As Exxon Crude Oil Spills Into Yellowstone River, Obama Mulls New Pipeline Across US 2 of 2
DemocracyNow.org – Oil giant ExxonMobil faces mounting criticism of its cleanup efforts after one of its oil pipelines ruptured on Friday and leaked 42000 gallons of crude oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River. The company initially downplayed the incident by saying it would only affect 10 miles of the river, but state officials say the oil has already stretched over 240 miles to near the North Dakota border. The spill comes as the Obama administration considers a massive new oil pipeline called the Keystone XL that would carry corrosive tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline would cross the Yellowstone River as well as the Ogallala Aquifer — the largest freshwater aquifer in the US Democracy Now! speaks with Alexis Bonogofsky, a family farmer who lives along the Yellowstone River and was briefly hospitalized after suffering from what doctors diagnosed as acute hydrocarbon exposure. We’re also joined by Anthony Swift of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Watch Part 1 of 2: www.youtube.com To download the podcast, read the transcript, and for additional information about Democracy Now!, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
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2:20 yeah persuit of happieness for the new american century…
The Governor is Hypocritical