and on the alaska front

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Another BP pipeline leaks in Alaska

 

Hot on the heels of last month's big oil spill, British petro-giant -- sorry,

beyond-petro giant -- BP has confirmed that another pipeline ruptured on

Alaska's North Slope on April 6, leaking 12,000 cubic feet of natural gas. The

leak occurred at the same Prudhoe Bay oilfield as last month's 200,000-gallon

oil spill, but was small enough that BP was not required to report it. " We are

at the point where there is so much damage to the lines from corrosion, we don't

know where another leak will occur, " said a BP employee. The company is under

criminal investigation for its pipeline management. Meanwhile, inspired by the

oil industry's impeccable quality control, Alaska lawmakers are mulling over

tax-break legislation that would pave the way for BP, ConocoPhillips, and

ExxonMobil to embark upon the largest construction project in U.S. history: a

$25 billion natural-gas pipeline from the North Slope through Canada to the U.S.

Midwest.

 

 

straight to the source: Business Week, Associated Press, 17 Apr 2006

 

 

straight to the source: The Wall Street Journal, Jim Carlton, 17 Apr 2006

(access ain't free)

 

 

straight to the source: Houston Chronicle, Matt Volz, 14 Apr 2006

 

 

You can bomb the world to pieces

You can't bomb it into peace