{"id":4439,"date":"2013-06-29T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T14:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2013-06-29T11:01:12","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T15:01:12","slug":"floods-cause-oil-spill-in-the-tar-sands-capital-of-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/floods-cause-oil-spill-in-the-tar-sands-capital-of-calgary.html","title":{"rendered":"Floods cause oil spill in the tar sands capital of Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nMeanwhile, solar panels seldom flood and work again as soon as\r\nthe sun comes out.\r\nAnd how much more flooding would we get here with a good hurricane\r\nsitting still for a while?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nJohn Upton write for Grist 25 June 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/news\/calgary-floods-trigger-an-oil-spill-and-a-mass-evacuation\/\">\r\nCalgary floods trigger an oil spill and a mass evacuation<\/a>,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/news\/calgary-floods-trigger-an-oil-spill-and-a-mass-evacuation\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/grist.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/calgary.jpg?w=470&#038;h=264\"><\/a>\r\nEpic floods forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes last\r\nweek in Calgary, Alberta, the tar-sands mining capital of Canada.\r\nMore than seven inches of rain fell on the city over the course of\r\n60 hours.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nNow the floodwaters are<!--more--> subsiding throughout the province, leaving\r\nin their wake an oil spill, power outages, and questions about how\r\nclimate change might affect flooding.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nKeltek Trust Soggy Calgary Alberta Premier Alison Redford said the\r\ncrisis was &ldquo;like nothing that we&#8217;ve ever seen before,&rdquo;\r\nthe Calgary Herald reported Monday. &ldquo;We will live with this\r\nforever.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe heavy rains also appear to have shifted the earth beneath a\r\npipeline near the city of Fort McMurray, triggering a leak of\r\nsynthetic crude oil. On Monday, energy company Enbridge said a\r\ncleanup operation was underway in a wetlands area; initial estimates\r\nplaced the size of the spill at 500 to 750 barrels.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nMore in\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/news\/calgary-floods-trigger-an-oil-spill-and-a-mass-evacuation\/\">\r\nthat article<\/a>.\r\nAlso, Global Calgary posted this video 21 June 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/661728\/raw-video-downtown-calgary-flooding\">\r\nRaw Video: Downtown Calgary flooding<\/a>:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<iframe width='670' height='377' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen src='http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/661728\/'><\/iframe>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAnd as\r\nMario Toneguzzi wrote for the Calgary Herald,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/business\/Flood+raises+many+issues+Calgary+real+estate+transactions\/8595047\/story.html\">\r\nCalgary home buyers, sellers in muddy legal waters after flood:\r\nPeople urged to consult lawyers as soon as possible for guidance<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/spilling-sewage-pictures-by-gabe-fisher-330-pm-24-march-2013.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8516\/8526097040_13544fbdcb_m.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nHm, maybe we should stop building homes in floodplains hereabouts&#8230;.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, solar panels seldom flood and work again as soon as the sun comes out. 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