Sorry ladies and gentlemen, I have about 10 minutes to get ready for work and head out the door, but I saw this story and decided it might be worth it to be a few minutes late, however the diary will be short on my commentary.
BP pipeline leaks oily mixture onto Alaskan tundra
BP reported yet another pipeline leak at its Alaskan oilfields, frustrating the oil giant's attempts to rebuild its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP said on Monday that a pipeline at its 30,000 barrel per day Lisburne field, which is currently closed for maintenance, ruptured during testing and spilled a mixture of methanol and oily water onto the tundra.
We all know BP has a stellar track record and we have nothing to fear. However BP does acknowledge:
A BP spokesman said the cleanup was under way and the company would determine the cause "in due course."
I hope that makes you feel as good as I do. I mean their Gulf of Mexico cleanup was so fast we hardly even saw them doing it!
Immediate efforts are focused on containment and cleanup, said Tom DeRuyter, state on-scene coordinator for the Department of Environmental Conservation.
The methanol-produced water mix has spread into wet tundra as well as onto a gravel pad, bringing risks to slow-growing vegetation, DeRuyter said.
"You have actively growing plants and they're very susceptible to the contaminants," he said.
The pipeline will also have to be dug up to allow for an investigation into why it failed, he said.
Investigation as to why it failed? Im sure a bear is to blame. Where is Sarah Palin when you need her?