HUNDREDS of ND OIL SPILLS NOT REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC. North Dakota, the nations No2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years. None was reported to the public. In North Dakota oil regulators, like in other oil-producing states, are NOT OBLIGED TO TELL THE PUBLIC about oil spills under state law. But in a state thats producing a million barrels a day with 2,500 miles of new pipelines last year, many believe the risk of spills will increase, posing a threat to farmland and water. Kuster (a landowner) believes most people would like to immediately know about even the smallest spill, because even a barrel of spilled oil could ruin water sources and take untold acres of cropland out of production. It would tell me if there is enough oversight and why these accidents happen and if they could have been avoided, he said. Right now, you dont know if there is a spill unless you find it yourself. PHOTO/ read more: theguardian/environment/2013/oct/25/north-dakota-oil-pipeline-spills-secrecy Hundreds of ND oil spills not publicized https://tinyurl/or676uw
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:47:26 +0000
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