Heather Libby Posts

Moving oil is a dirty business, and never has that been more clear than this past month.

Since March 11, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. In North and South America alone, they’ve spilled more than a million gallons of oil and toxic chemicals – enough to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Moving oil is a dirty business, and never has that been more clear than this past month.

Since March 11, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. In North and South America alone, they’ve spilled more than a million gallons of oil and toxic chemicals – enough to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

In the past 30 days, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. And it's not just pipeline leaks. Oil has spilled offshore and on, at train derailments and during routine maintenance.