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Environment & Energy

soothsayer

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1. This is the 9th spill in 5 weeks.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 07:17 AM

Jul 2020

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Another update to this story! Another 45 tons of fuel spilled yesterday. Norilsk Nickels shares fell today. Putin also signed legislation requiring companies to be ready for oil spills.

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Another oil spill in Khimki reservoir. This is the 7th incident this month in various parts of Russia

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Correction. This is the 9th spill in 5 weeks. Here are the other 7 incidents

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Summer In Siberia 2020: Widespread Fires, Record Heat, Melting Soil And Toxic Spills [View all] hatrack Jul 2020 OP

This is the 9th spill in 5 weeks. soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

But Putin just signed legislation! Problem solved!! hatrack Jul 2020 #2

What's the deal? We just have so much oil that we keep sloshing it all over soothsayer Jul 2020 #3