Contaminated Carson neighborhood braces for messy environmental cleanup

Contaminated Carson neighborhood braces for messy environmental cleanup

Aug 8th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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$90 million legal settlement offered by Shell Oil

By Sandy Mazza, Daily Breeze: 7 Aug 2015

In a notoriously contaminated Carson neighborhood where homeowners have been waiting for years for someone to neutralize the toxic goo beneath their homes and yards, relief is finally within sight.

Cleanup plans were finalized recently after four years of invasive testing and debate over what to do with tons of underground waste oil abandoned in the Carousel Tract in the 1960s and rediscovered in 2008.

But things won’t be fixed overnight. In fact, residents can expect at least six more years of smelly, noisy work before they have their neighborhood — and their lives — back.

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Posted in: Business Principles, Environment, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell,Toxic contamination, United States.
Tagged: Environment · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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Arctic Drilling: Inspectors Watching Shell 24/7

Arctic Drilling: Inspectors Watching Shell 24/7

Aug 8th, 2015 

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By MarEx 2015-08-07 

Shell has started its drilling operations in the Arctic and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is keeping very close tabs on their activities.

BSEE Inspectors arrived in the Chukchi Sea to ensure the oil major is in compliance with federal regulations and safety standards. The BSEE will oversee Shell’s drilling operations 24/7 in perpetuity. Two inspectors are onsite at the drill sites. One is onboard the Polar Pioneer, a semi-submersible drilling unit, at Burger J. The other is with the Noble Discoverer, a drillship, at Burger V.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Chukchi Sea, Climate Change, Environment, Greenpeace, Gulf of Alaska, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Chukchi Sea · Environment · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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Shell aims to invest billions in Brazil

Shell aims to invest billions in Brazil

Aug 8th, 2015 

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Friday, 7 August 2015

Royal Dutch Shell is considering investing billions in Brazil, set to become a focal point after the planned acquisition of BG Group, even as it prepares to sell huge chunks of its business to pay for the $70bn (£45.11bn) deal.

Despite a broad drive to cut spending in the face of persistently low oil prices, chief executive Ben Van Beurden remains steadfast in his plans to buy BG, which will transform Shell into the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier.

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Nigerian government finally sets up fund to clean up Ogoniland oil spills

Nigerian government finally sets up fund to clean up Ogoniland oil spills

Aug 8th, 2015 

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John Vidal: Friday 7 August 2015 

The long-delayed $1bn clean-up of heavily oil-contaminated Ogoniland in the Niger delta has moved closer with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari setting up a restoration fund four years after a damning UN report advised the government and oil industry to act urgently.

But a spokesman for Shell, which discovered oil in Ogoniland in 1957 and exploited it until it was forced out because of pollution in 1993, said money would not be released until the Nigerian government went further, establishing a satisfactory governing structure and appointing commissioners to oversee the clean-up process.

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Japanese Artist Creates Fun Miniature Dioramas Every Day For 5 Years

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They’re All Reactionaries

They’re All Reactionaries Peter Dreier: The most significant revelation from the debate is that all of them are right-wingers. On a scale of 1 to 10—with 10 being the most reactionary—every candidate rated an 8 or above. READ HERE shared from

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