Earlier this month a 750-foot coal carrier ran aground outside Prince Rupert in British Columbia. While there wasn’t a spill, critics were quick to take advantage of the situation and declare a proposed pipeline in the region underscores the risks of increasing tanker traffic. The Japanese-flagged ‘Amakusa Island’ was moving from its berth at a […]
Spill potential in Great Lakes
A University of Michigan research scientist has created a computer animation of what a major oil spill at the Straits of Mackinac would do to Lakes Michigan and Huron. The Enbridge Corporation’s Line 5 pipeline carries oil from Superior east under the Straits of Mackinac — where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet — and on […]
Little known about how oil spill in Arctic would impact region and if cleanup would even be possible
The Nunavut Planning Commission requested a study be done after approval was given for seismic testing and potential oil and gas development off the coast of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait The report, titled “Oil Spill Detection and Modeling Report in the Hudson and Davis Straits” acknowledges technology has come a long way in detecting and monitoring […]
U.S. vs Alberta
With the United States hitting highs of oil and natural gas production not seen for years, producers in Alberta are feeling the pinch. Their share of the market is slipping not just south of the border but in Canada as well. One example is Nova Chemicals. The Calgary based company, which is owned by the […]
Burnaby B.C. says “NO” to Kinder Morgan
Kinder Morgan‘s National Energy Board review of its Trans Mountain pipeline is on a seven month delay. The reason is a lack of cooperation from Burnaby. The NEB agency wants information about a preferred new Burnaby Mountain route, but Burnaby is not allowing engineers and other specialists hired by Trans Mountain on to city property. […]
Legal battle grows against Northern Gateway pipeline
Normally when we hear about the Northern Gateway pipeline one aspect of the project that comes up is it will create jobs. So it might surprise you to know the country’s largest private sector union is joining the growing list of groups going to court to stop the pipeline. “The Northern Gateway pipeline brings sky-high […]
Going to court over Northern Gateway
Spurred by a landmark Supreme Court decision last month a number of B.C. First Nations are launching court challenges to stop the Northern Gateway pipeline. Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip told CBC, “when I am standing out on the land … shoulder to shoulder, it’s not going to be for a […]
Social license requires integrity and follow through
If the oil industry isn’t going to operate on a zero spill mandate, when there are issues at sites and cleanups are not done quickly enough to satisfy area residents, a companies social license can be in jeopardy. That’s what’s happening in Louisiana. Many landowners in the southern state have been locked in a battle […]
U.S. oil imports expected to hit mark not seen in almost half a century
Next year the United States is expected to import its lowest amount of oil since 1970. By the end of 2015, imported oil will account for just 22 percent of what is used in the States. Because of the all the oil being produced in the U.S., the industry is urging the Obama government lift […]
Opposition to pipeline mounts
B.C. Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists), a conservation organization is joining the legal battle against the Harper government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. The group filed a legal challenge this month. The claim is claiming the government does not have the authority to approve the pipeline. “We are strongly of the view that there […]
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