Image of the Day

Gulf of Mexico near the site of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil
spill.
Burning Pipeline Fire Sign of Nigeria’s Woes
The gasoline pipeline burns unstopped near a village close to
Nigeria’s sprawling megacity of Lagos, shooting flames into the air as
leaking fuel muddies the ground. All around it, the ground is littered with
plastic jerry-cans, used by those who hacked into the line to steal the fuel
within.
Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters Stuck in Texas Jail
Protesters sitting in trees or blocking equipment used to build
TransCanada’s (TRP) Keystone XL oil pipeline are learning that
environmental activism in East Texas sometimes has big consequences.
Matthew Almonte, Glen Collins, and Isabel Brooks landed in jail in Tyler
on Dec. 3, charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass, resisting arrest,
and illegal dumping after they entered an unlaid pipe at a construction site
near Winona, Tex., and tried to stop work on the $7.6 billion project. Once
completed, the pipeline will bring products of the Alberta tar sands to
Houston-area refineries.
Judge delays hearing with Texas landowner,TransCanada on
Keystone pipeline
A Texas landowner battling TransCanada Corp. says a judge has
declined for now to hear arguments on whether to temporarily stop work
on the property.
Michael Bishop says a Nacogdoches County judge put off a hearing
scheduled for Wednesday until he can determine whether the matter
should be in state court.
Keystone falling short of strictest safety standards
The Keystone XL pipeline sparked a political firestorm late in 2011
and into this year, after environmental groups and concerned local
residents started a campaign to prevent its approval. As TransCanada, the
company constructing the pipeline, continues forward with what parts of
the project that it can, more objections are being raised about potential
safety and environmental concerns.
ExxonMobil, DEQ still argue rulings