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Montana oil spill latest in pipeline company’s string of of incidents
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 31st, 2015
Guardian: The Wyoming company whose pipeline leaked 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana and its sister company have had multiple pipeline spills and federal fines levied against them in the last decade, according to government records.
Bridger Pipeline, the operator of the Poplar Pipeline that broke recently near Glendive, Montana, recorded nine pipeline incidents between 2006 and 2014, according to the pipeline administration. Combined, the spills leaked nearly 11,000 gallons...
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Iceland Rises 1.4 inches year due to Climate Change
Posted by News Maine: Felix Balthasar on January 31st, 2015
News Maine: A study has found that Iceland's region under ice has been shrinking at a faster rate due to climate change. It is causing a gradual rise in the level of the earth's crust. According to researchers associated with the study, the ice part of the region is rising as much as 1.4 inches every year, much faster than previously thought.
The research was conducted by research teams from the University of Arizona and the University of Iceland. The detailed report with findings of the team has been published...
Amid California drought, water chief preaches conservation – and balance
Posted by Sacramento Bee: Jeremy B. White on January 31st, 2015
Sacramento Bee: Felicia Marcus gets in the shower when it’s still cold.
As full-time chair of California’s State Water Resources Control Board, Marcus has a key role in how California stewards its finite resources during a devastating drought. So Marcus can hardly let precious water wash down the drain while she waits for the shower to heat up.
“Just using less and using it more wisely is No. 1,” Marcus said of her agency’s goals. “We’ve had the luxury of it just coming out of the tap – if you step back, it’s...
Aboriginal Mithaka take battle against fracking to UN
Posted by Radio New Zealand: None Given on January 31st, 2015
Radio New Zealand: esterday's state election in Queensland was watched closely by the Mithaka people - Aboriginal traditional owners of some of the iconic landscapes known as Channel Country in south western Queensland. They have taken their concerns to the UN, saying the state government has violated international law by failing to consult them over fracking.