A whole lot of oil spilled in the U.S. in 2013

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http://grist.org/news/a-whole-lot-of-oil-spilled-in-the-u-s-in-2013/

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That’s according to an analysis by EnergyWire, which studied state data to conclude that the number of spills was up 18 percent from the year before:


Many of the spills were small. But their combined volume totaled more than 26 million gallons … That’s the same volume as what gushed four years ago from BP PLC’s ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well in 11 days.

Some of the increase may have come from changes in spill reporting practices in a handful of states, but the number of spills and other mishaps rose even without counting those states.

Some of the biggest jumps were in the booming Bakken Shale. North Dakota, which is already contending with flaring and urban woes in its once sparsely populated western end, saw spills jump 42 percent even though the average number of rigs working in the state dropped 8 percent.

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1. "Their combined volume totaled more than 26 million gallons"

> But their combined volume totaled more than 26 million gallons …
> That’s the same volume as what gushed four years ago from BP PLC’s
> ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well in 11 days.

I'm sure that all of the oil companies responsible will have rushed to clean
things up and issue abundant compensation just like BP did in the Gulf ...

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2. Also see ...

LBN: "50,000 gallons of oil spills on Los Angeles street"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014804290