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July 29th, 2010
Edmonton Journal -- Michigan oil spill fuels debate over Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline
,July 29th, 2010
Excerpted from The Edmonton Journal:
"I definitely think the (Michigan) spill reinforces a lack of trust and also the incredible risk this pipeline poses to British Columbia in particular," said Nikki Skuce, senior energy campaigner for ForestEthics.
Skuce said the Northern Gateway pipeline is supposed to cross 1,000 streams and rivers, including the Skeena and Fraser Rivers, which are valuable wild-salmon habitats and important to cultures and economies in B.C.
She said this latest spill by Enbridge is huge and the company's reaction, which she characterized as inadequate, is telling.
The company has promised again and again that it will have the best technology for Northern Gateway and that it would be able to tell within five minutes if there was a leak and shut it off, she said. "This latest spill just shows you: How can we trust them?"
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