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October 7, 2021

Crude Oil Spills from Galveston Bay, TX Refinery
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In Texas, a crude oil spill Wednesday at the Marathon Galveston Bay
refinery near Houston is prompting even more calls to break free from
fossil fuel dependence. This comes as Southern California confronts one
of its worst-ever oil spills from an underwater pipeline. Meanwhile, a
recent study by the International Monetary Fund found the fossil fuel
industry receives subsidies of $11 million per minute despite pledges by
world leaders to fight the climate catastrophe.


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