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Earth Watch Report  -  Earthquakes -  United  States

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Montana  – 4 EQ’s
Utah – 1 EQ
California – 16 EQ’s
Arkansas – 1 EQ
Texas – 2  EQ’s
Wyoming – 1 EQ
Tennessee – 1 EQ
Oklahoma – 1 EQ
Oregon – 1 EQ
Nevada – 1 EQ
Washington State – 1 EQ

 

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M3.6 – 4km NW of Meiners Oaks, California

Time
2013-05-07 04:06:09-05:00
Location
34.479°N 119.311°W
Depth
13.4km

Instrumental Intensity

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M2.9 – 12km SW of Lima, Montana

Time
2013-05-07 04:46:09-05:00
Location
44.572°N 112.723°W
Depth
11.0km

 

 

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M3.0 – 13km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana

Time
2013-05-07 08:22:33-05:00
Location
44.587°N 110.965°W
Depth
8.6km

 

 

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M2.6 – 4km NW of Meiners Oaks, California

Time
2013-05-07 13:48:22-05:00
Location
34.478°N 119.309°W
Depth
13.6km

 

 

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M2.5 – 13km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana

Time
2013-05-07 15:08:54-05:00
Location
44.590°N 110.971°W
Depth
8.7km

 

 

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M2.7 – 15km WSW of Neah Bay, Washington

Time
2013-05-07 23:22:57-05:00
Location
48.316°N 124.817°W
Depth
16.7km

 

 

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M2.9 – 20km N of Hawthorne, Nevada

Time
2013-05-07 23:24:24-05:00
Location
38.708°N 118.592°W
Depth
7.2km

 

 

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M2.5 – 25km NNE of Snyder, Texas

Time
2013-05-08 02:58:11-05:00
Location
32.939°N 100.852°W
Depth
3.7km

 

 

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M2.7 – 13km SW of Chester, California

Time
2013-05-08 08:30:03-05:00
Location
40.221°N 121.344°W
Depth
8.8km

 

 

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M2.7 – 134km W of Waldport, Oregon

Time
2013-05-08 14:37:18-05:00
Location
44.390°N 125.759°W
Depth
40.8km

 

 

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M2.7 – 3km N of Lemoore Station, California

Time
2013-05-08 16:02:44-05:00
Location
36.297°N 119.906°W
Depth
16.5km

 

 

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M3.0 – 94km W of Ferndale, California

Time
2013-05-08 16:41:01-05:00
Location
40.423°N 125.361°W
Depth
22.6km

 

 

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M2.9 – 9km ENE of East Quincy, California

Time
2013-05-09 08:05:31-05:00
Location
39.973°N 120.795°W
Depth
3.5km

 

 

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M2.5 – 4km SE of Jones, Oklahoma

Time
2013-05-09 09:47:57-05:00
Location
35.541°N 97.250°W
Depth
6.0km

 

 

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M2.5 – 11km NE of Napa, California

Time
2013-05-09 14:39:51-05:00
Location
38.356°N 122.180°W
Depth
9.9km

 

 

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M2.9 – 4km N of El Segundo, California

Time
2013-05-09 16:08:03-05:00
Location
33.959°N 118.415°W
Depth
12.0km

 

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M2.5 – 6km ESE of Maryville, Tennessee

 

Time
2013-05-09 23:57:23-05:00
Location
35.759°N 83.912°W
Depth
21.8km

 

 

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M3.5 – 7km ESE of East Foothills, California

Time
2013-05-10 00:12:24-05:00
Location
37.373°N 121.724°W
Depth
8.3km
Contributed by Northern California Seismic Network, UC Berkeley & USGS Menlo Park

Instrumental Intensity

ShakeMap Intensity Image

 

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M2.7 – 39km SW of Ferndale, California

Time
2013-05-10 01:44:19-05:00
Location
40.343°N 124.612°W
Depth
22.8km

 

 

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M2.5 – 22km SW of Ferndale, California

Time
2013-05-10 05:47:36-05:00
Location
40.424°N 124.442°W
Depth
25.8km

 

 

