Tankers

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Safety

Summer-2012-Vol22-No3

by Joyce Nelson

BC Energy Minister Rich Coleman appears to be ignoring the fact that corporate ownership of the Trans Mountain Pipeline changed hands in 2005, when the Canadian owner, Terasen Inc., was bought for $3 billion by Houston-based energy giant Kinder Morgan. Regarding the pipeline, Coleman told the Burnaby NewsLeader (April 12), "This one's been in operation for a long time, and it does show that pipelines can operate safely for generations."

Pipelines, Tankers and Tar Sands

Nov-Dec-2011-Vol21-No5

Tar sands oil pumped via the Keystone XL Pipeline will increase greenhouse gas emissions.

by Ben West

Last week, I sat in my office in the Gastown district of Vancouver and learned that the most powerful government in the world is putting my community on notice. From my window, I watched a large crude oil tanker cruise through Burrard Inlet, as an email arrived quoting the US State Department about these very oil exports in our city.

The email came from an ally in the historic civil disobedience action outside the US White House in Washington, DC. Over 1,200 people were arrested for

Watershed Sentinel at Defend Our Coast, Victoria, October 22, 2012

Submitted by Arthur on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 21:18

Watershed Sentinel put one of its video cameras in the hands of a reporter who poses no threat to Steven Spielberg or Damien Gillis.

Impact of Natural Gas in the Marine Environment

by Dr. Irene Novaczek
from: "Environmental Impact of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry,"

During drilling and extraction of gas deposits from the sea floor, releases of gas into the marine environment are inevitable. Gas is dumped into the sea mixed in with produced water, may leak from pipelines, tankers and underwater storage tanks, or may be released during catastrophic well blowouts, explosions and smaller accidental spills. Spills and blowouts occur due to drilling equipment failure, corrosion of pipelines, human error, earthquakes, ice, storms, shipping accidents etc.

Natural Gas Terminal on Texada Island

Jun-Jul-2008-Vol18-No3

A Liquefied Natural Gas terminal on Texada Island in the middle of scenic Georgia Strait is one of those bizarre ideas that shouldn’t float, but, given the peculiar throes of the world of fossil fuels and the absence of strategic energy planning in BC these days, one never knows.

Residents of Texada Island, 84% opposed to the idea, are taking no chances and are trying to squash the proposal before it gets to the formal application stage,

Northern Gateway Pipelines, Comox, March 30

Submitted by delores on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 14:05

Amazing, knowledgeable passionate oral testimony this afternoon at the Joint Panel Review hearings in Comox. Speakers receiving standing ovations from the crowd. One speaker was almost cut all because he was discussing the "social turmoil" which would happen if the pipeline tried to go ahead, a sentiment endorsed by other speakers.

Enbridge Spills

Mar-Apr-2012-Vol22-No2

A Decade of Enbridge Oil Pipeline Spills

by Joyce Nelson, part of a feature Pipeline Safety, Dilbit, Captive Regulators and Smart Pigs coming in the March-April Watershed Sentinel

2000: 7,513 barrels. Enbridge reported 48 pipeline spills and leaks, including a spill of 1,500 barrels at Innes, Sask.

Free Webinars on Proposed Enbridge Pipelines Hearings

Submitted by susan on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 17:16

enbridge pipeline Edited info from Sierra Club BC website

Sierra Club BC is co-presenting a series of 3 free webinars in January for those who want to find out more about the public hearings on the proposed Enbridge oil pipeline. More than 4,000 people have signed up to speak at the upcoming Enbridge hearings.

Crude Oil Tanker Tracking system for Vancouver

Submitted by delores on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 17:26

Crude Oil Tanker Tracking System

Vancouver - Today, the Wilderness Committee publicly launched a new automated system to draw attention to oil tankers in Burrard Inlet. Members of the general public are now able to sign up for "oil tanker alerts" on their cell phone.

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"This is it. It's done!" was the message in Alaska in 2008, 19 years after the Exxon Valdes oil spill. Dave Janka, who runs Auklet Charters in Prince William Sound, ran his boat over to Smith Island to snap this photo. Dave says, "It's far from done!"

W.L.M. (Bill) Wilson writes: 'Attached is my rewrite of Anne Feeney’s “Have You Been To Jail for Justice”. Anne granted permission to do non-profit performances of this Enbridge version.' Video by Ester Strijbos.