Titre: Colorado Flooding Imperils Oil and Gas Sites, Causes Spill
Date: Septembre 19, 2013
Journal : National Geographic Cet article parle de l’inondation à Colorado le 17 Septembre, 2013. Cette inondation était un grand désastre parce qu’il y avait un grand déversement de pétrole. Il y avait a peu près 5250 gallons de pétrole qui a infiltré la rivière South Platte dans la partie centre-nord de l’état. Le pétrole venait des réservoirs pétroliers Anadarko endommagés. Cette déversement est très mauvais pour l’environnement parce que si les animaux mangent cela, ils vont avoir des maladies et va mourir. Ceci va affecter l’écosystème de cet endroit parce que si une espèce meurt, la chaine alimentaire va être affectée. Alors, en conclusion, le déversement de pétrole va faire un grand impacte sur les écosystèmes de cet endroit. »
« In the wake of unprecedented massive flooding over thousands of square miles in Colorado, government officials and private companies are rushing to secure the region's heavy concentration of oil and natural gas wells, and prevent dangerous chemicals and toxic waste from contaminating the region's water. (See related quiz: "What You Don't Know About Oil Spills.")
Late Wednesday, reports emerged that at least 5,250 gallons of crude oil had seeped into the South Platte River in the north-central part of the state. The oil was leaking from damaged Anadarko Petroleum tanks. "Anadarko is responding and has absorbent booms in the water," said a statement from the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Another report noted that Noble Energy was seeing a "limited amount of natural gas" leaking from one of its wells. (See related story: "As the Arctic Melts, a Race to Test Oil Spill Cleanup Technology.")
Inspectors have yet to reach many of the well sites, in part because many roads remain inaccessible, according to Todd Hartman, a spokesman for the Colorado DNR.
"You have operations that are entirely underwater," Hartman