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In preparing for a conservation commission meeting, I have been learning more about the tar sands crude oil pipelines and the potential impacts they have on water resources. Previously, I had heard about the tar sands and oil spill on … Continue reading

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National Research Council releases report on ecological impacts of Deepwater Horizon spill By Steve Davies – Endangered Species & Wetlands Report – November 13, 2011 The magnitude and depth of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will require an unprecedented effort … Continue reading

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Florida Oil Spill Law http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/ dispersant-foam-impacting-ms- beaches-wetlands-huge-thick-blanket-of-dispersant-floating-in-the-channel-photos

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Restoring America’s Rivers: Preparing for the Future Communities across the nation are facing increasingly extreme storms that bring damaging floods. These events can strain outdated infrastructure and endanger public safety. Restoring America’s Rivers tells the story of how community leaders … Continue reading

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Today the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill has been declared the largest ‘unintentional’ oil spill in history http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/ 08/02/AR2010080204695.html?wpisrc=nl_headline. It also is not the only oil spill in the news. Last week EPA reported that over a million gallons of … Continue reading

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Human Cost of Oil – Gulf Coast Oil Spill By Al Huang – Switchboard (NRDC blog) – May 13, 2010 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ahuang/ the_human_cost_of_oil_gulf_coa.html

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The nation mourned when 11 people were lost in the explosion and collapse of a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.  Then news came that these tragic losses were not the end of the story.  They were the … Continue reading

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