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M3.1 – 26km NW of Wright, Wyoming

Time
2013-05-10 07:35:18-05:00
Location
43.917°N 105.707°W
Depth
9.4km

 

 

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M2.5 – 19km SW of La Quinta, California

Time
2013-05-10 17:58:49-05:00
Location
33.531°N 116.447°W
Depth
9.9km

 

 

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M3.7 – 40km SW of Ferndale, California

Time
2013-05-11 01:11:00-05:00
Location
40.331°N 124.591°W
Depth
20.2km
Contributed by Northern California Seismic Network, UC Berkeley & USGS Menlo Park

Instrumental Intensity

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M2.5 – 10km NE of East Quincy, California

Time
2013-05-11 22:17:29-05:00
Location
39.992°N 120.795°W
Depth
11.9km

 

 

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M2.5 – 27km ENE of Willow Creek, California

Time
2013-05-13 12:22:42-05:00
Location
41.047°N 123.333°W
Depth
34.9km

 

 

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M2.7 – 12km NE of Van Horn, Texas

Time
2013-05-13 19:05:39-05:00
Location
31.128°N 104.746°W
Depth
4.3km

 

 

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M2.8 – 7km SSW of Trumann, Arkansas

Time
2013-05-14 00:20:21-05:00
Location
35.620°N 90.550°W
Depth
9.9km

 

 

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M2.6 – 29km ENE of Lone Pine, California

Time
2013-05-14 02:17:35-05:00
Location
36.681°N 117.746°W
Depth
12.0km

 

 

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M2.5 – 36km E of Kanab, Utah

Time
2013-05-14 02:49:50-05:00
Location
37.095°N 112.117°W
Depth
15.3km

 

 

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M2.7 – 34km SSW of Three Forks, Montana

Time
2013-05-14 03:46:19-05:00
Location
45.612°N 111.737°W
Depth
9.5km

 

 

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United  States  -  58  Earthquakes Registered in the  last  7 days  Ranging  from 4.5  to2.5  magnitude

 

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M2.8 – 7km SSW of Trumann, Arkansas 2013-05-14 05:20:21 UTC

Earthquake location 35.620°N, 90.550°W

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-14 05:20:21 UTC
  2. 2013-05-14 00:20:21 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-14 00:20:21 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

35.620°N 90.550°W depth=9.9km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 7km (4mi) SSW of Trumann, Arkansas
  2. 28km (17mi) SSE of Jonesboro, Arkansas
  3. 48km (30mi) S of Paragould, Arkansas
  4. 55km (34mi) NW of Marion, Arkansas
  5. 185km (115mi) ENE of Little Rock, Arkansas

 

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Tectonic Summary

Earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

The New Madrid seismic zone of southeast Missouri and adjacent States is the most seismically active in North America east of the Rockies. During the winter of 1811-1812 three very large earthquakes devastated the area and were felt throughout most of the Nation. They occurred a few weeks apart on December 16, January 23, and February 7. Hundreds of aftershocks, some severely damaging by themselves, continued for years. Prehistoric earthquakes similar in size to those of 1811-1812 occurred in the middle 1400′s and around 900 A.D. Strong, damaging earthquakes struck the southwestern end of the seismic zone near Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1843 (magnitude 6.3), and the northeastern end near Charleston, Missouri in 1895 (magnitude 6.6). Since 1900, moderately damaging earthquakes have struck the seismic zone every few decades. About twice a year people feel still smaller earthquakes that do not cause damage.

Earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S. are typically felt over a much broader region than in the western U.S. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 100 km (60 mi) from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi).

Faults

Earthquakes everywhere occur on faults within bedrock, usually miles deep. The earthquakes of the New Madrid seismic zone occur within a large network of faults called the Reelfoot rift. The rift formed about 500 million years ago, when this region was stretched in the northwest-southeast direction. Along a northeast-southwest zone at least 70 km (40 mi) wide and 500 km (300 mi) long, the rocks in the rift were slowly dropped down about 1-2 km (1 mi) along some of the faults. Now the region is undergoing east- west shortening, and the ancient faults of the Reelfoot rift are being reactivated to generate earthquakes. Today the Reelfoot rift and the New Madrid seismic zone are 2,000 km (1,200 mi) from the nearest plate boundary, which is in the Caribbean Sea.

