The Fuzzy Math of Alaskan Drilling

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By Ryan CallahanJun 8, 2014, 9:26 am138 pts
About a year and a half ago, Shell Oil started drilling in Alaska. Two weeks later, they had their first accident. The Kulluk, a rig loaded with 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel, was being towed to Seattle, largely to avoid Alaskan state taxes, when it broke free of its tow line and drifted out of control before…

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