from reuters: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, partly owned by BP, shut down on Tuesday after spilling several thousand barrels of crude oil into backup containers, drastically cutting supply down the main artery between refineries and Alaska's oilfields. The accident comes at a difficult time for BP - the largest single owner of the pipeline operator, holding 47% - as it struggles to plug a gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well. The shutdown followed a series of mishaps that resulted from a scheduled fire-command system test at Pump Station 9, about 100 miles south of Fairbanks, said Alyeska Pipeline Service Co, the operator of the 800-mile oil line.gulf spill updates:
oil spill, media spill, political spill*
human dispersants: let's try tossing bp executives into gulf of mexico*
US has approved 19 environmental drilling waivers since oil spill*
bp gets pass from obama admin to potentially pollute lake michigan*
video: white house says 'undoubtedly' worst spill in US history*
bp calls in costner's $26m vacuum cleaners to mop up huge oil spill*
video: unhinged carville tells obama to get to the gulf*
obama's fairy tale: feds in charge of oil disaster response*
gulf oil spill, times square time bomb & occult dates apr19-may1*
video: oily insider says "there's another leak, much bigger, 5 to 6 miles away"*
bp pwned by twitter pranksters*
obama visits gulf as bp pushes on with 'top kill'*
biowars/envirohealth updates:
postal workers part of plan to fight anthrax attacks*
flashback: mailmen may deliver anti-anthrax drugs*
video: ft worth police chief promotes hormone therapy*
fears raised of bioattack on world cup*
tony blair to earn millions as climate change adviser*
new, more potent radioactive material found at vt. yankee*
dr andrew wakefield, connected autism & vaccines, disbarred in uk*
truck carrying 17 million bees crashes in minnesota*
herbal supplements often have contaminants, study finds*
study: many sunscreens may be accelerating cancer*
video: 'what in the world are they spraying?' sneak preview*
previous biowars/envirohealth:
gulf oil, god's work & shocking conditions
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