Weekly Environmental News: April 7 – April 13, 2013

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From the continued coverage of the oil spill in Arkansas to the mounting protests against Amazon land auctions in Ecuador, oil still remains a big topic in the news.

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Weekly Environmental News: March 31 – April 6, Earth Month, Arkansas Oil Spill and More

Posted by on April 7, 2013 · 1 Comment 

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Earth Month, the White House garden planting, aging oil pipelines in Arkansas, watering the desert in Peru, and late-coming cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital are all featured in this week’s environmental news.

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Environmental News – March 24 – 31, 2013

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Popular Insecticides May be Killing Bees, Green Walls Reduce Air Contaminants, Arctic Ice Reduction Linked to Extreme Weather, Extinct Species Revival, and Lead Based Paint all in this week’s Environmental News 

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Exxon Mobil Oil Spill in Arkansas

Posted by on March 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

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  The Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline ruptured on Friday, leaking an estimated 4500 barrels (189,000 gallons) of oil into a subdivision in Mayflower, Arkansas – less than 30 minutes from Little Rock. There are conflicting reports on the source and type of oil that was spilled, with some environmentalists claiming this to be a Canadian [...]

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