The network of faults in the seismic zone is buried beneath hundreds to thousands of feet of sand and mud. Four of the largest faults are recognized as alignments of abundant small earthquakes, and movements along two of these faults dammed rivers and created lakes during the earthquakes of 1811-1812. A few more deeply buried faults were detected during oil and gas exploration, and a few small faults are known from geologic mapping. However, many earthquakes occur away from the few known faults, so there must be additional, unknown faults that can generate earthquakes in the seismic zone. Accordingly, the best overall guide to seismic hazard in the New Madrid seismic zone is the earthquakes themselves.

 

 

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This  will happen in  Arkansas and Missouri as well.  It  has already  happened in   The Gulf Coast   States.How long will  we allow to  be sold out  for a  few  dollars.

Can anyone put a price  on  human  life ?

Can money  bring bac the  ecosystem?

Can  the few jobs they  provide  bring  back those who have been compromised for the rest  of their lives?

Is this worth  the few jobs promised to ship this poison??

~ Desert Rose  ~

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Earth Watch Report  -  Environmental Pollution – Oil Spill

RTAmerica RTAmerica

Published on May 2, 2013

Last month, 22 families were displaced after a portion of Exxon/Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline busted leaving 10,000 barrels of crude oil in the streets of a Arkansas community. On Wednesday, the oil giant confirmed it had another mess on its hands after a portion of the same pipeline erupted in Ripley County, Missouri. RT’s Meghan Lopez has the details.

02.05.2013 Environment Pollution USA State of Missouri, [Pegasus pipeline, Ripley County] Damage level Details

Environment Pollution in USA on Thursday, 02 May, 2013 at 15:57 (03:57 PM) UTC.

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While very much smaller than the recent Mayflower, Arkansas spill, this new rupture causes even more concern over the aging Pegasus pipeline. Questions about the severity of the recent March 29 oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas are still unanswered. And now there is yet another rupture from the aging pipeline in Ripley County, Missouri, 200 miles north of Mayflower.While Mayflower residents found 10,000 barrels of oil in their back yards, this smaller rupture only spilled an estimated one barrel of crude. But even so, this is worrying. According to Reuters, a resident living just outside the town of Doniphan spotted a patch of oil and dead vegetation in their yard and notified ExxonMobil right away. Luckily with the spill being so much smaller, an Exxon spokeswoman has announced that the cleanup operation is “close to completion.”

A spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources said on Wednesday, “The release occurred from the installation of a guide wire for a power line pipe that was installed approximately 30 years ago.” “The guide wire was located almost directly on top of the pipeline and has worn down over the years,” she added. Reuters reportedly tried to contact the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), who is ultimately responsible for approving the Pegasus pipeline’s restart. Apparently the agency has not immediately responded. A report was released by the PHMSA which advised that of the approximately 5,000 barrels of crude oil involved in the pipeline breach, less than half had been cleaned up by ExxonMobil. The report also mentioned contamination of surface water, accounting for 2,000 barrels of oil located in ditches and a cove south of nearby Lake Conway. Although the latest report does not appear to indicate that oil has reached the larger body of Lake Conway, an independent study conducted by Opflex Solutions indicates otherwise. See their video above.

 

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I  have gone  through the Oil Sands Fact   Check site and  honestly  all I  can  find is boasting as  to  the boon in the  US  economy, jobs and the fact that  activists  are  using the  pipeline and  tar sands oil as a   scapegoat. Not once  in all the  supposed  facts they  have there do they  address the  real concerns, simply   twisting  the  facts to their advantage.  Painting themselves  as  responsible entities.  Never  once addressing that this substance  is way  more dangerous  than oil to  the  environment and  the  water, especially.  The tap dance over  the  fact by  stating that   tar  sands  oil has  been  transported into the US for decades. 

