The Court also mentioned the potential impact of oil tankers on killer whales.
pipeline safety
Juin 27, 2018
10:23AM
The total spill volume from 2004 to 2017 equaled an estimated 0.00003 per cent of hydrocarbons moved through the four analyzed pipelines.
Juin 12, 2017
9:50AM
Pipelines are 4.5 times less likely to have an accident or incident than rail transport.
Décembre 5, 2016
12:22PM
More than 99 per cent of crude oil and petroleum products transported by pipelines arrive at their final destination.
Novembre 30, 2016
12:56PM
Oil transport by rail is more than 4.5 times more likely to experience an occurrence when compared to pipelines.
Janvier 11, 2016
1:36PM
The additional CO2 emissions coming from the oilsands is extremely low.
Septembre 4, 2015
9:00AM
According to rumour, President Obama is expected to issue the death knell for the Keystone XL pipeline before or during the Labour Day weekend.
Janvier 10, 2014
2:00AM
Yet another train derailment involving petroleum products has re-invigorated the debate over how we transport oil in Canada. In this case, 17 cars on a train near Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, derailed; nine of which carried dangerous goods including crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas. According to recent reports, the cause of the derailment seems to involve a brake failure of some kind. As we have seen in other derailments, the derailed cars erupted in flames, causing, in this case, the evacuation of 150 people from nearby houses.