Crude Awakening
Alberta’s had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years.
It's worth wading through the opening 30 second ad to watch Rachael Maddow report on the current state of affairs when it comes to pipelines.
Alberta’s had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years.
It's worth wading through the opening 30 second ad to watch Rachael Maddow report on the current state of affairs when it comes to pipelines.
The good news? This a major blow to Northern Gateway.
The bad news? Even more pressure to build Keystone XL.
The B.C. Liberal government has strongly rejected the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, stating in a formal submission to a National Energy Board review panel that the company has not properly addressed the province's environmental concerns.
The province did not outright kill the proposed $6-billion oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast at Kitimat, but said Enbridge has left unanswered too many questions about its ability to protect marine or freshwater ecosystems in the event of a spill.
LINK (via: The Vancouver Sun)
The fat lady ain't singing yet.
Seemingly undeterred, the Harper government says it will wait for the National Energy Board-Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency joint review panel’s report — due by the end of the year — before deciding how to proceed.
Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line.
LINK (via: Reuters)
The Environmental Protection Agency says more dredging is needed to remove submerged oil in parts of the Kalamazoo River. The oil is from a massive spill in 2010.
It’s been two and half years since a pipeline ruptured near Marshall, spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil that eventually fouled about forty miles of the Kalamazoo River.
LINK (via: Michigan Radio)
BC is not the only place dealing with Enbridge's ever expanding network of pipelines.
Enbridge Inc. is seeking State Department approval for a sharp increase in its oil shipments from Canada's tar sands region to its facilities in Superior.
Enbridge wants to boost its capacity from between 450,000 and 500,000 barrels a day to 570,000 a day. In a second phase, Enbridge is seeking to ship up to 880,000 barrels daily.
LINK (via:The Duluth News Tribune)
A marine consultant involved in B.C. oil-spill issues for a quarter century says the risks of a tanker oil spill associated with Enbridge Northern Gateway are simply too great for the project to proceed.
Gerald Graham of Victoria-based Worldocean Consulting Ltd. said that calculations based on Enbridge’s own research show there is a 8.7-to-14.1-per-cent chance of at least one tanker spill greater than 31,500 barrels over a 50-year period, depending on whether the pipeline has a 525,000 or 850,000 barrel per day capacity.
LINK (via: The Calgary Herald)
Sign the petition to top the expansion of crude oil tanker traffic through B.C.'s coastal waters.
The proposed Enbridge pipeline has spawned a proposed refinery for Kitimat.
A Victoria businessman is heading up a proposal to build a $13-billion oil refinery in Kitimat. David Black, chairman and owner of Black Press, announced Friday he wants to build a world scale oil refinery at Kitimat, B.C.
LINK (via:The Alberni Valley News)