Sentences with phrase «major oil disasters»
With staple food prices to rise over 45 % over the next decade and major oil disasters bringing national focus to our over-dependence on fossil fuels, 2 % is no chump change.
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In fact, you could argue that the BP spill has taught America as absolutely little as a major oil disaster possibly could.
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In addition, Mui reported on major international stories, including the Greek financial crisis and Brexit, as well as national disasters such as the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.
Albany County hasn't had a major oil train disaster, but County Executive Dan McCoy, erring on the side of «safe, not sorry» called a community «Crude Oil Transportation Summit» to brainstorm and compare notes with officials who have had to deal with such calamitioil train disaster, but County Executive Dan McCoy, erring on the side of «safe, not sorry» called a community «Crude Oil Transportation Summit» to brainstorm and compare notes with officials who have had to deal with such calamitiOil Transportation Summit» to brainstorm and compare notes with officials who have had to deal with such calamities.
«A major hurricane here could bring economic and ecological disaster,» they wrote, including flood damage, destruction of entire low - lying neighborhoods, devastation to Galveston, and a massive disruption of our country's oil and shipping industries:
It May Be BP's Oil But It's Everyone's Disaster The article also quotes one fishermen who says he understands BP's restrictions, saying, «If there was a major fire in a warehouse, would you let reporters go inside and start taking pictures?»
Oil spills, whether minor leaks or major environmental disasters, are bound to happen.
The other major decision is whether to attach it to a bill addressing BP's Gulf oil leak disaster or to replace the House version of Waxman - Markey.
At the Summit, Kenneth R. Feinberg presented an alternative model to traditional litigation for settling claims resulting from major disasters such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.