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February 14, 2012

Alert – chemical spill

News

3 new results for chemical spill

Environment officials investigate another chemical leak in Newcastle
ABC Online
Orica is not the only chemical company feeling the heat in Newcastle, with environment officials investigating a leak at another industrial facility. The Environment Protection Authority says the carcinogen Naphthalene escaped from the Koppers …
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Texas State University police investigate chemical spill
San Marcos Mercury
The Texas State University Police Department is investigating an incident involving a suspicious chemical spill. According to police, the incident occurred on the third floor men’s restroom in the Evans Liberal Arts Building.
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San Marcos Mercury

Ammonia spill chases Allentown family from house
Allentown Morning Call
By Frank Warner, Of The Morning Call A family was evacuated from an Allentown home Monday night after a spilled ammonia bottle released gas that sickened more than one person. At least two city ambulances were sent to the house in the 100 block of N.
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February 14, 2012

Alert – chemical leak

Chemical spill occurs at farm
Danville Commercial News
CAYUGA, Ind. — Walker Farms is working with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management regarding a chemical spill that occurred during the weekend. The Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department received a cellular telephone call at 9:55 am …
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Westland High Evacuated; HAZMAT Called To School
NBC4i.com
They wouldn’t let you in to get your kids and it’s frustrating," said Lillian Wallace, a parent. "I really don’t know what is going on. I heard it was a chemical spill. I heard it was a gas leak. I really don’t know," said James Robinson, a parent.
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Chinese Electric Car Pollution More Harmful to Humans Than Gas Cars
U.S. News & World Report
Based on my experience with automotive fuel and fluid spills I find them almost utopian compared to the effects of liquid and chemical leaks from batteries. Few things are as gross as opening a battery powered device that has experienced a battery …
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Union County prepares for the worst
WBTV
Think back to last September, a dangerous ammonia leak shut down the Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing plant in Marshville. "We weren’t trained," High said." We weren’t equipped to do that." Four months earlier, two people died when a pair of …
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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 6, 2012

fuel leak

DNR Approves Gas Station Owner’s Plan To Address Fuel Leak
Patch.com
By Brendan O’Brien The Department of Natural Resources has approved a Shorewood gas station owner’s plan to address a fuel leak that has contaminated soil near his business. Syed Rizvi, the owner of the Citgo gas station, 1602 E. Capitol Dr., …
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Fears ease over impact of strike on Nigerian crude
Reuters
The force majeure was declared because of a leak in Shell’s Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which handles about 70000 bpd. The pipeline in the swampy creeks of the Niger Delta was shut down on Dec. 24 but that went unreported, eclipsed by a much bigger leak at …
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Submerged Car Pulled Out of the Strait at Benicia’s Ninth Street Boat Ramp
Patch.com
The car didn’t have anyone inside and it appeared there was no fuel leak or other environmental damage. By JB Davis Firefighters use a pike pole and flashlights to find a car submerged at the Ninth Street boat ramp. Kerry Laird On Tuesday, January 3, …
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2011 recall round-up
AutoExpress
Audi and Land Rover needed only one each, for a potential fuel leak on the R8 Spyder and parking brake issues on the Defender. BMW had no recalls until October, when it had to issue six. And which recall affected the least number of cars? …
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AutoExpress

