Did You Know.....

.....it takes more than 500 peanuts to make one 12 ounce jar of peanut butter.

Disasters 2010: Oil Leak In Salt Lake City

A Chevron pipeline leaked up to 21,000 gallons of oil into Salt Lake City waterways Saturday. The leak, that was dumping into Red Butte Creek, was shut off early Saturday morning.

Officials are saying between 400 and 500 barrels of oil had been released. The oil has reached the Jordan River and is expected to flow into the Great Salt Lake. an estimated 50 to 60 gallons of crude oil leaked into Red Butte Creek per minute.

The source of the contamination was a 10 inch Chevron crude oil pipeline. The leak began around 10:00 Friday night. Chevron reported receiving high- and low-pressure alarms Friday evening.

"We are working tirelessly with Chevron teams to contain this spill from the critical ecological areas affected in our city," said Becker. "Our fire teams have capped the site and will work to determine the damage and best course of action."

The mayor is asking for residents to stay away from Red Butte Canyon and Liberty Park so crews can adequately manage the spill, and says all water access points along Red Butte Creek, Liberty Park and the Jordan River should be avoided by humans and animals at this time.
Wildlife at Liberty Park has been affected. The park has been closed, for the first time in it's history.

Did You Know.....

.....Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.

Amber Alert Cancelled For 13-Year Old Tennessee Girl

A Hendersonville teenager,13-year-old Morgan Leigh Heath, was found safe Friday night, less than three hours after authorities issued an Amber Alert. The alert was canceled at about 9 p.m. Friday. Hendersonville police did not offer additional details about what happened.

AMBER ALERT: 13-YEAR OLD TENNESSEE GIRL

Hendersonville, Tennessee police have issued an Amber Alert Friday for 13-year old Morgan Leigh Heath. The girl was last seen at home Friday morning by her mother.
Morgan, who is white and has green eyes and brown hair, was being held against her will, according to a message received by police.
Morgan is 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 130 pounds. Police said she was last seen wearing a white tank top and black shorts.
Anyone who has seen Morgan can call the Hendersonville Police Department at 615-822-1111 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

McDonald’s Recalls Movie Themed Drinking Glasses

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

 

Name of Product: “Shrek Forever After 3D” Collectable Drinking Glasses

Units: About 12 million

Manufacturer: ARC International, of Millville, NJ.

Distributor: McDonald’s Corp., Oakbrook, Ill.

Hazard: The designs on the glasses contain cadmium. Long term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The “Shrek Forever After 3D” collectable drinking glass are 16 ounce glasses that came in four designs, Shrek, Fiona, Puss n’ Boots, and Donkey.

Sold exclusively at: McDonald’s restaurants nationwide from May 2010 into June 2010 for about $2.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: McDonald’s is asking consumers to immediately stop using the glass out of an abundance of caution. Visit www.mcdonalds.com/glasses for additional instructions on how to obtain a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact McDonald’s toll-free at (800) 244-6227 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.mcdonalds.com/glasses

Note: CPSC was made aware of issues with this product through the Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier from California.