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Posted Fri Apr 5 2013: from Treehugger: Exxon won't pay into cleanup fund because oil spilled in Arkansas isn't "oil" http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1365165341 Despite spilling tens, if not hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil and chemicals into an Arkansas neighborhood, thanks to a loophole in a law from 1980, ExxonMobil will not be paying into a federal oil spill cleanup fund because the oil they spilled is not the right type of oil. It is a twisted example of the legal technicalities and lax regulations that all too often favor oil companies, but a coalition of environmental groups are working to close the loophole. [Read more stories about: corporate malfeasance, contamination, governmental corruption, oil issues, toxic leak] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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