To celebrate Earth Day in Dickinson ND I wanted to highlight two environmental disasters that are going on in our community
Stark County Commission OKs oil waste disposal site near Belfield
On Tuesday, the Stark County Commission approved a zoning change for 80 acres owned by Bryon Richard so Location Service Inc., of Oklahoma, can build a special waste landfill for up to 30,000 to 40,000 tons of drilling mud and cuttings every year.
Read more: http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/stark-county-commission-oks-oil-waste-disposal-site-near-belfield/article_4764fc28-8909-11e1-bfd9-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1ssH9wTGQ
Wind mostly culprit for small oil spill
SOUTH HEART — The power of the wind was bleakly demonstrated Wednesday when a small amount of oil escaped a well five miles northwest of South Heart and blew across five to 10 acres of agricultural land leaving an orange film of oil and fluids on grass and field cover.
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“I’m concerned with water quality and reclamation and any long term effects,” Obach said. “This eventually runs into the Heart River,” he said.
Yay! happy earth day!!!
ReplyDeletei would say that burying oil waste is better than leaving it in an open pool for wildlife to get into, but, if we've learned anything from Ohio, there is no solution except to not drill.