[Ost-news] Record year for Nunavut oil spills

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November 16, 2007  
Record year for Nunavut oil spills  
Mishaps pour 225,000 litres of poisonous material in territory

CHRIS WINDEYER

One big oil mishap on Brevoort Island this past January was enough to make 2007 a record year for spills in Nunavut.

Nearly 225,000 litres of oil were spilled into Nunavut's environment last year, the highest total recorded for Nunavut since division. The figures are found in Ikummatiit, the Government of Nunavut's energy strategy, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly late last month.

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/record-year-nunavut-oil-spills

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