Alaska officials report oil leak in beluga whale habitat

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alaska-oilspill-hilcorp-idUSKBN175001

By Devika Krishna Kumar
Alaska officials reported an oil leak from an underwater pipeline late on Saturday that was within habitat designated as critical for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.

The leak originated from an eight-inch pipeline connecting two Hilcorp Energy production platforms in the Upper Cook Inlet. Hilcorp shut down both platforms following the leak and the pipeline is now operating at reduced pressure, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) said.

Hilcorp estimated that fewer than 10 gallons of oil have been released, but ADEC has not confirmed that figure, spill prevention and response director Kristin Ryan said on Sunday.

"We do not know if it's still leaking," Ryan said.

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1. shit.

stupid humans.

[MiniMe]

2. I read something in the last 2 weeks or so about beluga whales being sick

Wonder if the oil leak is what caused it? Sounds like a lot more than 10 gallons of oil!

[NotARepublican1023]

3. I think I read somewhere that whales like oil?

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[fleabiscuit]

4. Is English your second language? nt

[LanternWaste]

5. The only suggestion I could make is to...

The only suggestion I could make is to look up the definitions to the words "think", "read", "whales", "like" and "oil", as I'm not terribly confident you're aware of them.