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Study Reveals 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site | Common Dreams

Study Reveals 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site | Common Dreams
"An independent study co-published by the Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Groupand Global Community Monitor reveals that, in the aftermath of ExxonMobil's Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill of over 500,000 gallons of diluted bitumen (dilbit) into Mayflower, AR, air quality in the area surrounding the spill has been affected by high levels of cancer-causing chemicals."

When It Comes to Tar Sands Pipelines, We're Not Risking a Disaster -- Disaster Is Certain | Alternet

When It Comes to Tar Sands Pipelines, We're Not Risking a Disaster -- Disaster Is Certain | Alternet
"It's now been almost two weeks since ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline spill put at least 500,000 gallons of tar sands crude and contaminated water into the Arkansas community of Mayflower. Many of the evacuated families still haven't been able to return to their homes."

22-Foot Gash in Pegasus Pipeline Puts Gaping Hole in Safety Claims | Common Dreams

22-Foot Gash in Pegasus Pipeline Puts Gaping Hole in Safety Claims | Common Dreams
"Dustin McDaniel, the Arkansas Attorney General announced on Wednesday evening that a "22 foot long and 2 inch wide" gash along the Pegasus pipeline allowed crude oil to flood the town of Mayflower with thousands of gallons of tar sands oil on March 29."

Exxon Turns To Paper Towels For Oil Spill Clean-Up

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Exxon Too Big To Care

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'Not Your Father's Oil Spill'

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Exxon's Unfriendly Skies: Why Does Exxon Control the No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill? | Common Dreams

Exxon's Unfriendly Skies: Why Does Exxon Control the No-Fly Zone Over Arkansas Tar Sands Spill? | Common Dreams
"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has had a "no fly zone" in place in Mayflower, Arkansas since April 1 at 2:12 PM and will be in place "until further notice," according to the FAA website and it's being overseen by ExxonMobil itself. In other words, any media or independent observers who want to witness the tar sands spill disaster have to ask Exxon's permission."

6 Things You Need to Know About the Arkansas Oil Spill | Alternet

6 Things You Need to Know About the Arkansas Oil Spill | Alternet
"By now, you already know that at least 84,000 gallons of crude spilled from an ExxonMobil pipeline, swamping an Arkansas subdivision on Friday, and causing the evacuation of 22 homes. In addition to the loss of wildlife, damage to property, and environmental and human health hazards posed by the spill, it may have implications for the Keystone XL pipeline currently under consideration by the Obama administration."

How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil | The Nation

How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil | The Nation
"When the Exxon Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in Mayflower, Arkansas, tens of thousands of gallons of diluted bitumen were sent forth into a residential neighborhood, and 22 homes had to be evacuated."

Exxon's Arkansas Tar Sands Spill: The Tar Sands Name Game | Common Dreams

Exxon's Arkansas Tar Sands Spill: The Tar Sands Name Game | Common Dreams
"As the American public becomes acquainted with images of tar sands flowing across lawns, driveways and streets of an Arkansas suburb near Little Rock (for video of the spill go here), Exxon is now making the claim that the crude spilled from its ruptured Pegasus pipeline isn’t technically tar sands. This attempt is reminiscent of the knots that Enbridge tied itself into to deny that the million gallons of tar sands it spilled into the Kalamazoo River weren’t actually tar sands."

Exxon Off The Hook For Paying Into Cleanup Fund. Guess Why.

Exxon Off The Hook For Paying Into Cleanup Fund. Guess Why.
"Isn't this just perfect: Exxon won't have to pay into the cleanup fund for their pipeline spill -- because under the regulations, tar sands crude isn't classified as oil! And of course, the same regulation applies to the Keystone XL pipeline, too."

Arkansas oil pipeline rupture foreshadows devastating environmental impact

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Exxon’s Duck-Killing Pipeline Doesn’t Pay Taxes To Oil Spill Cleanup Fund

Exxon’s Duck-Killing Pipeline Doesn’t Pay Taxes To Oil Spill Cleanup Fund: A technicality has spared Exxon from having to pay any money into the fund that will be covering most of the clean up costs of its Arkansas pipeline spill. The cleanup efforts themselves took a sobering turn as crews found injured and dead ducks covered in oil. The environmental impacts of an oil spill in central [...]/p

Alaska Lawmaker Tells Exxon Valdez Spill Not Its Fault As State Considers Giving Oil Industry Huge Tax Cut

Alaska Lawmaker Tells Exxon Valdez Spill Not Its Fault As State Considers Giving Oil Industry Huge Tax Cut: Alaska is set to give oil companies, including ExxonMobil, a massive tax cut. The bill, which passed the Senate 11-9 and is endorsed by Republican Gov. Sean Parnell, is being debated by the House of Representatives. The plan raises the base tax rate that companies pay no matter the price of oil, and also gives [...]/p

Exxon's Pegasus Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures in Central Arkansas

Exxon's Pegasus Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures in Central Arkansas
"An ExxonMobile underground pipeline ruptured in a Mayflower, Arkansas subdivision on Friday, forcing the evacuation of 40 homes."

State Efforts To ‘Reclaim’ Our Public Lands Traced To Koch-Fueled ALEC

State Efforts To ‘Reclaim’ Our Public Lands Traced To Koch-Fueled ALEC: By Jessica Goad and Tom Kenworthy via CAP Despite the many problems that states and municipalities face today—from budget shortfalls to unemployment—seven western states have decided to embark on unconstitutional and quixotic battles attempting to force the federal government to turn millions of acres of public lands over to the states. Doing so, however, would [...]/p

Exxon Pressures Network Into Pulling Climate Change Ad

Exxon Pressures Network Into Pulling Climate Change Ad
"Exxon Mobil gave a cease-and-desist order to Comcast, forcing the cable provider to pull an ad about climate change from Fox News' coverage of the State of the Union address in some areas, according to a press release from one of the groups responsible for the ad."

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