oil spill
Small diesel leak in the Tahoe Keys cleaned up; cause unknown
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/28/2016 - 4:53pm
There has been another spill in the Tahoe Keys, this time a small diesel fuel spill in the Spinnaker Cove area between White Sands and the beach.
On Wednesday, May 25, the spill was reported at about 4:00 p.m. to the California Office of Emergency Services by the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA). Employees from TKPOA immediately placed booms in the water to keep the fuel from spreading.
Clean Harbor arrived on Thursday to lay out more booms and absorbent pads on the fuel and were able to pull them out on Friday.
Disasterous Deepwater Horizon Oil spill topic at next UC Davis talk
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 7:26pm
Event Date:
May 19, 2016 - 5:30pm
It has been six years since BP's offshore oil drilling disaster. On April 20, 2010 one of the largest accidental marine oil spills in the history of petroleum industry occurred, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill which discharged an estimated 210 million gallons of oile were discharged into the ocean, and multiple efforts to contain the flow failed.
Cleanup of Tahoe Keys oil spill continues
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 6:45pm
Investigators from the Department of Fish and Wildlife Warden's office were at the Tahoe Keys Marina again on Wednesday, trying to find the source of an oil leak that was discovered on Monday, April 11. They were joined by a press information officer and a biologist, all from the agency's pollution office.
They said was no wildlife impact found at the scene, and all fish in the shallow marina and birds in the area didn't appear to be harmed by the oil.
High-stakes trial begins for 2010 Gulf oil spill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 9:03amNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A high-stakes trial started Monday to assign blame and help figure out exactly how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation's worst offshore oil spill.Attorney...
Feds say delay made Montana oil spill worse
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 2:32pmBILLINGS, Mont. - Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.'s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made an oil spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulat...
Full Text of President Obama's State of the Union address; GOP response
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 7:47pm
The following is the complete text of President Obama's State of the Union address as written.
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
"An America Built to Last"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Washington, DC
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
California wildlife makes headlines in 2011
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 3:10amThe year of 2011 was anything but quiet for the California Department of Fish and Game.
Pesky bears, a roaming gray wolf, significant poaching arrests, tsunami relief work and dramatic wildlife rescues were among the stories that captured the public’s attention.
DFG also welcomed new Director Charlton H. Bonham, who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in August.
Sprinker system leak dumps fire suppression liquid at the 'Y' parking lot
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 3:16pm
UPDATED: A sprinkler system that was being tested ended up in a mishap, dumping about 200 gallons of fire suppression liquid across the South Raley's at the "Y" shopping center.
