Frozen ground should help keep the oil out of surface water

14 Canadian Pacific railroad cars carrying crude oil derailed and some ruptured early Wed. near Parkers Prairie MN twitter.com/pp_independent…

— P.P. Independent (@pp_independent) March 27, 2013

Authorities say 14 cars of a Canadian Pacific Railroad have derailed in western Minnesota and at least three have spilled or leaked crude oil.

The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Department says the 94-car train was headed south near Parkers Prairie Wednesday morning when it lost air pressure and went into an emergency braking mode. Fourteen cars derailed at a rural intersection.

via Star Tribune.

Another photo from the train derailment earlier this morning near Parkers Prairie. twitter.com/pp_independent…

— P.P. Independent (@pp_independent) March 27, 2013

“The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a second round of testing indicates migrating pelicans picked up oil spill contaminants in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Earlier testing found contaminants in pelican eggs. A new round of tests on bill knobs, which pelicans shed each year, found oil related contaminants in three-fourths of the birds tested. Oil dispersant chemicals were found in one-third of the birds,” via Minnesota Public Radio News.

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