Tag: Oil Spills

Oil Spills articles

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  New WA Bill Would Hold Big Oil Accountable for Oil Spills

  HB 1691 protects taxpayers from the cleanup costs that should be the responsibility of the oil industry.

  Jan 14, 2022
  January 14, 2022

  Laura Feinstein

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/laurafeinstein/

  

  Fellow
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  The Danger of the Marine Vessels that Serve Refineries

  Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.

  Nov 3, 2021
  November 3, 2021

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  The Danger of the Pipelines and Trains that Serve Refineries

  Every transportation method carries the risk of environmentally catastrophic oil spills.

  Oct 27, 2021
  October 27, 2021

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  A Timeline of Oil Train Derailments In Pictures

  Since 2013, North America has seen at least 21 oil train accidents—and counting

  Feb 26, 2021
  February 26, 2021

  Zane Gustafson

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/zanegustafson/

  
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  The Cost of a Salish Sea Oil Spill? We Still Don’t Know

  A new California study suggests the risk could be $700 million or more.

  Jan 22, 2020
  January 22, 2020

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  King County Poised to Lock Out Fossil Fuels

  Expected proposal would prohibit pipeline expansions and other new fossil fuel infrastructure.

  Jan 18, 2019
  January 18, 2019

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  Par Pacific Buys Tacoma Refinery, Aims to up Oil Shipping on Salish Sea

  More vessel traffic is never good news for the imperiled orca pods and oil spill risks are likely to increase.

  Jan 11, 2019
  January 11, 2019

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  An Oil Pipeline Expansion in Washington?

  New evidence that Kinder Morgan may double its Whatcom and Skagit route.

  Jun 5, 2017
  June 5, 2017

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  Trudeau’s Favored Pipeline Company: Law-Breaking, Pollution, Cover-Ups

  Sightline report documents Kinder Morgan’s extensive track record of wrongdoing.

  Nov 30, 2016
  November 30, 2016

  Eric de Place

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/

  
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  “The Spill Response Is Totally Inadequate”

  British Columbia’s Nathan E. Stewart oil spill proves province unprepared for more oil.

  Nov 8, 2016
  November 8, 2016

  Tarika Powell

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/tarikapowell/

  

  Researcher
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