oil disasters

The Shutdown Is Over. Now Follow the Money.

Crony Capitalism, Resources / February 21, 2019

When you have friends in high places…..“It is utterly immoral that the Trump administration treats one group, the fossil fuel industry, as more important as others,” added committee congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). (…..approved 38 new permits for drilling and 15 new leases for oil during shutdown). Meanwhile, while oil and gas leases moved forward, including …

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Bet you didn’t see this in the news: ‘We Don’t Know… How Bad It Is’: 31-Car Oil Train Derails Into Iowa Floodwaters

Climate, News / June 23, 2018

Got wind and solar? “Our first major concerns are public water supplies,” he said. Multiple towns downriver from the site draw drinking water from wells near the waterway, and the state has notified local officials of potential contamination.” ‘We Don’t Know… How Bad It Is’: 31-Car Oil Train Derails Into Iowa Floodwaters Adding to the …

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