Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Michigal Oil Spill/Deja vu
EXCERPT:
As the Gulf Coast deals with the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, the Midwest is now facing an oil spill of its own.

A state of emergency has been declared in southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo County as more than 800,000 gallons of oil released into a creek began making its way downstream in the Kalamazoo River, the Kalamazoo Gazette

Enbridge doubles cleanup effort for Michigan oil spill video

Enbridge cleans michigan oil pipeline leak under BP shadow
EXCERPT:
Dave Jenkins, of Marshall, holds onto a muskrat as a group attempts to clean the animal Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in Marshall, Mich. Crews were working
Wed Jul 28, 10:20 PM

Dave Jenkins, of Marshall, holds onto a muskrat as a group attempts to clean the animal Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in Marshall, Mich. Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish. An estimated 877,000 gallons (3.3 million liters) of oil leaked from a pipeline into the river. (AP Photo/The Kalamazoo Gazette, Jonathon Gruenke)

Kalamazoo Oil Spill video

BP and Enbridge
EXCERPT:
Enbridge and BP Announce Agreement to Develop Delivery System for Canadian crude oil from Illinois to the U.S. Gulf Coast
Release date: 29 August 2008
CALGARY, Alberta and WARRENVILLE, Ill. - August 29, 2008 - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) and BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. announced today they have entered into an agreement to develop a new delivery system to transport Canadian heavy crude oil from Flanagan, Illinois, to Houston and Texas City, Texas, using a combination of existing facilities and new pipeline construction where required.
The new delivery system is expected to be in service

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