Rising waters complicate clean up of Yellowstone River

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/exxon-said-failed-mont-pipeline-was-deeply-...

And what a shocker, they lied about how deep the pipeline was buried.

"Exxon Mobil Co. reassured concerned regulators that an oil pipeline beneath the Yellowstone River was buried deep enough and not in danger just a month before it broke in a flood and spewed an estimated 1,000 barrels of crude into the waterway.

Details about Exxon Mobil's actions leading up to the Friday night spill into one of the West's premiere rivers emerged in federal safety documents as cleanup work continued downstream of the rupture site in the Montana town of Laurel.

There is still no definitive word on how far downriver the spill could spread. Oil has been reported as far as 240 miles away and officials worry high water could wash it into new areas.

There were also new revelations that Laurel officials pressed Exxon Mobil about the integrity of the line as the river rose, but were reassured it was safe.

The cause of the pipeline failure remains under investigation. The prevailing theory is that the raging Yellowstone eroded the riverbed and exposed the line to damaging debris.

Documents from the Department of Transportation show it took Exxon Mobil almost an hour to fully seal the pipeline after the accident — nearly twice as long as it had publicly disclosed. It was not immediately clear if the change could alter the estimate of crude released into a river famous for its fishing and vital to farmers for irrigation.

"The best thing they could do at this point is be completely honest," said Gov. Brian Schweitzer. "It is clear that their veracity has not been 100 percent to this point."

This is what lack of maintenance gets you. It gets you pollution because big oil doesn't want to spend any money on it nor will they spend the extra money to install guarded pipe,(a pipe within a pipe) because if they did spend the money for this expensive pipe there would be less or no pollution period.
We can't drink oil we need water but they will never get it.
profits before people.

Ya know, instead of us paying astronomical medical bills later, maybe we should just stop allowing corporations to intravenously pump carcinogens into our water and air. And throw their asses - all top tier management and Board of Directors, too - in prison if they do.

This makes me very angry.

Exxon - To Big To Care

EXXON could call on Pat Robertson to move that water.

Couldnt they bring some of those "deep water" experts? Break up EXXON NOW.

Where is Teddy R. when you need him? Funny, Teddy created Yellowstone Park and broke up Standard Oil. Time for EXXON to go.

Way to F up!

:{

Water is precious everywhere.

They are not going to stop without being forced to by ......(whisper) regulation. The governments of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho etc. are owned by the mineral extractors. This is really nothing when you consider just how precious and rare a commodity water is here in the west. They are doing fracing out here too, so much of our water is ground water in natural aquafirs............can you imagine what that is doing to our ground water.