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Insurance may not be enough to cover potential disasters

August 29, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Insurance may not be enough to cover potential disasters

U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) regulators are concerned most freight railroad insurance policies are barely sufficient to cover even average oil train accidents, Politico reports. In an analysis published in early August, DOT reported most large railroads are insured at about $25 million for accidents, with others insuring up to $50 million for certain hazardous cargo. […]

Filed Under: International, News, Safety Tagged With: accident. Transportation Department, BP spill, derailment, Enbridge, insurance, Lac-Megantic, Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway, National Energy Board, pipeline, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Quebec, Robyn Allan, spill, train, U.S.

Opposites attract to perhaps extract oil

August 19, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Opposites attract to perhaps extract oil

Anccelerator Physicist appears to have had an “aha moment” as a result of the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago. Arden Warner who works for Fermilab shaved iron bits from a shovel and sprinkled them on some engine oil. Warner then used a simple fridge magnet to pull the clump of […]

Filed Under: Environment, Innovation, News Tagged With: Arden Warner, BP spill, Gulf of Mexico, magnetic metal dust, oil, Warner method

Comment: How to ignore an environmental catastrophe

August 19, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Comment: How to ignore an environmental catastrophe

The explosions that rocked BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 set in motion a series of environmental events that captured the attention of the world for much of the year. Media coverage of the environmental harm caused by the disaster, however, was sporadic — as were reactions to […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: BP spill, Canadians, Corexit, dispersants, marine life, oil exploration, oil spills

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