国际英语资讯:U.S. environmental groups react loudly to South Dakota oil spill
<p><span word="DENVER">DENVER</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 18-- <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="inland">inland</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spills">spills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span>.</p><p><span word="TransCanada">TransCanada</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 75 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 210,000-<span word="gallon">gallon</span> (795,000-<span word="liter">liter</span>) <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> "<span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mess">mess</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaks">leaks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Marcie">Marcie</span> <span word="Keever">Keever</span>, <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> (<span word="FOE">FOE</span>).</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>," <span word="Keever">Keever</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p><p><span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Exxon">Exxon</span> <span word="Mobile">Mobile</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="with">with</span> 2016 <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="of">of</span> 197 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> 500.</p><p><span word="FOE">FOE</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1969 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="affiliates">affiliates</span> <span word="in">in</span> 75 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="having">having</span> 5,000 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="Environmentalists">Environmentalists</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="TransCanada">TransCanada</span> -<span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Keystone">Keystone</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dismay">dismay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>," <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Rachel">Rachel</span> <span word="Rye">Rye</span> <span word="Butler">Butler</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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