{"id":2823,"date":"2013-04-04T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2013-04-04T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T11:16:15","slug":"arkansas-tar-sands-oil-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/arkansas-tar-sands-oil-spill.html","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas tar sands oil spill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/3iIdWGGlBP8\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3iIdWGGlBP8\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nWill Exxon clean all these tar sands oil spills like BP &#8220;cleaned up&#8221; the Gulf?\r\nMeanwhile, a solar spill is called a nice day.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/story\/2012\/06\/12\/calgary-oil-spill-update.html\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" width=\"310\" height=\"174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/gfx\/images\/news\/topstories\/2012\/06\/12\/li-cgy-alberta-oilspill.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nJune 2013, pipeline ruptured in\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/story\/2012\/06\/12\/calgary-oil-spill-update.html\">Alberta<\/a>:\r\n250,000 gallons spilled into the Red Deer River.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n27 March 2013, train derailment in\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/03\/28\/canadian-pacific-oil-spill_n_2972837.html\">\r\nMinnesota<\/a>: 15,000 gallons spilled.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n&#8220;Only about 1,000 gallons has been recovered,&#8221; said Dan Olson, spokesman for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. &#8220;The remaining oil on the ground has thickened into a heavy tar-like consistency.&#8221;\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n30 March 2013, pipleline rupture,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/exxon-cleaning-up-pipeline-oil-spill-in-arkansas-as-keystone-debate-continues\/article10588260\/\">\r\nMayflower, Arkansas<\/a>: &#8220;thousands of gallons&#8221; spilled.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nKimberly Brasington, an Exxon spokeswoman, confirmed the oil from\r\nthe ruptured Pegasus pipeline originated in Canada. The oil is\r\n&ldquo;Wabasca Heavy Crude from Western Canada,&rdquo; she said in\r\nan e-mail Sunday. Canadian group CrudeMonitor describes Wabasca as a\r\nblend of heavy oil production from the Athabasca region.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/3iIdWGGlBP8\">\r\nAerial footage<\/a> of the Arkansas crude seeping through woods, waterways, streets, and yards:\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3iIdWGGlBP8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Lee Camp, Moment of Clarity\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10151542998840709&#038;set=a.10150788826945709.469901.622235708&#038;type=1&#038;theater\">\r\nGraphic<\/a> by Jim Harris:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10151542998840709&#038;set=a.10150788826945709.469901.622235708&#038;type=1&#038;theater\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-ash3\/562306_10151542998840709_1463176351_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nPaul Koring wrote for The Globe and Mail 31 March 3013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/exxon-cleaning-up-pipeline-oil-spill-in-arkansas-as-keystone-debate-continues\/article10588260\/\">\r\nExxon oil spill in Arkansas seeps into Keystone debate<\/a>,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nCanada&#8217;s Energy Minister, Joe Oliver, said he didn&#8217;t think the\r\nArkansas spill would have a big impact on the Keystone debate.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n&ldquo;Americans understand that incidents are not caused by the\r\norigin of oil transported through a pipe,&rdquo; he said, adding the\r\nCanadian government &ldquo;strongly supports the Keystone XL\r\npipeline because it would advance our mutual interest in attaining\r\nNorth American energy security and create jobs in both\r\ncountries.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nWell, he&#8217;s right the origin of the oil isn&#8217;t the basic problem.\r\nThe problem is using more fossil fuels when we have right now\r\na much cleaner and more distributed path to energy independence\r\nfor Canada, the U.S., and the world: wind and solar power.\r\nIf\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/nj-1-gw-solar-ga-22.html\">\r\nNew Jersey<\/a>\r\nand\r\nToronto can do it (more later), any place in the world can do it.\r\nAnd\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/us-installed-33-gigawatts-of-solar-in-2012-on-target.html\">\r\nthe U.S. installed 76% more new solar power in 2012 than in 2011<\/a>,\r\ncontinuing\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/power-source-growth-rates-like-compound-interest.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8226\/8421700685_a46c93cf27_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/power-source-growth-rates-like-compound-interest.html\">\r\nsolar deployment like compound interest<\/a>.\r\nNothing else shows that kind of growth rate:\r\nnot oil, not gas,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/nuclear-is-over-jeremy-rifkin.html\">\r\nnot nuclear<\/a>.\r\nOnly\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/billions-for-cape-wind.html\">\r\nwind<\/a> and solar power grow like money in the bank and power on your roof.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nDoubling down on disaster is not the answer.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/2-gigawatts-of-wind-power-off-fukushima-plus-solar.html\">\r\nSun, wind, and water<\/a> are the answer to power the world.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n-jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Exxon clean all these tar sands oil spills like BP &#8220;cleaned up&#8221; the Gulf? 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