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Tue Jun 28 2016 (Updated 06/30/16)
Ventura Oil Spill is No Surprise
Crimson Pipeline Has Long History of Spills
Just thirteen months after the massive Refugio Oil Spill fouled the pristine waters off the Santa Barbara Coast, a leak in an oil pipeline in Hall Canyon in Ventura County was reported at 5:30 a.m. on June 23. As many as 700 barrels of crude oil — 29,400 gallons — have been spilled.
According to information released by the Center for Biological Diversity, the company responsible for the Ventura oil spill, Crimson Pipeline, has a decade-long history of oil spills in California.
The latest oil spill is no surprise in a state that prides itself on being a “green leader,” but is in fact the third largest oil producer in the country. The oil industry is the largest and most powerful corporate lobby in California — and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), headquartered in Sacramento, is the largest and most powerful lobbying organization.
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See Also: Big Oil treated legislators to $13,000 dinner before fracking bill vote | Oil Lobby spending in California increases by 400 percent | Big Oil money defeated bill to ban drilling in marine protected area | Brown signs two oil spill bills, but marine protected areas aren't fully protected | WSPA Spent Record $6.75 Million In 3 Months | Biggest-Ever Gusher of Oil Lobby Money Devastates California | Protesters Rally Against WSPA, Oil Caucus | Offshore fracking moratorium off California Coast spurred by lawsuits
Related Features: Marine Life Still Vulnerable Despite Senate Bills 295 and 414 | Governor Jerry Brown Appoints Big Oil Executive as Industry Regulator | California Governor Signs Climate Bill Gutted by Big Oil
According to information released by the Center for Biological Diversity, the company responsible for the Ventura oil spill, Crimson Pipeline, has a decade-long history of oil spills in California.
The latest oil spill is no surprise in a state that prides itself on being a “green leader,” but is in fact the third largest oil producer in the country. The oil industry is the largest and most powerful corporate lobby in California — and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), headquartered in Sacramento, is the largest and most powerful lobbying organization.
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See Also: Big Oil treated legislators to $13,000 dinner before fracking bill vote | Oil Lobby spending in California increases by 400 percent | Big Oil money defeated bill to ban drilling in marine protected area | Brown signs two oil spill bills, but marine protected areas aren't fully protected | WSPA Spent Record $6.75 Million In 3 Months | Biggest-Ever Gusher of Oil Lobby Money Devastates California | Protesters Rally Against WSPA, Oil Caucus | Offshore fracking moratorium off California Coast spurred by lawsuits
Related Features: Marine Life Still Vulnerable Despite Senate Bills 295 and 414 | Governor Jerry Brown Appoints Big Oil Executive as Industry Regulator | California Governor Signs Climate Bill Gutted by Big Oil
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