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Nexen pipeline leak in Alberta spills 5 million litres

CBC News
Wow, Nexen really bent itself over backwards trying to lower the impact of the headline, pipeline spill.
Emulsion? That's new. It was, er, emulsion that spilled, which is an entirely different thing than diluted tar. No siree Bob, we don't have a single thing to worry about if it was emulsion that spilled.
And what is emulsion? Had to look that word up. It's a mixture of two liquids that are normally unmixable. In this case, tar, sand, and water. And probably something in it that makes it all mixable, too, but no one's reported what that is, yet.
What's worse are these news organizations giving cover for Nexen, running with a headline probably thought up in Nexen's PR department. Whatever. Hopefully, the new Alberta NDP government dings this company, good and hard.
Incidentally, isn't this the same company bought by one of China's state owned companies?
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