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EPA: 1M gallons of oil may be in Mich. river

MSNBC / Associated Press -- BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as "wholly inadequate."

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the update Wednesday night, shortly after Gov. Jennifer Granholm lambasted attempts to contain the oil flowing down the Kalamazoo River. She warned of a "tragedy of historic proportions" if the oil reaches Lake Michigan, which is still at least 80 miles downstream from where oil has been seen.

Granholm called on the federal government for more help, saying resources being marshaled by the EPA and Enbridge Inc., which owns the pipeline that leaked the oil, were "wholly inadequate."

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Submitted Jul 31, 2010 By: TokyoEric

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:10,754 Points:630,425 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 6:06:41 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse on second thought, maybe Pig Oil paid the media to suppress the news or there wasn't enough "public interest" to sell such news to the public?
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:10,754 Points:630,425 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 6:03:22 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse bigguy: I think it's b/c there were much more "important" news to be reported before.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,650 Points:670,870 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 8:59:40 AM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse OK!
bigguy55 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:20,231 Points:1,211,370 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:11:11 AM Ignore bigguy55 Report Abuse Is it just me or does it seem strange that all of a sudden there's been an increase of oil spills and pipelines bursting and oil wells leaking or blowing up and now another ship loaded with oil crashes??? Sounds fishy to me!!
eddmac Champion Author Washington Posts:4,519 Points:996,155 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:09:26 AM Ignore eddmac Report Abuse old out dated
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:1,396 Points:329,160 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:00:20 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Sounds like a state of emergency.
AKmailman All-Star Author Alaska Posts:712 Points:590,145 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:58:05 PM Ignore AKmailman Report Abuse ...so you want the feds to do what?
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:4,134 Points:803,095 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:56:49 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse Why do we cry to the feds, when they typically drag their feet. Get it done on your own end, it's your state!
arinkrat17 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,487 Points:363,590 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:54:48 PM Ignore arinkrat17 Report Abuse so who's resposible for this one?
Jarod13 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,885 Points:639,475 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:52:11 PM Ignore Jarod13 Report Abuse We definitely need to have better oversight and inspections in this area. Two serious oil spills within 3 months of each other is not exceptable.
kbierley Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,635 Points:1,072,910 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:49:25 PM Ignore kbierley Report Abuse So, is this George Bush's fault too?
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,539 Points:507,855 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:46:43 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse A million gallons sounds like a lot. It is also a very round number.
DosEquis26 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,932 Points:1,090,110 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:44:27 PM Ignore DosEquis26 Report Abuse we've got other Great Lakes besides that one.
PetroPedro All-Star Author Florida Posts:645 Points:138,380 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:43:50 PM Ignore PetroPedro Report Abuse regulators in the back pockets of big oil? maybe?
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:1,933 Points:621,255 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:38:42 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse BP mania is setting in.
Ray_10589 All-Star Author New York Posts:577 Points:260,050 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:31:25 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse what happened to safety>
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:1,712 Points:543,560 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:30:31 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse BP is get a 10 billion tax break, why rush.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,937 Points:634,625 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:27:52 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse This story is almost 3 days old. I'm sure I heard on the news today that the spill was contained and would not reach Lake Michigan. Still a bad situation.
RENEGADEGAS Champion Author Missouri Posts:7,668 Points:617,130 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:27:35 PM Ignore RENEGADEGAS Report Abuse Never trust the EPA. Yet another hussien led federal agency of this administration.
cudatim Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,805 Points:784,760 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:22:55 PM Ignore cudatim Report Abuse Is there some sort of competition going on out there?
clement007 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,126 Points:877,375 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:22:46 PM Ignore clement007 Report Abuse :(
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,790 Points:1,328,575 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:17:52 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse I don't believe our government has the assets available to handle any major spill. But this Michigan one should never have happened. The EPA should require better monitoring and oversight of pipelines and requiring better contingency planning for major "worst case scenario" spills.
1Boog Champion Author Lincoln Posts:4,335 Points:883,465 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:14:26 PM Ignore 1Boog Report Abuse an example again of how Big Oil cares more about bottom line then what is needed to be done in the case of a spill. Stay Classy Big Oil!
