Category Archives: Enbridge 9 Pipeline Reversal

MDOT Rail Safety Report Greenwashes/Ducks Unresolved Rolling Pipeline Risks

On ..MDOT released its Rail safety  study directed by Governor Paul LePage immediately after the Lac Megantic tragedy.  The report is a classic of misdirection and green washing completely avoiding the many still unresolved issues of ” rolling pipeline safety” … Continue reading

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Activists Must Shift theTar Sands Campaign To Energy Policy & Reduced Consumption

The State Department has announced that it finds no objection to the newly configured XL pipeline, meaning, on a preponderance of evidence it is in the national interest. Providing a “MarketLink” for our own dirty Bakken is a significant aspect of… Continue reading

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TAR SANDS TO PORTLAND? Across Maine To St. John The Real Risk.

Tar Sands to Portland? I don’t think so. Not crude-bitumen anyway(dilbit) like the western Trans Canada Pipeline. It would almost certainly be carrying refined tar sands synthetic crude or refined fuel product from Suncor’s Sarnia Ontario. That is… Continue reading

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