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Enbridge reaches settlement on major pipeline spill

May 19, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

The company responsible for one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history will restore or create 300 acres of wetlands as part of a sweeping agreement to improve the Kalamazoo River watershed in southwestern Michigan. The settlement comes nearly five years after a broken pipeline released more than 800,000 gallons of oil. Enbridge […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Environment, International, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: clean up, Enbridge, energy, Environment, kalamazoo river, Michigan, oil spill, pipeline

Lingering impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill

April 8, 2015 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

The dispersant most often used during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill might cause damage to cells in human lungs and in the gills of fish and crabs, according to a study published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published in the PLOS One online […]

Filed Under: Environment, International, News, Safety, Uncategorized Tagged With: BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Corexit, dispersant, Dr. Veena Antony, oil spill, respiratory complaints, University of Alabama

Clean up of spill in northern Alberta a challenge

December 1, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Bitterly cold weather is impacting a crude oil spill clean up effort about 27 kilometres from Red Earth Creek in northern Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator says 337 barrels (60,000 litres) poured from a Canadian Natural Resources pipeline into muskeg. There are no reports of impact to wildlife. An incident report by the regulator states that a mechanical […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Environment, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta Energy Regulator, Canadian Natural Resources, oil spill

‘Energy super power’ status still out of Canada’s reach

October 14, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

When the federal environment commissioner reported Canada will not meet its 2020 international commitment on greenhouse gas emission cuts, no one was surprised. The Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been saying for years it will not sacrifice economic competitiveness — particularly in the oil and gas sector — for environmental gains. But […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Andrew Leach, Canada, Conservative government, energy markets, energy super power, environmental movement, Harper Government, Michael Cleland, Stephen Harper

Comment: Oil pipelines and the drama of social license

September 12, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

On June 17, when the federal government announced its conditional acceptance of the Joint Review Panel’s recommendation for approval of Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline project application, it took mere moments for opponents to be up in arms. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, head of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, told the CBC, “We will […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: B.C. government, Canada, Canadian resource companies, Enbridge, Encana Corp, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Gwyn Morgan, Joint Review Panel, NDP, Northern Gateway pipeline, rules and regulations, Social license, Thomas Mulcair, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs

All publicity is not good publicity

July 20, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Was it a bribe or good faith financial deal? TransCanada Corp. has given an Ontario town $30-thousand. Mattawa plans to use the cash to purchase a new rescue vehicle. Some people are asking what the money is really for. You see Mattawa is located on the proposed Energy East pipeline route and Bloomberg.com is reporting […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Andrea Harden-Donahue, Council of Canadians, Davis Sheremata, Energy East, Mattawa, Mayor Dean Backer, Ontario, pipeline, TransCanada

Micro refineries could help ease concern in the Bakken

July 13, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Would having a group of small refineries remove dangerous gas from oil train cargoes and make shipments from North Dakota’s Bakken shale area safer fro transport? Quantum Energy energy made the proposal.  The goal is to build five “micro refineries” near railheads already handling Bakken crude.  Those refineries would strip propane and other volatile gas […]

Filed Under: International, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bakken Shale, cars, Environment, explosions, gas, North Dakota, oil, refineries, train, volatile

Fears an increase in oil tanker traffic in BC poses risks to wildlife

July 4, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

With the possibility of more oil tanker traffic along the BC coast, the State of Washington commissioned a study to consider the damage a spill could cause to the environment. The state’s Ecology Department returned with a report suggesting wildlife, sea otters in particular, would be at great risk. “The relative risk of an oil […]

Filed Under: Canada, International, Uncategorized Tagged With: British Columbia, Canada, damage, improve spill response, oil tanker, risk, sea otters, spill, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, wildlife

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