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,938 Points:1,409,435 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:07:25 PM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse Hold 'em accountable...
Toppers Champion Author Atlanta Posts:4,117 Points:1,501,390 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:04:34 PM Ignore Toppers Report Abuse Sounds like it is wholly inadaquate...
MikLamb Champion Author Texas Posts:3,058 Points:1,201,190 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:01:13 PM Ignore MikLamb Report Abuse Have oil companies just given up safety precautions and just decided that leaks are an acceptable cost of doing business?
my3sons Champion Author New York Posts:4,316 Points:1,397,325 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:00:26 PM Ignore my3sons Report Abuse we need alternatives to oil
PHILBEARGA Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:233 Points:47,675 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:58:44 PM Ignore PHILBEARGA Report Abuse ONE OIL LEAK AFTER ANOTHER,WHEN WILL IT STOP???
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,244 Points:1,640,735 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:47:12 PM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse EPA needs more testing on air and water samples???? Most people can see the oil without tests. Typical foot dragging.
seeyardee Champion Author Sacramento Posts:4,358 Points:837,455 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:43:37 PM Ignore seeyardee Report Abuse Yep, the spill in the river is Obama's fault. I heard he ate a few babies, drew a mustache on the Statue of Liberty, and criticized NASCAR fans, too.
adr47 Champion Author Saskatchewan Posts:2,406 Points:539,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:41:48 PM Ignore adr47 Report Abuse The old stuff is rotting. Frequency of these events will increase.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:32,080 Points:1,296,320 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:40:38 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse altima2008 wrote: >Its amazing if this happend under bush's tenure he would >have been ridiculed but nobama gets a free pass, what >gives! Bush-43 was an oil man (not a very successful one, but he was an oil man). More critically, the Brains Behind the Bush (Dick Cheney) spent most of his service receiving deferred compensation from oilfield service company Halliburton (OK, the spell check is saying "Hallucination" as a spelling). Obama, on the other hand, gets a free pass. He's a community organizer. The people who obsess on that part of his resume probably don't know he had a staff of 13 and an annual budget of several hundred thousand dollars.
saleboss All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:750 Points:547,845 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:40:17 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse All cleanups are inadequate when the clock is running!
JuliusRex Veteran Author Orlando Posts:396 Points:123,525 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:35:18 PM Ignore JuliusRex Report Abuse Man, almost makes you start to believe in conspiracies.
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,689 Points:1,645,940 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:28:57 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse It seems that the EPA is never ready.
Kamakani Champion Author Hawaii Posts:1,867 Points:575,350 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:28:57 PM Ignore Kamakani Report Abuse The oil companies are so rich that they don't really give a rip how much they spill or where. They seem to think they are above the law and above God and nature.
nemoFL Champion Author Florida Posts:4,070 Points:666,230 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:22:29 PM Ignore nemoFL Report Abuse just how many oil leaks are there
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,939 Points:570,350 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:17:54 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse get this leak fixed fast!
mmene Champion Author Houston Posts:2,570 Points:585,470 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:17:01 PM Ignore mmene Report Abuse wonder why all the oil leaks back to back.
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:3,282 Points:620,155 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:14:34 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse bp is glad it is not theirs
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:3,189 Points:619,730 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:10:12 PM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...the crap just keeps coming, doesn't it ?...
hblee Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,796 Points:602,035 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:09:40 PM Ignore hblee Report Abuse They better clean that mess up soon.
kcems Veteran Author Kentucky Posts:399 Points:81,790 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:04:31 PM Ignore kcems Report Abuse shew
Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,011 Points:1,212,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:02:48 PM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse Seems there is an unlimited quantity of "peak oil" and the problem these days is not how to get to it but how to contain it and keep it in the ground! If the price rises I hope it is not because of clean up cost.
DrLyon Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,909 Points:251,400 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:02:01 PM Ignore DrLyon Report Abuse Another case of a company with a poor safety record prior to the accident ....
janctx Champion Author Lubbock Posts:2,639 Points:856,385 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:01:03 PM Ignore janctx Report Abuse who the heck is supposed to be taking care of this, sounds like they are a sleep at the wheel, cap the dam thing
Marson Champion Author Scranton Posts:4,379 Points:1,144,820 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 9:57:30 PM Ignore Marson Report Abuse These leaks occur but the media is focusing on these stories now.
papou Champion Author Tampa Posts:5,678 Points:936,210 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 9:57:17 PM Ignore papou Report Abuse why all the news lately this has been going on for a long time/
donny47 All-Star Author New Hampshire Posts:837 Points:349,170 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 9:57:05 PM Ignore donny47 Report Abuse time for more preventative maintenence
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:4,223 Points:466,730 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 9:50:19 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse Seems to be a rash of leaks lately.