What they  fail to miss is  this:  Instead  of  reporting  the  factual analysis of the  toxic substances that this tar sand emits they  skirt  over the  fact  claiming their emissions testing results.  Now  please correct  me if I  am  wrong , but the  major concern  of environmentalists  and activist is  not the emissions once it is  in the  car.  In  fact the  concern is of the  damage  the  unrefined substance will do  to the  environment  and the  water shed if a spill were to take  place.  As we can  see in  Arkansas the substance is so toxic that   the  residents  are  already  suffering  from it’s effects .

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They  call themselves  responsible entities, so  then my   question is this :  

what  is  Exxon doing  to  make this right? 

Exxon  has  stated  that the   water   quality was  within  safe  limits. 

So what  exactly  does that  mean ? 

Are  we to  accept  the  status  quo with  regards to safety limits just  as  we  are  to  accept that  GMO’s are  good for us  even  though there   are more and more opponents  coming out  stating  that   it is  in fact  detrimental to human  health?

What about  the air quality?  Or does  that not  matter? 

Children are   getting  sick.  People are  becoming  ill due to the  toxic  conditions.

Are we to believe  this is acceptable ?

Or will this also be  kept from the  people and the sick treated like insignificant data as  the  people of the  gulf  were?

Good health  once it has been compromised cannot be replaced. 

Will your  tar sands oil paycheck take care  of it?

There  is no amount of compensation that will replace good health.  Nor erase catastrophic  illness.

Or does it  not  matter  because  it isn’t your family?

I am sorry to break it to you  , but  unless  you  have a crystal ball that tells  you otherwise .  It could  very well be  you  and  your  family that suffers  next!  Do not  delude  yourself  by  detaching from the reality  of things entertaining the belief that  it  won’t happen to you .  I am sure the  people  of Mayflower , Arkansas never  imagined they would now  be mired  in this  poison.  Their children getting sick and  their  homes surrounded, helpless waiting  for some  heartless  oil company to decide  whether the clean up is worth the expense.  Not the  lives  of the people affected by their poison, but their bottomline.

Don’t kid yourself!

With  the   lack of responsibility  and  lack of corrective  action  taken  by   oil companies in  Africa.  With  leaking pipelines and  toxic sludge where lakes had once been.  Dead  soil where crops were once  grown. 

How can  anyone  in their  right  mind take the  word of these companies as to their integrity and responsibility? 

We  have  seen  what  BP did  in the  Gulf Of Mexico.

Do you  truly  consider what  was done in the  gulf an adequate job  of cleaning up the mess  made by their incompetence  and lust  for profits? 

The sea life  dying  as  a result and scientists complaining  that they  have  been  legally gagged  from making their findings available to the  public. 

Restrained by  whom? 

The oil companies?

No restrained by the  government   that  is supposed to  be looking  out  for our   benefit.  Instead  they are  protecting the Oil Companies interests. 

Is this the kind of safety  measure   you  want?  

The  reins handed over to a company  who’s  haste  for fattening up their bottom line poisons our earth , our  air and our water so  that they  can  police themselves? 

How many  journalists  were   kept away  from  the  Gulf  to keep them from reporting  what they   saw  there?

How many  reporters  were  kept from Mayflower, Arkansas for the  same reason?   

Everyone is crowing about  the jobs the  tar  sands oil will bring to the  US.

  Are  you truly  understanding  what  you are   asking  for? 

Do you  even understand that   Mayflower  Arkansas could be anywhere   in the heartland? 

Do  you  realize  what   would happen if  that   pipeline leaked into the  water  shed.?

It  would not  be someone else’s problem , it  would be  everyone’s problem . You are looking for  jobs, yes  we  understand.  We  all live  here in the   States and we are all going  through  the  same hard  times.  We  all need to  work and  we all  need  to  pay  our  bills. 

Where  do  we   draw the line  at  what  is admissible and what  is  over the  not? 

There  is only  one   Earth and when  she is   completely  trashed   where  will you  go ? 

Will your  job with  tars sands oil help you  bring  her  back ? 

Will you  be  able to remove  the  horrible toxins  deposited by   your  tars  sands  oil from the  earth,the rivers, the  water?

