Officials Warn Of Toxic Smoke Near ND Derailment

None hurt in the derailment of oil-hauling train, but 2,400 asked to evacuate while air quality is tested.

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What A Year: 45 Fossil Fuel Disasters The Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About

A look back at some of the fossil fuel disasters that made headlines in 2013, along with several others that went largely unnoticed.

What A Year: 45 Fossil Fuel Disasters The Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know About

While coal, oil, and gas are an integral part of everyday life around the world, 2013 brought a stark reminder of the inherent risk that comes with a fossil-fuel dependent world, with numerous pipeline spills, explosions, derailments, landslides, and the death of 20 coal miners in the U.S.

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Train Derailment, Explosion In Quebec Highlights Oil Industry Dangers

It’s the worst case scenario of incidents oil industry skeptics have been cautioning since the beginning of the North American oil boom.

Train Derailment, Explosion In Quebec Highlights Oil Industry Dangers

On Saturday, a train hauling 72 cars of North Dakota crude oil derailed in a small Quebec town just north of the Maine border, creating an explosion that destroyed more than 30 buildings and left more than 15 dead and 37 missing.

Authorities say those who are missing may never be found, as their bodies may have been

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Rail Emerging As Alternative To Pipeline, Presenting New Problems

Trisha Marczak Railroads servicing the oil-rich region of North Dakota have seen the benefits of the boom, as lack of pipelines has industry resorted to transporting oil by train, creating a scenario that bills railroads as a manageable method of transporting the nation’s oil. “To the extent that we don’t approve pipelines, rail is going […]

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Railroads servicing the oil-rich region of North Dakota have seen the benefits of the boom, as lack of pipelines has industry resorted to transporting oil by train, creating a scenario that bills railroads as a manageable method of transporting the nation’s oil.

“To the extent that we don’t approve

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Train Cars Derail In Minnesota, Spill Crude Oil

Thousands of gallons (liters) of oil leaked onto frozen ground after a train carrying crude from Canada derailed Wednesday in western Minnesota. The 94-car Canadian Pacific train was headed south near Parkers Prairie when it lost air pressure and went into an emergency braking mode, the county sheriff’s office said. Fourteen tankers derailed. Three either […]

Thousands of gallons (liters) of oil leaked onto frozen ground after a train carrying crude from Canada derailed Wednesday in western Minnesota. The 94-car Canadian Pacific train was headed south near Parkers Prairie when it lost air pressure and went into an emergency braking mode, the county sheriff's office said. Fourteen tankers derailed.

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