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Reports have come in that the oil spill has now affected every state on the Gulf Coast (tar balls have turned up in Texas). Don't tune out and don't let the sad and costly lessons from this incident be forgotten.
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Far From Gulf, a Spill Scourge 5 Decades Old
Photo Courtesy of Jane Hahn for The New York Times
(Originally Published: June 16, 2010 & Article's URL)
BODO, Nigeria — Big oil spills are no longer news in this vast, tropical land. The Niger Delta, where the wealth underground is out of all proportion with the poverty on the surface, has endured the equivalent of the Exxon Valdez spill every year for 50 years by some estimates. The oil pours out nearly every week, and some swamps are long since lifeless.
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Read more: What's Old Is New Again
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U.S. Oil Dependence Threatens Security, Economy, Environment
Facts from Ending Our Dependence on Oil:
TRANSPORTATION:
• The U.S. uses nearly 400 million gallons of oil every day moving people in automobiles, goods on freight truck, air travel, rail and transit.
• Cars and light trucks use nine million barrels of oil per day.
• Of all the oil used in the United States, 70% is consumed by transportation
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Read more: Oil Dependence Facts
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BP Disaster Commission Says Early End to Drilling Ban Unlikely
Panel Will Focus on Improving Safety
Washington, D.C. - The commission appointed by President Obama to investigate the BP disaster in the Gulf won't likely recommend lifting a ban on deepwater drilling, the New York Times reports. William K. Reilly, co-chair of the bipartisan panel, said lifting the moratorium would require fundamental changes to the industry and government oversight that would be difficult to achieve over the next six months.
Reilly went on to say that the panel would focus on improving safety for drilling operations, not reforming energy policy.
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Read more: Gulf Oil Leak Update
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