Are  you  not paying attention to what  is  happening around  you?

I want  you  to  understand one very  important thing.  The responsibility   for the  destruction of  our environment  is not just  on the  oil companies.  It is  on  everyone of  you   who  don’t  give it  a second thought.  On  everyone of you that  takes  clean  air ,and water  for  granted.  On everyone of you that  places  a  job  over  the  well  being  of  your  children and your fellow  American’s children.  This is not a  game this is a very   hazardous  situation  that  has   grave   consequences and until all of  you realize  that , we  are  lost.

Money  has become the  denominating factor in our lives. 

What  happened to principal , responsibility and honor.

What  happened to doing  what is  right ?

  Where is  the  concern for our   children’s well being?

   I  see  my  fellow citizens on a collision course with destruction,  hell bent on  ignoring  the  warning   signs.  Their eyes on the prize of money and material things. 

One wonders how much that  money  and those materials possessions  will help when  you  can  no longer   give  your   child a cup of clean , safe  water to  drink?

 

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Excerpts  taken  from  Oils Sands  Fact Check

Top 5 Things You Should Know About Transporting Oil Sands Crude

On March 29, an oil pipeline running through Mayflower, Arkansas experienced a leak that resulted in the evacuation of 22 homes and immediate clean up efforts from the pipeline’s operator, ExxonMobil. According to reports, the Pegasus line was carrying Wabasca Heavy crude oil – a blend of crude produced in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta.

Of course, in the minds of oil sands opponents, all pipelines are made alike and are uniformly threatened by oil sands crudes. In fact, following the news of the incident, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) stated:

“This latest pipeline incident is a troubling reminder that oil companies still have not proven that they can safely transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States without creating risks to our citizens and our environment.”

We have the top five reasons why that’s not the case.

1)     Oil sands crudes have been transported safely in the U.S. for more than 40 years. Accident reports from the Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) from 2002 through mid-2012 show zero internal corrosion-related releases from pipelines carrying diluted bitumen.

 2)     Oil sands crudes are not more corrosive than other crude oils. In a 2011 report, Canadian research group Alberta Innovates found that acid and sulfur compounds found in oil sands crudes “are too stable to be corrosive and some may even decrease corrosion.” Recent testing and studies by ASTM International and Penspen support this conclusion.

 3)     Oil sands crudes are transported at comparable pipeline pressures as other heavy crude oils. All U.S. pipelines must operate under Maximum Operating Pressure limitations administered by PHMSA. In other words, pipelines are constructed to specifications that ensure they can handle the intended operating pressure and the type of liquid that flows through them.

 4)     Oil sands crudes are not heated for transportation in pipelines above the temperature of other crude oils. The range of temperatures for all crude oils from Canada is 40-135 degrees Fahrenheit. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code for Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids does not consider pipeline temperatures to be elevated unless they exceed 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

5)     Keystone XL would “have a degree of safety over any other.” As mentioned in point #3, pipelines must meet certain specifications before transporting any type of crude, no matter if it’s heavy or light. Keystone XL, which will also carry heavy oil from Alberta, is going above and beyond those requirements by adopting 57 extra safety measures, leading the State Department to declare that the project would “have a degree of safety over any other.”

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I challenge  you to watch this  video and  tell me  a  paycheck is worth all this destruction and misery! 

           …………………………….The True Cost Of Oil…………………………………

             If  you  have a  conscience you  would have  to admit  it  is not  worth it.                    Unless this is how you  want  to see  America  when they are done

                                                                             with   her

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~Desert Rose~

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Citizen group sees ‘toxic’ oil soup in Arkansas

UPI
Published: April 30, 2013 at 7:34 AM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 30 (UPI) — There’s been a “toxic soup” hanging over residents in Mayflower, Ark., as a result of an Exxon Mobil oil pipeline accident, a citizen’s group said.

Exxon said about 5,000 barrels of oil was released last month from a 22-foot rupture on its Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower. The pipeline, built in the 1940s, was carrying a diluted form of Canadian crude oil, dubbed oil sands, at the time of the spill.

