Oil pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_bi_ge/us_michigan_river_oil_spill


BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish.

Authorities in Battle Creek and Emmett Township warned residents about the strong odor from the oil, which leaked Monday from a 30-inch pipeline built in 1969 that carries about 8 million gallons of oil per day from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia, Ontario.

Crews waded in oily water as they worked to stop the oil's advance downstream. Oil-covered Canada geese walked along the banks of the Kalamazoo River, and photos showed dead fish floating in the spill. The Kalamazoo River eventually flows into Lake Michigan, but officials didn't expect the oil to reach the lake.

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Michigan's cheap and easy spolution (spelling pun intended) to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.

My solution: catch them and sell them to China as an exotically named fish.

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Easy solution, blame the other guy.

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It must be true. Its in the Times!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38439191/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times

The line is capable of 190,500 barrels a day. That's 7940 barrels per hour.

If 19000 barrels spilled out it was either leaking for days or just blew out and leaked for 2 hours and 25 minutes.

The Department of Transportation is going to be asking some real questions about this one.

I wonder how much this has to do with the Corexit making the oil sink to the bottom.

I dont know where the oil would do more damage, on the top of the water, or covering the bottom of the gulf.

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Imagine that, a 41 year old pipeline failed. There need to be some better laws punishing companies for neglecting ultra-important things like these stupid pipelines.

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HERE! HERE!!! Brilliant idea!!!

I nominate you for Trade Secretary!!!

But, how do we make them keep it over there, instead of exporting back here? Aye, Laddie! There is the rub!
















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