4 oil sands spills still leaking, cause unknown
Four recent oil spills at a major oil sands extraction site in Canada's Alberta province are still leaking oil into the ground, and officials aren't sure what caused them.
Bob Curran, a spokesman for the Alberta Energy Regulator, which is charged with regulating the oil industry in Alberta, told The Huffington that exact details surrounding the May and June spills that occurred at the Primrose extraction site operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. are still unknown.
Further complicating matters, a scientist employed by the Canadian government
told The Toronto Star the cleanup process (which has been ongoing for about six weeks) is in a state of "chaos." The whistleblower, who has been on site for the cleanup process, said that officials were "freaking out" because no one seems to know how to stop the leaks.
The scientist spoke to The Star out of concern that neither the company responsible for the spill nor the regulatory agencies involved in cleanup were properly addressing the situation.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/primrose-oil-spill-cause_n_3636680.html
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