Air samples taken March 30, the day after the incident, indicated high levels of compounds considered harmful to human health. The samples were conducted by a student activist trained by the Faulkner County (Ark.) Citizens Advisory Group and Global Community Monitor.

“Total toxic hydrocarbons were detected at more than 88,000 parts per billion in the ambient air and present a complex airborne mixture or soup of toxic chemicals that residents may have been exposed to from the Mayflower tar sands bitumen spill,” Neil Carman, a representative from the Texas chapter of the Sierra Club, said in a statement.

Exxon admitted to finding levels of benzene and other harmful chemicals in early samples taken at Mayflower. It said air and water quality was within safe limits in the weeks following the spill, however.

The report, published by the activist groups, said residents are showing signs of exposure to chemicals ranging from benzene, a carcinogen, to toluene, a central nervous system depressant, more than four weeks after the spill.

There was no response from Exxon on the report.

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Study Reveals 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels at Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Pipeline Spill Site

An independent study co-published by the Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group and Global Community Monitor reveals that, in the aftermath of ExxonMobil’s Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill of over 500,000 gallons of diluted bitumen (dilbit) into Mayflower, AR, air quality in the area surrounding the spill has been affected by high levels of cancer-causing chemicals.

Roughly four weeks after the spill took place, many basic details are still unknown to the public, according to recent reporting by InsideClimate News. Questions include what exactly caused the spill, how big was the spill exactly, and how long did it take for emergency responders to react to the spill, to name a few.

But one thing is certain according to the new study: For the residents of Mayflower, quality of life has been changed forever.

The chemicals found in the samples include benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, n-hexane, and xylenes. Breathing in both ethylbenzene and benzene can cause cancer and reproductive effects, while breathing in n-hexane can damage the nervous system and usher in numbness in the extremities, muscular weakness, blurred vision, headaches, and fatigue.

All of these chemicals are hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), “regulated under the 1990 Federal Clean Air Act amendments as the most toxic of all known airborne chemicals,” as explained in the press release summarzing the study.

 

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Fri, 2013-04-05 15:33Carol Linnitt

Shell Pipeline Spill Is Fourth Disaster In Bad Week for Keystone XL Promoters

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Last Friday, as national attention turned to the massive Exxon Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, another oil spill was occurring near Houston, Texas. Operators of a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary’s West Columbia pipeline, a 15 mile long, 16 inch diameter line, received warnings from the US National Response Center of a potential 700 barrel release (nearly 30,000 gallons) of crude oil on Friday, March 29.

Yesterday, representatives from the US Coast Guard acknowledged at least 50 barrels of oil had entered Vince Bayou, a waterway connected to the Gulf of Mexico.

On Monday, April 1, Shell spokeswoman Kimberly Windon told Reuters “no evidence” of a crude oil leak had been found. “Right now, we haven’t seen anything,” she said at the time. Investigators have since determined at least 60 barrels of the spilled oil had entered the Bayou. It is unclear at this time what kind of crude oil the pipeline carried.

DeSmog contacted Shell Pipelines US media relations department to inquire about the type and size of the spill but did not receive a reply by the time of publication.

Steven Lehman, Coast Guard Petty Officer told Dow Jones, “That’s a very early estimate – things can change.”

The pipeline, which moves crude oil from Genoa to a tank farm in East Houston is run by Magellan Midstream Partners.

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Oil Spills Into Bayou Outside of Houston, 3rd Spill in a Week

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by Derrick Broze
Intellihub.com
April 6, 2013

For the third time in a week there was an oil spill in the United States. The most recent spill happened 20 miles outside of Houston.

According to a DOW Jones Newswire:

“On April 3, about 700 barrels were found to have leaked from the West Colombia pipeline because of an unknown cause, with up to 60 of those barrels emerging in the bayou, Shell spokeswoman Kim Windon said. The pipeline had been shut down and isolated on March 29 after alarms alerted the company that oil may have leaked from the line. “

The 700 barrels, or roughly 30,000 gallons poured into  the Vance Bayou that connects to the Houston Ship Channel  The pipeline was owned by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steven Lehman said that the clean up crews from Shell had begun the process of cleaning out the oil from the bayou. The amount of oil spilled has yet to be confirmed.

