House Testimony on Pipeline Safety Oversight
This morning at eleven o'clock, I will testify before the House Energy and Commerce's Energy and Power Subcommittee on pipeline safety oversight. My written...
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The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline leak detection system would have likely missed the 63,000 gallon Norman Wells pipeline spill
TransCanada has admitted that Keystone XL’s real time leak detection system will not detect pinhole leaks and can’t be relied upon to detect leaks smaller than...
The Keystone tar sands pipeline becomes the newest hazardous liquid pipeline to be deemed an immediate threat to public safety by regulators
On Friday, federal regulators made an unprecedented decision when they issued TransCanada with a Corrective Action Order (CAO) after determining that the...
U.S. regulators find continued operation of the Keystone tar sands pipeline to be a "hazard to life, property and the environment"
After investigating the recent leaks on the Keystone tar sands pipeline, U.S. pipeline regulators at the Department of Transportation (DOT) have ordered...
The first Keystone tar sands pipeline spills again - providing twelve reasons not to fast-track the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
The first Keystone tar sands pipeline, constructed less than a year ago, has sprung its twelfth leak, spilling up to 2,100 gallons of raw tar sands crude oil...
What the 21,000 gallon Keystone spill tells us about the safety of tar sands diluted bitumen pipelines
Over the last year we’ve had many recent indications of the risks of tar sands diluted bitumen pipelines – an 840,000 gallon spill in Michigan, a 250,000...