Battery company A123 announces deal with VIA
Boston Herald
By Ira Kantor Less than a week after an A123 Systems battery coolant leak glitch caused Fisker Automotive to recall more than 200 of its $102000 Karma plug-in electric sports cars, the Waltham-based company says it will now supply complete lithium ion …
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Vandalism at church
Lurgan Today
A further check revealed that the oil storage tank for the central heating had the output pipe damaged to such extent that approximately 120 litres of fuel had leaked, causing some pollution to the immediate area. It’s understood the pipe leading to …
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Malta flagged super-tanker in collision off Singapore
MaltaToday
About five metric tons of marine fuel oil leaked from the Kota Tenaga, a Singapore-flagged vessel, after it made contact with the SEEB, considered to be a very large crude carrier, around 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) South of Pulau Sebarok island, …
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The Chronicle Journal
The used fuel canisters could start corroding. If they leak, there is no possibility of clean-up. Your mining, forestry, fishing, hunting and fresh water is over. You can say to your children, sorry but the story of jobs for the community sounded too …
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Hawley Fire Department: Record calls, but no structure fires in 2011
NEagle
The Hawley Fire Department would like to thank the following businesses for allowing their employees to respond to calls during daytime working hours when personnel are in short supply: Aqua Pennsylvania, Teeters Furniture, and Paupack Fuel Oil. …
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41 vehicles involved in freeway pileup
KSAT San Antonio
They saw one car catch fire and another leaking fuel. They carried two people to safety. "We carried them to the truck," Basilio Renovato said. "They had a gas leak in their car, so we definitely had to get them out." Officials said fog and smoke from …
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Semi-truck off bridge
KOKI FOX 23
EMSA officials tell us crews treated a 37-year old male, he is in fair condition at a Tulsa hospital. The crash caused some diesel fuel to leak, crews are cleaning up the gas. The bridge was closed until the area was cleaned up.
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Fisker Karma Battery Issue Quickly Addressed
EarthTechling
That issue involved hose clamps that are part of the battery’s internal cooling system that were found to be “misaligned, positioned in such a way that could potentially cause a coolant leak. Over time, it is possible that in certain rare circumstances …
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EarthTechling

Horrified mum tells how her PIP boob implant blew up
The Sun
She added: "They said that even if they did leak it couldn’t cause any harm to the body." PIP implants have been found to contain a fuel additive and substances used to make rubber tubes. By EMMA LITTLE DODGY silicone was also used in fake testicles …
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The Sun

EU Oil Embargo & Iran
IsraCast
Analyst David Essing is of the view the EU leak is aimed at exerting further pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program before a possible military confrontation in the Straits of Hormuz. The EU has decided to lower the oil boom on Iran, …
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Two hurt in Allentown gas explosion
Allentown Morning Call
Residents on both sides of Fulton Street were evacuated but were allowed to return home by 2 pm Swope said UGI workers did a leak survey inside and outside 213 N. Fulton and did not find any leaks. To some residents on Fulton Street, the explosion …
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Allentown Morning Call

LAW: Indemnity, subrogation, tortfeasorship – oh my!
Press-Enterprise
There was an oil leak, then the engine needed to be replaced, then a fuel line had a problem, finally it needed a new gasket. The couple eventually sued for more than $622000 the value of the RV and other damages naming Tiffin (the maker of the part of …
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#Fail: ‘Government Motors’ to ‘Call Back’ All 8000 Chevy Volts
Big Government
The fires occurred seven days to three weeks after the tests and have been blamed on a coolant leak that caused an electrical short. No fires have broken out in real-world crashes. The person says GM will contact Volt owners and have them return the …
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Brunswick reviews mooring policy after another shrimp boat sinks at city dock
Florida Times-Union
Many boats leak, but working bilge pumps can keep them afloat, Duncan said. As for those still floating at the dock, the city could evict them but it would be expensive, Williams said. “The problem is the money it’s going to cost the city to do it,” he …
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Hamster-Powered Submarine Doesn’t Fire Tiny Torpedoes (But it Should)
Technabob (blog)
The whole thing is air-tight, so it doesn’t leak. In case you’re worried about hammie expiring from lack of oxygen – don’t. The HPS Hamstar has air hoses running into it to keep him breathing and happy. As happy as an underwater hamster in a wheel can …
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Technabob (blog)

Nano Diesel ain’t coming anytime soon, instead how about the Nano CNG, says Tata!
Indian Cars Bikes
The Nano CNG will have a CNG cut off system in case of even a slight leak. * The Nano CNG will use the highly efficient controlled sequential gas injection kit. * The Nano CNG’s driver will be able to seamlessly switch between petrol and CNG modes.
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Pipeline will create jobs, improve energy security
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Opponents succeeded in forcing the State of Nebraska to require a rerouting of the Keystone pipeline by creating unnecessary fear about the potential damage caused by a leak to the Ogallala Aquifer. This action was taken even though Nebraska’s leading …
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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. […]