While the authorities in Houston struggle to determine the size of the latest disaster Arkansas  is dealing with their own spill. ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline burst last week spilling thousands of gallons into the small town of Mayflower. By the end of the week 20 homes were evacuated and around 19,000 gallons of oil has been recovered.

This past Tuesday  Federal pipeline safety officials issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is now preventing the corporation from restarting operations on the ruptured segments until they are satisfied with repairs.

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This is what the  rest  of the  Central United  States can  expect  once the pipeline is up and running. They  will shirk their responsibility.  Cover  their greedy , apathetic  butts and laugh all the way  to the  bank with the governments  blessing.   All those crooked politicians that  lent their weight , their voices and their  votes to this monstrosity should be  held accountable for their crimes against the people of these  States.  The  Administration should also be held accountable and punished for the crime of failing to protect the interests of the People for the purpose of furthering the pilfering agenda of those who own them.

~Desert Rose~
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Published on Apr 4, 2013

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has imposed an indefinate no-fly zone over an area in Arkansas recently affected by an oil spill. It’s sparked concern that the Exxon Mobil oil company may be trying to keep the TV cameras away from the scene. RT’s Marina Portnaya reports. READ MORE here http://on.rt.com/gt0j6d

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FAA puts no-fly zone over Arkansas oil spill with Exxon employee in charge

Published time: April 04, 2013 03:59
Edited time: April 04, 2013 19:22

The FAA announced a temporary no-fly zone would be enacted indefinitely over the Arkansas oil spill. With word that an Exxon employee was controlling the airspace, though, speculation pointed to the idea the oil company was trying to keep the media away.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that until further notice, no aircraft will be allowed to operate over the Mayflower oil spill in Conway, Arkansas. While there was scant explanation for the mandate, it was “effective immediately” – and ordered to stay in place “until further notice.”

The FAA’s online posting raised some questions Wednesday, though, by noting that “only relief aircraft operations under direction of Tom Suhrhoff” are permitted in the area. On his LinkedIn profile, Suhrhoff lists himself not as an emergency expert or safety official, but as an aviation adviser for ExxonMobil. Prior to ExxonMobil, according to his profile on the professional social network, he worked as a US Army pilot for 24 years.

Still from YouTube video/LeeCamp2

Still from YouTube video/LeeCamp2

The only reasoning provided on FAA.gov for “temporary flight restrictions” was a “hazard” warning.

On April 1, the day flight activity was suspended, an aerial video surfaced online revealing the extent of the damage.

An FAA spokesman told reporters that the flying ban applied to aircraft flying at 1,000 feet or lower and within five nautical miles, so that emergency support are able to respond to the disaster immediately.

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Reassurance: Officials stressed that there is no danger to the public as the plant's Unit 1 (pictured) was off line for refueling and Unit 2 automatically shut down

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31.03.2013 Nuclear Event USA State of Arkansas, Russellville [Arkansas Nuclear One] Damage level
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Nuclear Event in USA on Sunday, 31 March, 2013 at 19:32 (07:32 PM) UTC.

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One worker died and three others were injured Sunday morning when a heavy piece of equipment fell on them at an Arkansas nuclear plant, officials said. The workers were moving the equipment from the turbine building at an Entergy Arkansas plant in Russellville, about 70 miles northwest of Little Rock. The three injured workers were taken to a hospital. The company stressed that there is no danger to the public. The Arkansas Nuclear One plant provides about 30 percent of the state’s energy demand, according to Entergy. “We are deeply saddened by what has happened today,” said Jeff Forbes, Entergy’s chief nuclear officer. “Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries.” Entergy’s two nuclear reactors were shut down after the accident. The plant was placed under an “unusual event classification,” which is the lowest of four emergency classifications designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Entergy provides electricity to 2.8 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

One killed and 3 hurt in nuclear plant accident but no leaks reported

By Associated Press Reporter

PUBLISHED: 16:55 EST, 31 March 2013 | UPDATED: 16:56 EST, 31 March 2013

One worker died and three others were injured Sunday morning when a heavy piece of equipment fell on them at an Arkansas nuclear plant, officials said.

