Enbridge has missed the US Environmental Protection Agency's deadline to clean up parts of the Marshall, Michigan bitumen spill by December 31, 2013. Local television news, WOOD-TV says the EPA is now considering “enforcement options.” The EPA had already granted Enbridge a 10 month extension that the company requested in March, 2013, setting the new […]
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The possible effects of a bitumen spill on Pacific waters were not considered in the oil response preparedness report released last week by the Harper government, the background data study reveals. The consulting firm that did the study for Transport Canada, Genivar Inc, had no reliable data on the effect of a bitumen […]
Oil spill dangers can linger for 40 years, report shows
December 9, 2013
The Genivar report for Transport Canada on oil spills say that some persistent effects can last for more than 40 years, based on a study of a spill in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The report notes that persistent sub-surface oil is still a problem at Prince William Sound, site of the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989. […]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Enbridge to dredge the Kalamazoo River to remove addition bitumen. The EPA issued this news release CHICAGO (March 14, 2013) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued an administrative order that requires Enbridge to do additional dredging in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River to clean up oil from […]
The US State Department report on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project also looks at the Kinder Morgan Transmountain pipeline (both the existing line and the proposed second line) and, in at least one part of the report, seems to speculate that, once expansion of the Panama Canal is completed in 2014, there could be […]
A new draft report for the U.S. Congress from the United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration takes new aim at Enbridge for failures in its pipeline leak detection and response system. Not that the PHMSA is singling out Enbridge, the report is highly critical of leak detection systems on all petroleum and natural […]
The premier of Alberta, Alison Redford, has released a stinging news release on the conditions outlined by British Columbia for pipelines crossing the province and tanker traffic on the coast. A key phrase in the release says: Leadership is not about dividing Canadians and pitting one province against another—leadership is about working together. That’s when […]
Here is the background information on the BC provincial government's policy on pipeline projects, as released July 23, by the government: Related: BC’s desire for “world leading” marine standards collides with Harper’s C38 chain saw massacre BACKGROUNDER 1 World-leading marine spill preparedness and response systems for British Columbia Protecting the province's environment is a priority for […]
Enbridge Northern Gateway has filed thousands of pages of "reply evidence" to the Northern Gateway Joint Review panel, responding to questions from the panel, from government participants like DFO, and intervenors. Enbridge also used the filing to issue a news release saying it is adding $500 million in new safety features for its pipeline plans. […]
Enbridge Northern Gateway has issued a detailed reply to the criticism of its operations contained in a preliminary report from the US National Transportation Safety Board to the 2010 oil spill at Marshall, Michigan, which called the company's response like the silent movie era "Keystone cops." The note from Michele Parrett, Senior Manager, Community and […]