to quiz oil giants BP, Shell and Cairn Energy on Arctic drilling safety
Telegraph.co.uk
Last month Shell won drilling rights for the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Circle, subject to conditions including stopping drilling 38 days before the ice is expected to appear, to allow time for any spill to be cleared before the annual freeze makes a …
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Telegraph.co.uk

First lady finds her way in redefining role
Minneapolis Star Tribune
And yet as the administration hit obstacle after obstacle in 2010 — Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, a health care law that remained unpopular, the Gulf oil spill and the approach of the midterm elections — she became increasingly concerned. …
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Grounded cargo ship breaks apart on NZ reef
BlueRidgeNow.com
AP A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday. In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 photo provided by Maritime New …
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Realistic trading rules play out with BCE, TCK.B
Toronto Star
A “torpedo” is a sudden price collapse in reaction to a surprise earnings release, an accounting scandal, an earthquake or a catastrophic accident such as last year’s gulf oil spill. In these cases the torpedo reaction will tear a hole in your stop …
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Is our government discharging its functions?
The Hindu
Compare this with the American action against British Petroleum for causing an oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico. BP was forced to clean up the mess as well as pay heavy damages. The government has been seeking to hand over nuclear power to foreign …
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Personnel Moves
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
They were honored for their part in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. • The Antonio J. and Janet Palumbo Cystic Fibrosis Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC received the Cystic …
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Pipe dreams split BC’s politicians
The Province
NDP Leader Adrian Dix is firmly against the project, arguing the potential for a catastrophic oil spill is not worth the risk. Conservative Leader John Cummins supports the project and wants to speed it up, saying BC needs the jobs and money. …
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South Sudan tribes need to be engaged
The National
Continued tribal violence might have economic implications, such as the disruption of oil pipelines, and tribal violence could easily spill over the borders, where rival tribes live. Tribal violence is a complex issue facing the fledging country of …
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Death Toll from Colombia Pipeline Blast Rises to 21
Latin American Herald Tribune
Gasoline poured out of the Salgar-Cartago pipeline, “fell into the Agua Azul stream and the spill encountered a ‘hot point,’ which generated flames and then the explosions,” Rosales said. Ecopetrol said the flow of fuel through the conduit was stopped …
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January 9, 2012

Alert – diesel leak

Diesel fuel leak causes delay
KFOR
The far right lane of I40 westbound is still open at this time. The delay is attributed to a leak of diesel fuel on the ramp and the interstate.

I-40 ramp reopened after diesel spill
NewsOK.com
They had been closed because of a diesel fuel leak, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Westbound I-40 has reopened after it was narrowed to one lane near …

I-40 narrowed, ramp closed after diesel spill
NewsOK.com
The ramp and three of the four westbound I-40 lanes between I-44 and Portland were closed about 6:30 pm because of a leak of diesel fuel on the ramp and …

Winter brings window condensation
The Boston Globe
They sound like a diesel engine. I checked with town officials who said there is … Even replacement windows can leak, because they are installed in an …

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UK Environmental News

Scottish airport and university slash emissions
A greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction scheme has seen Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Napier University become the first organisations to pass the standard. […]
Consumers sitting on e-waste cash mountain
British households are individually throwing away £800 worth of electrical appliances every year that could be reused or recycled according to new research. […]
New Thames Tunnel consultation set to launch
Thames Water has unveiled plans to launch an additional four-week consultation round on amendments to its proposed Thames Tunnel project. […]
O2 unveils carbon footprint of its services
Telecoms giant O2 has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of its services - becoming, it has claimed, the first network operator to gain certification. […]
Nestlé shows real bottle in lightweight packaging
Nestlé Waters claims to have developed the UK's lightest bottled water product with the opening of its new £35m production factory in Buxton last week. […]
Scotland records accelerated fall in trade waste
Commercial waste arisings are falling at a faster rate than household waste across Scotland according to official figures released yesterday (May 17). […]
Negative energy price spikes can be halved, says Davey
Climate change polices could slash volatility in global oil, gas and coal prices by 50% by 2050, energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed. […]
CRC 'stealth tax' damaging attempts to cut carbon
New research being presented to Parliament today (May 17) indicates that attempts to encourage some of the UK's largest organisations to cut carbon have been hit by a change in government policy. […]
Delay to Solar tariff cut is confirmed
DECC confirmed today that the next round of cuts to the Feed-in Tariff for solar PV has been 'delayed'. […]
Business engagement will drive economy, says Ofwat
Managing business customer expectations and creating a sustainable water supply legacy needs to be the challenge water companies address, according to Thames Water and Ofwat. […]