The workers were moving the equipment from the turbine building at an Entergy Arkansas plant in Russellville, about 70 miles northwest of Little Rock.

The three injured workers were taken to a hospital. The company stressed that there is no danger to the public as the plant’s Unit 1 was off line for refueling and Unit 2 automatically shut down.

Tragic: One worker died and three others were injured Sunday morning when a heavy piece of equipment fell on them at Entergy Arkansas plant in Russellville (pictured)Tragic: One worker died and three others were injured Sunday morning when a heavy piece of equipment fell on them at Entergy Arkansas plant in Russellville (pictured)

‘There was no nuclear release of any kind,’ said Ed Barham, a spokesman for the Arkansas Health Department.

The Arkansas Nuclear One plant provides about 30 percent of the state’s energy demand, according to Entergy.

‘We are deeply saddened by what has happened today,’ said Jeff Forbes, Entergy’s chief nuclear officer.

‘Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries.’

Reassurance: Officials stressed that there is no danger to the public as the plant’s Unit 1 (pictured) was off line for refueling and Unit 2 automatically shut down

Entergy’s two nuclear reactors were shut down after the accident.

The plant was placed under an ‘unusual event classification,’ which is the lowest of four emergency classifications designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Entergy provides electricity to 2.8 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

The following is a portion of the news release from Energy:

A significant industrial accident occurred at Arkansas Nuclear One at approximately 7:45 a.m.

There has been one confirmed fatality and three additional injuries.

The injured employees have been transported to a nearby hospital.

The accident occurred when a generator stator fell as it was being moved out of the turbine building.

Unit 1 is in a refueling outage and Unit 2, which was operating at full power, automatically shut down.

Both plants are in a stable shutdown condition and there is no danger to the public.

The plant is in an unusual event classification, the lowest of four emergency classifications designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Additional staff has been brought to the site to manage the situation.

Jeff Forbes, executive vice president and chief nuclear officer said, “We are deeply saddened by what has happened today. Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries. I also want to express my sorrow and support to all those who work at Arkansas Nuclear One. I know this is especially hard on them.”

Yet  they  want  us to believe  that  the  XL  Pipeline  will  be  perfectly   fine and the  Aquifer  for  will be  safe?  Yeah   Right ………….

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Earth Watch Report  -  Environmental Pollution

Photo by Carl Dement shows oil on street in front of homes near Mayflower.

Today Environment Pollution USA State of Arkansas, Mayflower Damage level
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Environment Pollution in USA on Saturday, 30 March, 2013 at 04:34 (04:34 AM) UTC.

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Authorities are working to clean up an oil spill in central Arkansas after a crude oil pipeline ruptured. Mayflower Police Chief Robert Satkowski said an ExxonMobil pipeline sprung a leak Friday afternoon in the small city about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock. Satkowski says the pipeline has since been shut off. The spill forced authorities to evacuate dozens of homes Friday. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Brandon Morris said earlier Friday that oil reached nearby Lake Conway, but he later said that information was incorrect. Oil spilled onto the road and lawns, but it’s not clear exactly how much. ExxonMobil says it’s working with emergency responders and local authorities to respond to the oil spill. The company says the incident is under investigation.

Authorities evacuate dozens of homes after pipeline ruptures in central Arkansas

The Canadian PressBy The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 10 hours ago

MAYFLOWER, Ark. – Authorities are working to clean up an oil spill in central Arkansas after a crude oil pipeline ruptured.

Mayflower Police Chief Robert Satkowski said an ExxonMobil pipeline sprung a leak Friday afternoon in the small city about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock.

Satkowski says the pipeline has since been shut off.

The spill forced authorities to evacuate dozens of homes Friday.

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Brandon Morris said earlier Friday that oil reached nearby Lake Conway, but he later said that information was incorrect.

Oil spilled onto the road and lawns, but it’s not clear exactly how much.

ExxonMobil says it’s working with emergency responders and local authorities to respond to the oil spill. The company says the incident is under investigation.

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