fire are estimated by authorities to be $2 million, plus $1.5 million more in cleanup costs. the video doesn t really do it justice. actually watching it, and it was just, yeah, once in a lifetime thing. i m never going to see something like that again. dallas, texas. december 8th, 2005. an ice storm causes major headaches during the morning commute, as cars and trucks spin out on the slick roads. we get true ice storms. you may not have much snow. the snow is really just sheets of ice. and i do think that there s not enough drivers around here that see it frequently enough, they don t understand the concept that you have to slow down all the time. tv reporter mark johnson is in a helicopter covering accidents and traffic jams caused by the severe weather. he hovers over a jackknifed
that one fouled one of montana s legendary natural assets. and the enbridge oil spill near the kalamazoo river in michigan in 2010. cleanup costs are up to a billion dollars and counting so far. in part because that s alberta tar sands oil and no one really knows how to clean up alberta tar sands oil. up in alberta, it s the red deer river that the oil spills have been fouling lately. oil spills have been fouling a lot up there for a long time. the network of infrastructure through alberta have had an average of two crude oil spills of some kind or another every single day for the past 37 years. two spills a day. it s easy to conclude that that s canada s problem to deal with, right? president obama has to decide whether it s going to be our program. president obama has to make a decision whether or not to
the burst pipeline that sent oil flowing through the streets like a wave. it was nearly 65 years old. it was also the giant yellowstone river oil spill in montana, july 2011. that was also an exxon pipeline. that one fouled one of montana s legendary natural assets. and the enbridge oil spill near the kalamazoo river in michigan in 2010. cleanup costs are up to a billion dollars and counting so far. in part because that s alberta tar sands oil and no one really knows how to clean up alberta tar sands oil. up in alberta, it s the red deer river that the oil spills have been fouling lately. oil spills have been fouling a lot up there for a long time. the network of infrastructure through alberta have had an average of two crude oil spills of some kind or another every single day for the past 37 years. two spills a day. it s easy to conclude that that s canada s problem to deal with, right? president obama has to decide whether it s going to be our
hi, trace. the decision basically means the town of west texas is basically on their own. the letter from fema reads in part we have determined that a major disaster declaration is not necessary. therefore, i must inform you that your request for a major disaster declaration is denied. the mayor of west says he s confused. liste listen. i need to know what their definition of a disaster is. if it s not, does it take 10, twenty firemen to die? does it take 500 homes instead of 400 homes to be destroyed? now, fema has provided $7 million in direct aid and has picked up 75% of the cleanup costs but believes the state and local governments can pick up the rest of the tab. the problem is the rest of the tab is hefty, between rebuilding infrastructure homes, businesses and schools, it could be upwards of $57 million. the annual budget of west is 2 million bucks. many residents are wondering
damages from the explosion and fire are estimated by authorities to be $2 million, plus $1.5 million more in cleanup costs. the video doesn t really do it justice. actually watching it, and it was just, yeah, once in a lifetime thing. i m never going to see something like that again. dallas, texas. december 8th, 2005. an ice storm causes major headaches during the morning commute, as cars and trucks spin out on the slick roads. we get true ice storms. you may not have much snow. the snow is really just sheets of ice. and i do think that there s not enough drivers around here that see it frequently enough, they don t understand the concept that you have to slow down all the time. tv reporter mark johnson is in a helicopter covering accidents and traffic jams