Activists claim Arkansas oil spill diverted into wetland (video)

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/07/activists-claim-arkansas-oil-spill-diverted-into-wetland/

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Activists claim Arkansas oil spill diverted into wetland
By Stephen C. Webster
Sunday, April 7, 2013 16:59 EDT

Activists with the group Tar Sands Blockade published new videos on Sunday showing oil from the Arkansas pipeline rupture purportedly diverted from a residential neighborhood into a wetland area to keep it out sight and, most importantly, out of the media.

While it’s not clear if the oil was intentionally moved into the wetland, the company says it is cleaning pavement with power washing devices, which could cause some of the oil to be pushed off neighborhood streets and into other areas.

Activists also interviewed a local resident who claimed the oil has continued “flowing” into Lake Conway since the spill happened.

A letter sent by ExxonMobil to residents of Mayflower on March 31 claims the oil did not reach Lake Conway.

[truth2power]

1. "oil did not reach Lake Conway..

One of those oil execs. should be escorted to Lake Conway and invited to take a swim in it.

Bet he wouldn't.

Liars. All of them.

[fasttense]

2. Well, this is all the proof Obama needs to approve

the Keystone pipeline.

They maintain their pipelines so well.

Now instead of just having oil spills destroy our beaches, they are destroying our waterways and wetlands too. Thanks oil corporations for destroying the little bit of nature we have remaining.

[dotymed]

3. But..according to the r on Maher the other night

America is in the middle of an "oil boom" that is really helping our economy. screw the climate.
GREED, GREED.........

[Plucketeer]

5. LOL!

Yeah, I remember that comment. That AssHat should have to spend a week or so, immersed in the clean-up efforts in Arkansas - in fact, any politician that votes for furthering of the oil industry, should have to spend time, hands-on involved in clean up! And our grand president should be a part of it too. Oil spill clean-ups are a horrible way to create jobs.

[cvoogt]

4. Sign the White House petition

which I just created;
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-keystone-xl-pipeline-look-spill-arkansas-xl-will-result-worse-only-matter-time/jgSGTJms

Apparently no such petition existed yet so I created one.

[snappyturtle]

6. Signed. I think you went too easy on them but it's 100% more than I've done! nt