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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ya the actual press release says up to 1.1 millions gallons could have been released with the actual amount unknown. The article is sensationalist, but it still sounds like it could be pretty bad, but we need to wait for more data to find out exactly how bad.

"The volume of discharged oil is currently unknown. The total pipeline length is 67 miles and was closed by MPOG at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. Initial engineering calculations indicate potential volume of crude oil that could have been released from the affected pipeline is 1.1 million gallons."

https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3593964/update-1-unified-command-monitors-responds-to-mpog11015-incident/

Also as a side note to understand how bad 1 million gallons is, the 2010 BP oil spill released 130 million gallons.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And if it's unknown it could even be zero, right? Phew, nothing to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It is definitely not 0 and I would still be worried. I just don't apreciate news that exagerates facts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Somehow, I'm past getting big oil the benefit of the doubt.