Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds

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A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City. FOX13

FILE-Image of facilities manager at the Keystone facility. Pipes at site used for expanded Keystone XL pipeline. Canada-based TC Energy on Thursday estimated the spill on the Keystone system at about 14,000 barrels.

"This is going to be months, maybe even years before we get the full handle on this disaster and know the extent of the damage and get it all cleaned up," he said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said there were no known effects yet on drinking water wells or the public in connection with this week's spill, and the oil didn't move from the creek to larger waterways. No evacuations were ordered because the break occurred in rural pastureland, according to Randy Hubbard, the Washington County Emergency Management coordinator.

Critics also argued that using crude from western Canada’s oil sands would worsen climate change, and President Joe Biden’s cancelation of a U.S. permit for the project led the company to pull the plug last year. Patrick De Haan, an analyst for GasBuddy, which operates a price-tracking app, said there is pressure to repair the pipeline quickly and keep refineries supplied, adding that "if it lasts more than a few days, that could spell trouble," for prices at the pump.

 

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That makes sense since Kansas City is is Canada. 🤔

Most likely, a twisted environmental group caused the leak.

The oil just wanted to go home.

How

how does that even happen?

WHAT, , no monitors

And Sweden is banning electric cars in winter to conserve energy for heat😂

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