ExxonMobil spills chemicals in Louisiana while cleaning spilled oil in Arkansas

[dixiegrrrrl]

Even as ExxonMobil was mopping up after its disgusting tar-sands oil spill in Arkansas on Wednesday, it spilled an unknown amount of unknown chemicals — possibly hydrogen sulfide and cancer-causing benzene — during an accident at a riverfront refinery in Louisiana.

The Chalmette refinery chemical spill might have gone unnoticed, except that it stank out the city of New Orleans and several nearby parishes, leading to state and federal investigations (we told you about that mysterious odor yesterday). Frankly, ExxonMobil’s track record here sucks: The same refinery spilled 360 barels of crude oil in January.

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[fleur-de-lisa]

1. I smelled it as soon as I walked out my door in the morning . . .

and for the rest of the day while inside a high-rise in downtown New Orleans. When we will finally put a stop to this mad push for oil?

[Kolesar]

2. Benzene is horrible stuff

I don't even like standing by the car when I am fueling it.