That reporter/editor should be fined or charged with this blatant bullshit.
"The U S. Coast Guard said Monday that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf..." and linked the actual press release in that line.
When you actually read the press release, and then lower in the article, it says the amount is actually unknown.
They know how much oil the pipeline holds, which would be around that estimate. It could only be a couple hundred gallons that have actually leaked.
Also they are not even sure where the leak is, so it might not even be the named company's fault.
Yeah oil industry sucks, but this sounds like a fat nothing burger that CBS is pumping for clicks. No wonder no one trusts the media.
(This is a reposted comment from when this bullshit article was posted earlier)
The OP of this repost didn't even have the decency to share the qualifications from inside the article.
They are just as terrible of an attention seeking whore as the writer of the article.
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."
That reporter/editor should be fined or charged with this blatant bullshit.
"The U S. Coast Guard said Monday that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf..." and linked the actual press release in that line.
When you actually read the press release, and then lower in the article, it says the amount is actually unknown.
They know how much oil the pipeline holds, which would be around that estimate. It could only be a couple hundred gallons that have actually leaked.
Also they are not even sure where the leak is, so it might not even be the named company's fault.
Yeah oil industry sucks, but this sounds like a fat nothing burger that CBS is pumping for clicks. No wonder no one trusts the media.
(This is a reposted comment from when this bullshit article was posted earlier)
The OP of this repost didn't even have the decency to share the qualifications from inside the article.
They are just as terrible of an attention seeking whore as the writer of the article.
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.
And if it's unknown it could even be zero, right? Phew, nothing to worry about.
It is definitely not 0 and I would still be worried. I just don't apreciate news that exagerates facts.
Somehow, I'm past getting big oil the benefit of the doubt.
Sorry. I read your comment quickly and didn’t realize you were criticizing the original writer. I apologize.