Subj : Re: No Trans pipeline so barge carrying almost a million gallons of oi To : All From : me@privacy.net Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:20:11 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september ..org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-septemb er.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "NotMe" Newsgroups: soc.culture.canada,houston.politics,dfw.politics,ca.environment Subject: Re: No Trans pipeline so barge carrying almost a million gallons of oil crashes into ship, causing spill in Galveston Bay Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 19:26:35 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <011b3df3699fea134d3df23905c5edf7@dizum.com> Injection-Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:36:10 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="d222741a0011022050834858d83609a4"; logging-data="30864"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+uaezP/czB7IYf22DiOAOywxlK1cZDWrE=" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 Cancel-Lock: sha1:M8T8g7DDGAMk2gViDzOJuPyf1xM= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: news.eternal-september.org soc.culture.canada:8727 houston.politics:9 dfw.politics:435 ca.environment:5 And a pipeline would have prevented this problem how exactly? "Thanks Obama!" wrote in message news:011b3df3699fea134d3df23905c5edf7@dizum.com... >A barge that was carrying almost a million gallons of oil hit a > ship in Galveston Bay on Saturday, spilling an unknown amount > into the water. > > According to the Associated Press, the Coast Guard had to send > in booms to try to collect the spill. While it is unknown how > much oil spilled into the water, there was reportedly a > noticeable sheen left covering the bay area. > > The barge, which was carrying 924,000 gallons of particularly > thick oil, was on its way to Bolivar when the collision > occurred. Six crew members on board of the towing vessel, which > was moving the barge, were reported to have injuries but are in > stable condition. Specifics on those injuries were not given out. > > The Galveston Bay Foundation announced that it is looking for > volunteers to help with the impact the oil spill will have. > > The Galveston Daily News reports that there is no immediate > danger to the community due to the oil spill. There are, > however, a few road closures to make crew access to the spill > area easier. > > http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2014/03/barge-carrying- > almost-million-gallons-oil-crashes-ship-causing-spill-galveston- > bay > > > --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .