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11/16/2011Enbridge Tar Sands Oil Spill Disaster in the Kalamazoo River is Worse than Originally Reported
WILDLIFE PROMISE - The difference of 300,00 gallons of oil more than Enbridge originally reported as being spilled now reported.
10/12/2011Oil Spill Puts New Zealand Reef at Risk: Prime Minister
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - The Montreal Gazette - Container ship Rena will probably shear in two, transport minister warns, releasing 1,700 tonnes of oil it is carrying.
10/10/2011New Zealand Oil Spill the Country's Worst Environmental Maritime Disaster
REUTERS - The Globe and Mail - "This event has come to scale where it is new Zealand's most significant environmental maritime disaster". Clean-up will take weeks.
10/10/2011Oil From Stuck Ship Turns Up on New Zealand Beach
NICK PERRY - Associated Press - Clumps of oil from a leaking ship turning up on popular surfer's beach. The Liberia-flagged Rena is stuck on a reef off of New Zealand's North Island coast.
9/13/2011Chevron Reports Potential Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak
JANET MCGURTY and DAVID SHEPPARD - Edmonton Journal - Chevron made to shut down its Main Pass pipeline network offshore Louisiana due to a potential oil leak.9/9/2011Enbridge Misses River Cleanup Deadline as More Oil Discovered
DINA O'MEARA - The Vancouver Sun - A key deadline of Aug.31, 2011 for the cleanup of the Kalamazoo river after an Enbridge Inc. oil pipeline rupture has been missed due to continuous findings.
7/25/20111 Year Later, Michigan Oil Spill Cleanup Still Costly, Complex
ERIC D. LAWRENCE and CHRISTINA HALL -Detroit Free Press- One year later, crews continue clean-up of Enbridge owned pipeline rupture that sent 819,000 gallons of oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary.
7/18/2011New Spill Went Unreported for a Month
July 18, 2011 - MATT VOLZ - Associated Press - An oil spill, estimated to be between 420 and 840 gallons, went unreported for a month by FX Drilling Co. in Montana, U.S.A.
5/4/2011Oil Spill Largest in 36 Years - 28,000 Barrels Lost in April Pipeline Break
May 4, 2011- DINA O'MEARA, Calgary Herald. 28,000 barrels of oil were spilled in the Rainbow pipeline rupture, northwest Alberta. What are the environmental damages?
4/2/2011No to a New Tar Sands Pipeline
April 2, 2011 - Editorial - The New York Times. U.S. State Department will decide whether to approve construction of a 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast called Keystone XL.
11/12/2010
Oil spill still poisoning wildlife years later, native band charges
BY MARK HUME, Globe and Mail--Hunters say they’re finding animals full of swollen, black intestines and possibly tumours.
9/10/2010Oil prices rise after latest Enbridge leak supply cut
09 10 10 By SHAUN POLCZER, Montreal Gazette-Oil prices jumped more than $2 a barrel Friday after an oil leak prompted Enbridge Inc. to shut down a major export pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. Midwest.
9/10/2010Enbridge criticized for second pipeline leak
09/12/2010 CBC News- - -An environmentalist says another pipeline leak in the U.S. casts doubt on the credibility of Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. . . .
9/2/2010Enbridge denies allegations of coercion
OTTAWA- House committee members say company asked Michigan residents near spill site to sign waivers against further liability
8/31/2010Hundreds of defects in Enbridge oil pipeline
BY CHRIS KILLIAN, Kalamazoo Gazette - - - MARSHALL About 100 miles east of the site where the Enbridge Inc. pipeline recently ruptured, company officials in December 2009 found an anomaly...
6/12/2010Massive cleanup effort underway after oil leak in Red Butte Canyon
SALT LAKE CITY, KSL.com, June 12, 2010- - - A Chevron pipeline leaked up to 21, 000 gallons into Salt Lake City waterways Saturday. . . .
5/25/2010Enbridge pipeline reopens old wounds
Mackenzie Valley-style battles loom with natives, green groups.
5/25/2010First Nations groups tell Enbridge they don't want pipeline on their land
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. aims to file a regulatory application for its controversial Northern Gateway pipeline this month, chief executive Pat Daniel said Wednesday...
5/25/2010The total bill could exceed $14 billion, analysts said
(Reuters) - The total bill related to the oil spill drifting toward Louisiana from a well operated by BP Plc in the Gulf of Mexico, could exceed $14 billion, analysts said5/21/2010Oil Spill to Wipe Out Gulf's Sperm Whales?
Just three dead whales could push the Gulf population over the edge, experts say.5/18/2010Oil in Gulf of Mexico Spells Disaster for Young Birds as Breeding Season Unfolds
How will the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf impact the bird populations of the South Coast?5/11/2010Can oil tankers navigate safely in BC waters
ART STERRITT AND GERALD AMOS----SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN, MAY 11, 2010 Images of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico oil carry a grim message for Canadians. . .READ MORE
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