Surprise, surprise. Exxon distorted information, again. It's clear that the White House doesn't like to ruffle any feathers other than the left who helped elect the president but maybe it's time to call out Exxon. During the BP disaster, the White House couldn't move quickly enough to help paper over the mess. One of these days someone in Washington is going to have to stand up for the rest of the country instead of the richest of the rich.
Federal documents show it took Exxon Mobil nearly twice as long as it publicly disclosed to fully seal a pipeline that spilled roughly 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River.
Details about the company's response to the Montana pipeline burst emerged late Tuesday as the Department of Transportation ordered the company bury the duct deeper beneath the riverbed, where it is buried 5 to 8 feet underground to deliver 40,000 barrels of oil a day to a refinery in Billings.
The federal agency's records indicate the pipeline was not fully shut down for 56 minutes after the break occurred Friday near Laurel. That's longer than the 30 minutes that company officials claimed Tuesday in a briefing with federal officials and Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
